, ▁sp ending ▁ ₹ 8 7 0 0 ▁c ror es , ▁stabil izing ▁and ▁providing ▁water ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁la kh ▁acres . ▁ ▁Us age ▁of ▁s ilt ▁The ▁usage ▁of ▁s ilt ▁or ▁soil ▁that ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁soil ▁nut ri ents ▁was ▁transferred ▁by ▁the ▁far mers ▁to ▁their ▁fields . ▁Near ly ▁ 7 ▁Cr ore ▁tra ctor ▁s ilt ▁d ug ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁t anks ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁far mers . ▁ ▁The ▁c rop ▁yield ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bo on , ▁as ▁published ▁by ▁pione ering , ▁pat ented ▁work ▁of ▁a ▁Tel ang ana ▁far mer , ▁Ch int ala ▁V enk at ▁Red dy . ▁The ▁yield ▁for ▁cot ton ▁had ▁gone ▁up ▁by ▁ 1 1 . 6 %, ▁ma ize ▁by ▁ 6 . 7 % ▁and ▁p addy ▁by ▁ 4 . 4 %. ▁And ▁the ▁fish erman ’ s ▁income ▁went ▁up ▁by ▁ 3 0 - 3 5 %. ▁ ▁Success ▁By ▁using ▁surface ▁water ▁instead ▁of ▁bore ▁well ▁water ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁marked ▁change ▁in ▁quality . ▁Over ▁ 2 . 8 8 ▁la kh ▁acres ▁of ▁new ▁ay ac ut ▁was ▁stabil ised ▁and ▁will ▁reach ▁ 1 2 ▁la kh ▁acres ▁by ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁ground ▁water ▁table ▁increased ▁from ▁ 6 . 9 % ▁to ▁ 9 . 2 %. ▁The ▁liv elihood ▁of ▁fish erman ▁community ▁was ▁also ▁restored . ▁ ▁The ▁water ▁activ ist