Toppo says “He (Oraon) talked to villagers and started digging small pits in the areas where no means of irrigation were available. The land was barren. To seek help, he went to the block office with the locals and asked officials to build dams so that the villagers could farm the land. However, the block (office) did not agree to build the kind of dams they wanted. Then Oraon held fresh meetings and decided to build dams and tanks that would have most of their catchment area in the north-south direction, so that the water flowing from mountain streams could be trapped. In order to ensure that the water reached the fields, Baba first stored the rainwater flowing through the mountains into reservoirs and tanks, and then lifted them up to the wells. Subsequently, motor pumps were used to take this water to the fields. As a result, the seven villages (Hariharpur, Jamtoli, Khaksi Toli, Bair Toli, Harhanji, Khurha Toli and Bhasnanda) - where water sources have been constructed - are able to grow three crops a year and vegetables the year round. Earlier, they would struggle to grow even one crop well.”