Inter-cropping on the flood plains of river Bagmati, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Farmer waters his crops (bitter gourd), in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India Farmer carrying fodder for her cattle, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Bitter melon cultivation in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. A scientist tests the water collected from a pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI) initiative. IWMI Researcher Paul Pavelic planting a tree as part of the opening ceremony of pilot UTFI scheme, Jiwai Jadid village, UP, India A scientist measuring the water collected from a pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI) A scientist measuring the water collected from a pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI) A scientist checking a sample of water A scientist holding a sample of water taken a pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI) A view of a stream and water collected pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI) A man carrying trees along the edge of a stream next to where water is collected in a pond created under the Underground Taming of Floods for irrigation (UTFI)