How an IAS Officer, Panchayats Revived a Dead River for 6,000+ Villagers Under Rs. 5 Crores

On the night of the Deepdan (a traditional offering of a lighted lamp), Kamlesh Malaiya stood on the new riverfront in Nakatuwa and looked at something he had stopped expecting to see: a crowd, gathered along the Singri River in celebration. Between 1,000 and 1,500 people had come to watch lamps glow on the water. With the banks lit up after dark, the evening felt like a festival to him. The 47-year-old sarpanch of Nakatuwa gram panchayat, with a total population of around 15,000 households, cou

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