Durgada Nagenahalli of Tumkur district has been identified by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (IIHR), Hirehalli, Tumkur for Technology Demonstration under National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). The village is relatively more vulnerable to climatic variability like drought, dry spells and extreme temperature. The total geographical area of the village is 378 ha of which 190 ha (50.24%) is under cultivation with annual rainfall of 690 mm. In the total area, 15.6 ha (8.2%) is under irrigation and 174 ha (91.8%) is rainfed. The major source of irrigation is through open wells followed by bore wells. More than 75 per cent of the wells have failed, due to insufficient recharge. In the period of three years from 2010-11 to 2013-14, following water harvesting interventions were demonstrated in the village for enhancing resilient farming systems to climatic variability viz. new farm ponds (72 no.) with total water storage capacity of 18000 cu m., percolation ponds (13 no.) with water storage capacity of 1750 cu m., recharge of bore wells (2 in no.), new check dams  (5 in no) with water storage capacity is 6750 cu m., water storage structures (4 in no) with the capacity of 760 cu m., de-silting and widening of catchment channels (1200 m) and blocking of leakage in D. Nagenahalli tank with increased additional 145600 cu m rain water storage capacity, de-silting and widening of community ponds (2 in no) with total water storage capacity of 5500 cu m., de-silting and widening of farm ponds dams (15 in no.) with water storage capacity of 7500 cu m and de-silting and widening of check dams (8 in no.) with water storage capacity of 10,700 cu m. Thus, water resource development was aimed at increasing the ground water level and helping farmers to get supportive irrigation to crops whenever required. Seventeen out of 32 open wells were recharged and 11 out of 29 bore wells were recharged