BRAVING DROUGHTS: Aanore becomes water-sufficient

Mumbai | Monday | 10th June, 2019

Summary:

This small village turned out to be a role model for other villages in the state that suffer from droughts during the summer season. Sandeep Patil, ex-member of Jalgaon Zila Parishad, is the architect of change, who made Aanore sufficient in water in three months. Tukaram Patil, a businessman in Dhule, who originally hails from Aanore, had come over to help his villagers. Another businessman Bajirao Patil from Nashik and resident of Aanore donated 1,200 tree sampling to plant the tree in front of each hold. "The Aanore village has shown that if conscious effort has taken, then we can create oasis in desert also..