The people in Bundelkhand region are predominantly engaged in agriculture and the activities allied to it like farm labour, and animal husbandry in dairying, goat rearing, and fisheries. But due to the imminent water shortage in the region, it is hard to earn a livelihood; therefore a group of CSOs with long-standing experience of working in the Bundelkhand region, connected with water and livelihoods came together to form an informal consortium named the Bundelkhand Initiative for Water Agriculture and Livelihoods (BIWAL). It aims to work on a larger and comprehensive economic and social development of Bundelkhand, commencing with reviving the traditional water bodies through planned repair and restoration of the entire water harvesting structure and its associated components, both upstream and downstream.
Our Work
BIWAL made a humble beginning with convergence support from government and grant support from corporate houses and foundations
There are around 8000 traditional water bodies built during the 8th century to the 12th century.
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Lakhanguaw is one of the small village situated in Pipariya Cluster, where Haritika team had motivated a group of farmers to install the community solar irrigation pump.
The cluster of Pipariya situated amidst the buffer zone of Panna Tiger Reserve faces the biggest challenges of accessibility being more than 70 + from the District headquarter in Chhatarpur surrounded by forest.
