Question

What is Gendathur village known for? Write three points.

Answer 1

1. A rural community at Gendathur village in H.D. Kote taluk has shown the way forward in handling water scarcity in the district by installing the rainwater harvesting (RWH) system.
2. Supported by the Mysore Zilla Panchayat in consultation with MYRADA, an NGO, and U.N. Ravikumar, environmentalist, the village began experimenting in 2003 when 20 houses installed the RWH system.
3. On perceiving its immediate benefits, the number of houses with RWH went up to 137 in 2005 and further increased to 157 in 2009. With large storage tanks, majority of the households in the village meet their basic needs through rainwater harvesting alone.