000 hectares farmland

Desilting work in progress at the Bennihalla basin near Navalgund in Dharwad district Dharwad: For thousands of farmers in Navalgund, Kundgol and Annigeri taluks, the Bennihalla stream has long been a source of fear every monsoon. Recurrent floods have damaged crops, inundated villages and disrupted road connectivity for decades. This year, however, there is growing…