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- Farmers in Banda, Bundelkhand are digging farm ponds in their fields to trap rainwater for irrigation.
- The Uttar Pradesh government is paying subsidies to farmers to build these ponds under the Khet Talab Yojana.
- The ponds store water for irrigation and help conserve rain in an area once known for drought.
- The scheme aims to protect farming from water shortages and improve farmers' incomes.
What to watch next
- How widely the subsidy scheme expands to other drought-prone districts of Bundelkhand.
- Whether the farm ponds reliably provide irrigation water through the next dry season.
- Reports on measurable income or crop gains for farmers using the ponds.
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