RAINMAKER OF GUJARAT

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For the drought-prone villages of Saurashtra, there is a miracle man, who single-handedly recharged 2.5 lakh wells out of seven lakh dry one in the region by using simple materials that he possesses human ingenuity and rustic pragmatic sense. This tireless crusader for simple methods of water conservation and harvesting is Shamjibhai Jadhavbhai Antala.

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