According to data available, 57,670 projects were carried out to keep water in store throughout the country from October last year to mid-February this year.

They included the construction of tens of reservoirs, 44,000 wells, 5,000 water pockets, 3,740 barrages, 1,400 cisterns, 900 small reservoirs and 1,600 tube-wells.

Different provinces of the country are now carrying on more projects to keep in store water as much as possible for the smooth farming.