We often recollect those idyllically happy and halcyon days of our childhood with great enthusiasm. Today, my thoughts were centred on ponds, which were once an integral part of our village life.
Ponds played crucial roles in the life and culture of our villages. Till a few decades ago, our village had a plethora of ponds. In olden days, almost all the households had their own ponds which catered to everyday needs for drinking water and irrigation.
These ponds were perennial and were consistently recharged by rain. The village ponds served the dual functions of flood control during the monsoon and irrigation during summer.
