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Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds

by Aijaz Rahi
| December 17, 2020 9:30 PM

DASANADODDI, India (AP) — Kalmane Kamegowda, a 72-year-old shepherd who lives in a nondescript village in southern India, has become something of a celebrity, winning national recognition from no less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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