Back in 2013, Pardi Kupi village in the Gadchiroli taluka, was struggling with basic amenities like sanitation and roads. Today, the collective will of its people to fight the poor civic conditions in the village, has made it a model for others to follow. From setting up a state-of-the-art anganwadi to building concrete roads, adopting vermiculture and finding new solutions to conserve water, the village has managed to get it right within a short span of three years. Earlier this year, Pardi Kupi also received a cash prize of Rs 8 lakh, after it won second prize in the Adarsh awards, instituted by the state's Adarsh Gaon Yojana (AGY).

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