{"id":11076,"date":"2025-11-08T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krsf.in\/reviving-lake-that-echoes-greatness-of\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:40:30","slug":"reviving-lake-that-echoes-greatness-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krsf.in\/gu\/reviving-lake-that-echoes-greatness-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviving a Lake That Echoes the Greatness of the Narmada"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgv9RundMVpK7lorh87m5-ABZeBvW--sa09ORQ77cPcr3uJj-K_Fqz2tDxuHQMdSh233tMK2d7_OaYRIbRBaEfqaIhq1yoqSMQirvnJyFxUz6oLlzhmO2-oIXXf5CjQE6H7r_s0sUk9CrMpydlePEPmbxw4ttNAKJE862kHtG_jbestqNCWijjA2DZ5iA8\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"739\" data-original-width=\"1250\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgv9RundMVpK7lorh87m5-ABZeBvW--sa09ORQ77cPcr3uJj-K_Fqz2tDxuHQMdSh233tMK2d7_OaYRIbRBaEfqaIhq1yoqSMQirvnJyFxUz6oLlzhmO2-oIXXf5CjQE6H7r_s0sUk9CrMpydlePEPmbxw4ttNAKJE862kHtG_jbestqNCWijjA2DZ5iA8\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Anushasana Parva<\/em> of the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira asks Bhishma Pitamah about the highest form of charity. Bhishma\u2019s answer remains timeless:<\/p>\n<p>\nthe land that nourishes life is sacred, and on such land, <strong>building a lake is an act of supreme merit<\/strong>.<br \/>\nA lake, he said, sustains every form of life and brings lasting glory to the one who creates it.<\/p>\n<p>This wisdom from five thousand years ago is not poetic exaggeration.<br \/>\nWater is the foundation of life. Nature pours this nectar upon the earth, but the responsibility to collect, conserve, and manage it is ours. When we fail at this stewardship, scarcity follows.<\/p>\n<p>Over the decades, villages gradually abandoned their traditional lakes and <em>jalmandirs<\/em>. Silt accumulated, depths reduced, and reservoirs that once replenished entire regions became little more than dry basins. Everyone forgot a simple truth:<br \/>\n<strong>when a lake fills, every well and borewell fills with it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To restore what had been lost, we began reviving these neglected water bodies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjkYNQmL5o_4FxLbZKjt7EUWDbgT-jpGZ173N78n41wIYHghxzAGtaDES4rwM9ln2y1wqdUcMKisPLDft_SR39loBZvqO-aGMM2u_BWgt2rTW35zzMTdCre2ILOnW__fKh9SFgiSlpNAlrVKP4HogpFgbDVtU83WBJwJxeWl7kP19Yrb4tx1ntXDPHlaUw\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"743\" data-original-width=\"1215\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjkYNQmL5o_4FxLbZKjt7EUWDbgT-jpGZ173N78n41wIYHghxzAGtaDES4rwM9ln2y1wqdUcMKisPLDft_SR39loBZvqO-aGMM2u_BWgt2rTW35zzMTdCre2ILOnW__fKh9SFgiSlpNAlrVKP4HogpFgbDVtU83WBJwJxeWl7kP19Yrb4tx1ntXDPHlaUw\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Under the Sujalam-Sufalam scheme, the ancient lake of <strong>Mojru village in Banaskantha<\/strong> was deepened through the combined efforts of the government, Dr. K. R. Shroff Foundation, and VSSM. The government will also release Narmada water into this lake, ensuring strong groundwater recharge and year-long water security.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgaPjozfPW8CRCcbiBazSNtHMjmJRn7mXxI07BZNSloOC0JMYK5nPwwj2Iwtlov5D4X2AEJp7GwK668PRTbXjviSah2vkrq9qviI2Zvowbwaw3JTaINZqlB1XVQ6DYkiJmpsN_QBWP5Lws3ZJ8jMwE04UzISkqevoTixEXyp1Qkbl9rlf42v9U5lbsbbY4\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"652\" data-original-width=\"1064\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgaPjozfPW8CRCcbiBazSNtHMjmJRn7mXxI07BZNSloOC0JMYK5nPwwj2Iwtlov5D4X2AEJp7GwK668PRTbXjviSah2vkrq9qviI2Zvowbwaw3JTaINZqlB1XVQ6DYkiJmpsN_QBWP5Lws3ZJ8jMwE04UzISkqevoTixEXyp1Qkbl9rlf42v9U5lbsbbY4\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This revived lake now stretches across the landscape with a magnitude that villagers describe as \u201cas large as the Narmada Dam.\u201d<br \/>\nIt stands as proof that when communities, government institutions, and committed organizations come together, forgotten reservoirs can return to life.<\/p>\n<p>Our hope is clear:<br \/>\nthat lakes across village after village rise again, that our ancient water temples are restored, and that many more organizations join this essential movement to protect the future of water.<\/p>\n<p>\u0aac\u0aa8\u0abe\u0ab8\u0a95\u0abe\u0a82\u0aa0\u0abe\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u0aa8\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aae\u0aa6\u0abe \u0aa1\u0ac7\u0aae \u0a9c\u0ac7\u0ab5\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0aa4\u0ab3\u0abe\u0ab5<\/p>\n<p>\u0aae\u0ab9\u0abe\u0aad\u0abe\u0ab0\u0aa4\u0aa8\u0abe \u0a85\u0aa8\u0ac1\u0ab6\u0abe\u0ab8\u0aa8\u0aaa\u0ab0\u0acd\u0ab5- \u0aa6\u0abe\u0aa8\u0aa7\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aae\u0abe\u0aa8 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0acd\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0abe \u0a85\u0aa7\u0acd\u0aaf\u0abe\u0aaf \u0a85\u0aa0\u0acd\u0aa0\u0abe\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 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