In the most recent issue of The Rotarian magazine, there is a short article about a project a club in Maine worked on in India.  According to the article, one member of the club, Elias Thomas, went to India to help with immunization and decided they should do a service project while they were there.  They worked with Rotary clubs in the area and a water conservation trust to build catchment dams.  A local rural development foundation chooses the location near villages and farms to take advantage of dry riverbeds that fill up during the rainy monsoon seasons.  The dam creates a reservoir to hold water for the local residents to use during the dry season.

Now, previously barren areas are lush and green, thanks to ten dams.  The farmers are able to grow three crops instead of just one.  They use the first one to feed their family, the second to feed their livestock and the third to sell. 

Kind of makes you proud to be a Rotarian!