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• 01/05/2008
• Wastelands News

Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD) has been working in the Rayalseema reion of Andhra Pradesh since the mid 1990s on restoration of Panchayati Raj tanks. Around 40 tanks have been restored in the region by SPWD in collaboration with local Non Government Organizations (NGOs), through formation of representative community-based Tank Management Committees (TMCs).

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  • Water Resources
  • Tanks
  • Water Management
  • Water Distribution
  • Percolation Pond
  • Water Demand
  • Tank Irrigation
  • Public Participation
  • Panchayats
  • NGO
  • Andhra Pradesh
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  • Chittoor (D)
  • Cuddapah (D)
  • Kurnool (D)

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