About ADT
Agriculture Development Trust, Baramati.
Agricultural Development Trust was founded by renowned social reformers Hon. Sharadchandra Pawar and his elder brother Padmashree Dr. D. G. Alias Appasaheb Pawar, in the year 1968 with the objective of serving the downtrodden masses and bringing agricultural and educational development among them. The Trust is situated at a distance of 5 km from Baramati, on the Baramati – Nira road. The trust began its activities by constructing percolation tanks in the drought prone area of Baramati Tahsil, which could fulfill the water requirement for drinking and agriculture In the year 1890 when Baramati was in severe famine people were starving for food and water and started famine riots. To fulfill their hunger, British rulers started building the Nira left Bank Canal, Khadakwasla Canal Pune and Krishna Canal near Karad. In the later time Britishers constructed Loyed Bhatghar Dam on Nira River in 1930
Atal Innovation Mission- NITI Aayog
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