Adani Foundation At ACC Gagal Transforms Water Supply For Farmers In HP's Ropa Village With Irrigation Channel

New Delhi, Jan 17, 2025: ACC and the Adani Foundation have partnered with NABARD to develop a 639-metre concrete irrigation channel or ‘kuhl’ in Himachal Pradesh's Ropa village. 

The irrigation channel was built under the Dhounkothi Panjgain Watershed Development Project to prevent water wastage and ensure timely water supply for 14 farmers, benefiting their 2.3 hectares of farmland.

ACC, along with Adani Foundation, played a pivotal role in providing technical expertise and project execution to replace traditional kacha ‘kuhls’ with sustainable pucca channels. This initiative included vital components including check dams and water-drop structures to maximise water conservation and distribution efficiency.

Farmers from Ropa village, including Ravi Thakur, now enjoy timely irrigation and improved crop yields, with maize and wheat production rising by over 10%. Thakur said, “With water now able to be evenly distributed across all our fields, ACC and the Adani Foundation have truly changed our farming prospects.”