Officials urge residents to build soak pits to improve groundwater levels

Residents in Beerkoor and Burgampahad must build soak pits at their homes to help raise groundwater levels amid El Nino conditions. MPO Mahaboob started soak pit construction work outside houses in different colonies in Beerkoor on Thursday. He asked people to save both water and electricity and to dig storage ponds in their crop fields. At the same time, DLPO Sudheer Kumar inspected soak pit construction work being done under the employment guarantee scheme in Pinapaka Pattinagar within the Burgampahad mandal on Thursday. He checked the progress of the work along with MPO Ramakrishna and told officials to maintain quality standards and finish the construction on time. Panchayat secretary Gangaram joined the visits in Beerkoor, while sarpanch Banoth Padma and panchayat secretary Rajeshwari took part in the Burgampahad inspection.

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Soak pits help catch rainwater and let it seep back into the ground to recharge water levels during dry spells. Local officials often promote these simple water conservation methods in rural areas to help communities deal with dry weather and water shortages.