About 20 per cent of the farmers in the village constructed new wells, some by using credit, because of improved recharge of ground water. This has resulted in expansion in the cultivation area. Additional fallow land is now cultivated and some farmers have resorted to multiple cropping, leading to greater green cover and biodiversity. New varieties of seeds have become common in the village. The use of chemical fertilisers has increased to some extent, indicating a positive move towards technology.
Some farmers use electric motors for lifting water, and tractors for ploughing land.
A combined effect of area development, irrigation, technology of input use has increased the productivity of crops by 20-40 per cent. Mr Shripati, a marginal farmer reported that his income has almost doubled from Rs 2,000 per hectare to Rs 4,500 per hectare. Dairy animals have almost replaced the traditional sheep due to availability of more free fodder within the village. The income from dairy activity per household, on an average, increased from Rs 500 to Rs 4,000, largely because of the cattle quality, as most villagers have purchased high-yielding cows. The fodder on government forest land and village common land was also made available free of cost.