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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/groundwater/rainwater-harvesting/how-bundelkhands-women-fought-drought-with-iron-pans-and-determination-in-madhya-pradesh</loc>
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<image:caption>The women stand on the check dam they built while restoring the Baba Talaab. (Image: Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Captured from above, this shot shows the early restoration of the Agrotha pond as newly built channels begin directing rainwater into the reservoir (Image: Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan).</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T05:49:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How Bundelkhand’s women fought drought with iron pans and determination in Madhya Pradesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bundelkhand water crisis, Agrotha village women, Community water management India, Groundwater recharge Bundelkhand, Women led canal construction, Neer Nari Nadi, Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Chhatarpur water conservation, Decentralized watershed management, Rural climate adaptation India</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/sustainability/polo-origins-to-shrinking-wetlands-why-habitat-restoration-is-the-key-to-manipuri-pony-survival</loc>
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<image:caption>The statue of the Manipuri Polo God Marjing overseeing the Heingang Pat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Land use pattern change from 1988 to 2023 in Heingang Pat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Land use pattern change during 1988 to 2023 in Lamphel Pat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Manipuri ponies on roads around Imphal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Manipuri ponies inside a natural habitat</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T10:15:04.336Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Polo origins to shrinking wetlands: Why habitat restoration is the key to Manipuri pony survival </news:title>
<news:keywords>Manipuri pony conservation, Sagol Kangjei polo origins, Manipur wetland restoration, Lamphel Pat habitat loss, Heingang Pat land use, Indigenous horse breeds India, Imphal Valley ecosystems, Urban encroachment Manipur, Lord Marjing pony heritage, Wetland ecosystem protection</news:keywords>
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