Pragativahini News, Belagavi – PYAAS FOUNDATION on Sunday handed over its second lake this year in the village of Bhavihal.
The lake was handed over to the gram panchyat at the hands of MP Dr Prabhakar Kore in the presence of his holiness Shri Allamprabhu Mahaswamiji , the newly anointed seer of Nagnur Matha .
Speaking on the occasion Dr Kore lauded the efforts of the foundation in preserving traditional sources of water and stressed on the need for better management of water resources , he requested the villagers to maintain the lake and it’s sanctity . Allamprabhu Mahaswamiji congratulated the foundation on their success and encouraged the foundation to continue their good work as it was exemplary to the society. He stressed on the importance of water in life and urged the villagers to preserve every resource.
Dr Madhav Prabhu president of PYAAS FOUNDATION described the efforts taken by the foundation in rejuvenating the lake .Dr Preeti Kore and Abhimanyu Daga the coordinators of the lake were felicitated by the Bhavihal panchayat on the occasion.
The Bhavihal lake is around five acres and is located in the drought prone zone of Bailhongal Taluka . The village is completely dependent on rain water and had very less storage capacity.
The lake is strategically placed between Bhavihal, Sampgoan , Yargappa and Nagnur and would thus be beneficial to 16000 population and 2000 cattle.
Mr Vivek Prakash , of the Oerlikon group financed the rejuvenation of this lake, in the memory of his father, Late Dr Rajendra Prakash a renowned teacher and later pro vice chancellor of IIT Rourkee.
The foundation had faced several difficulties while undertaking this project , lack of approach road , nonseasonal rain , non availability of black soil were a few. However the foundation did not give up and at the end of two years their efforts have paid off.
The lake has been selected for lift irrigation which may however not be required this season due to good rainfall which had filed the lake to the brim.
PYAAS FOUNDATION has ensured that the water holding capacity of the lake has literally doubled with the desilting of the lake and by increasing the level of the enbarkments on all sides to over twenty feet. The desilting of the lake has been completed and the bed covered with black soil and compressed to help retain water.
The villagers expressed satisfaction and gratitude on completion of the lake. The lake is evidence of the persistence of PYAAS FOUNDATION in this dry drought prone area and the social commitment of philanthropists like Mr Vivek Prakash.
The lake will be further maintained by a committee of villagers .The event was witnessed by large number of villagers and members of the foundation. This lake is the eighth in the series of nine lakes rejuvenated by the foundation.
Directors and members of PYAAS FOUNDATION including Dr Preeti Kore , Mr Abhimanyu Daga , Avadhoot Samant , Vijay Bhagwat , Satish Lad , Vinay Bagi ,Deepti Ingle , Madhuri Gulbani , Jyotiba , Tejas Kolekar and others were present on the occasion .
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