Bordering Gujarat, Rajasthans south-western region is popularly referred to as Godwar, meaning the water (god) territory (war). The Sukri river and its tributaries gush through its otherwise arid and rocky terrain before joining the westward Luni river. Back in 1946, Jodhpurs Maharaja Umaid Singhji had commissioned a dam project in Jawai for Rs 2 c...