IMPLEMENTED
Recharge Shaft Project
Karodi (Block Pathardi) and Saundala (Block Newasa), Ahilyanagar District
2025 to 2026
Overview
The project aims to enhance groundwater recharge, improve water availability, and strengthen water security in rural areas through scientific interventions and community participation. Recharge shafts and bore blasting help increase rainwater infiltration, improving groundwater levels for drinking and agricultural use.
Role: Implementing organisation
Partner: Community and technical groundwater interventions in Ahilyanagar District
Objective
To promote groundwater recharge through scientific techniques to ensure water security for present and future generations.
Coverage
- Villages
- Karodi and Saundala
- Recharge shafts
- 12 constructed
- Trenches
- 6 constructed
- Borewells treated
- 300 (bore blasting)
- Indirect beneficiaries
- 1000+
Activities
- Site surveys
- Design and construction of recharge shafts
- Trenches for water storage and underground flow
- Borewell treatment with bore blasting technique
- Monitoring
- Community awareness
Impact
- Improved groundwater levels
- Increased agricultural productivity
- Better drinking water availability
- Enhanced quality of life for rural communities
- Climate resilience in drought-prone areas
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