How did the villagers in Kothapally resort to sustainable management ?

Explanation

1) The villagers in Kothapally resort to sustainable management with the help of ICRISAT.
2) ICRISAT educated villagers by large and provided technical support for water sheds and better soil practice.
3) The measures were community as well as individual farmer-based.
4) Fourteen water storage structures with the storage capacity of 300 to 2000 `m^(3)`, 60 mini percolation pits, field bunding on 38 hectares were completed.
5) Twenty-eight dry open wells, near Nalla were recharged by building dykes in the Nalla and retaining the run off rain water in it.
6) A user group was formed for each water storage structure and the water collected was exclusively used for recharging the ground water to the dried well.
7) Broad bed furrow land form and contour planting was implemented to conserve soil and water.
8) Gliricdia plants are planted on the field bunds to strengthen the land, make the soil nitrogen rich.
9) Farmers were encouraged to use water resource jointly and irrigate land using micro-irrigation techniques.
10) Saplings of useful species were planted along the roads, field bunds and Nallas.