water harvesting in villages

NASHIK: Gitanjali Avhad, the first woman sarpanch of the Ahmednagar district was recently selected by the state government to be a part of a study tour on water harvesting. Avhad, the sarpanch of Chincholi village, was selected for the tour on the basis of her work in her jurisdiction. She is the only woman in the team of 30 sarpanchs from across the state who will be a part of this study tour.
"I was informed recently that I was selected in the team of 30 sarpanchs in the state for a study tour on water harvesting. Of the 30, 15 will be going to south for studying water harvesting there and 15 will be going to north. I am the first lady sarpanch to be selected out of the three other lady sarpanchs from the Ahmednagar district," Avhad said.

Source – TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Sarpanch-to-study-water-harvesting/articleshow/51299221.cms

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