Sunday, May 2, 2010

HUL, DHAN Foundation and NABARD launch water conservation project in drought prone Gundar Basin

Madurai: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), DHAN Foundation and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) have through a unique corporate-NGO-institutional partnership launched a water conservation project in Nialayur, one of the project villages in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
The project aims to renovate over 250 irrigation tanks with farmers’ participation in the drought prone Gundar Basin. The project will directly benefit over 20,000 small and marginal farm families and thus contribute towards both environment as well as enhancing livelihoods.
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