A dimension within Agricultural Water Management
Focus on ensuring adequate water access and supply for farmlands and irrigation.
150 voices speak to this
Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
If we are provided with an irrigation system, we will cultivate and earn our livelihood.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
If we get an irrigation system, we will cultivate and make a living.
— Dharmendra bagh
It would be good to arrange for water in our farming work.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
If we get 20000, we will get irrigation. With that, we will do farming.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
According to us, there is water facility. If facilities are provided, agriculture work will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If we get ₹20000, we will buy an irrigation machine and use it for farming.
— Kamleah Kumar
We are being provided facilities due to lack of irrigation for our agricultural land.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
You can farm with irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are providing facilities due to lack of irrigation for the farmlands.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
There is a water problem in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our area. This needs to be resolved. If it is resolved, farming will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If Mom gives us twenty thousand rupees, we will be able to get water and cultivate.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
If there were wells and stepwells at various places in our village, it would become a means of irrigation, with which the villagers could farm well, earn good money, and sustain themselves.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our region, there is a water shortage for the farmers. It would be good to arrange for water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
Our village has water problems for farming. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage for farming in our village. It would be good if this was facilitated.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage for farmers. It would be good to arrange for water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage for farming in our area. If this issue is addressed, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming activities in our area, it would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water shortage in our area. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage for farming in our region. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our area. It would be good if this is resolved.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our region. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
We will do farming.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
In our village, there is a shortage of water for farming. If some solution is made for this, farming can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If water facilities are provided in Amgaon, it will benefit farmers.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
We are small farmers. If we cultivate paddy, after the paddy cultivation is over, if we cultivate things like moong and black gram which can be done without water, we would benefit a lot from it.
— Parikshit Majhi
If we get ₹20,000, we will buy a small water pump and use it for cultivating vegetables.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water shortage in our region, if this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a shortage of water for our agricultural work. If water is properly managed, agricultural work can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.

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