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Abstract: On hearing the name of the drain, the picture of dirty, polluted water sources comes to mind, but the villagers have both negative and positive images in their minds about the "Faren Nala" flowing next to the Rajdhani Gram Sabha of Gorakhpur district. Around the year 1950, the villagers used to grow a good crop of "Boro Dhan or Boro Paddy", also known as "Glutinous Rice", on the lands around "Faren Nala". It did not require any additional chemicals or fertilizers. The villagers had to do only one thing, every year the drain (Faren Nala) was dammed with the help of bamboo, due to which its water spread all around, thereby preparing land suitable for the cultivation of "Boro Dhan', After which the villagers harvest the paddy without any additional help and get good yield without the need for fertilizer, irrigation and any other extra expense. In later years, when the Agriculture Department started trying to organize the Faren Nala, its depth was increased and making their proper way, the work of damming of Nala became difficult, laborious and time consuming, so the villagers shifted from "Boro Dhan" cultivation towards "Berseem" farming for animal fodder. After cultivating Berseem in the bed of the drain and the surrounding land for many years, now the villagers have started cultivating wheat, even though they get only one crop in a year but they get good production of wheat without any extra expense. Presently, some villagers are also growing vegetables and along with this, the villagers also get fish and snails from "Faren Nala", which is a major part of their diet. Therefore, if seen from the perspective of the villagers of the Rajdhani, "Faren Nala" has been active participants in their economic upliftments as well as in arranging food for himself and their animals both.