CYSD has been promoting micro-irrigation and drought-proofing models for groundwater recharge for bringing additional areas under cultivation through irrigation and growing two crops in a year on the same patch of land

5% Corner Pit Model:  This is a model of in-situ rainwater harvesting suitable for medium uplands, in which every plot has its own water body, the area of which equals 5% of the total area of the plot. The pit is able to hold rainwater that otherwise flows out of the plot as runoff. The water held in the pits irrigates the plots during water scarcity.

30 x 40 Model: This is a method of in-situ soil and water conservation. It involves dividing uplands into small plots of 30 x 40 ft (30 ft along the slope and 40 ft across the slope), digging pits at the lowest point in each plot, and bounding the plot using the soil dug out of the pits.