More than half the population of India depend on agriculture, and is at the mercy of the monsoon rainfall. India has a history of famine, caused due to monsoon failures.(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_India )

However, it has been understood that the rainfall is sufficient to produce food for the entire nation. The problem is the poor management of rain water.

Watch the video to understand how a tiny village in Maharashtra was able to come out of a cycle of drought to become an oasis in central India.

The village, Hiware Bazaar won "National Water Award" in 2007.