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Initially, people refused to take me seriously. It was not until I started fighting for the desilting of the Raja canal that the men realised I was serious about farming.

S RANGANAYAKI, woman farmer

In the past 10 years, there have been very few farmer suicides in this area, and that is in most part thanks to Ranganayaki’s efforts in bringing water to the region.

R KAVIARASU, farmer