While insufficient rainfall and the summer heat are taking their toll in the district, there is one farmer who is standing apart from the rest by cultivating his 20-acre field with water that he conserved in a pit that he has built in his farm.MrDangidiNarsimha Reddy of Nidigonda in Raghunathapallimandal is showing other farmers how such a pit can help in times of drought. He built the pit that is 30 feet deep, 80 feet wide and 160 feet long, in his agricultural land and diverted the water used by his house into it. The pit is about 15 metres away from the house, which itself is located on the outskirts of the village. He has also made arrangements to divert rainwater into the pit.

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