Ganga Singh (Jalal Agha), newly married to Gauri (Simi Garewal), brings his spouse to his village the place he lives together with his father Hari Singh (Sajjan), and sister Sonki (Madhu Chanda). The village is affected by drought and villagers need to journey a protracted distance to get water. Ganga Singh hears of a dam being constructed and leaves his spouse to hitch within the constructing of it. His household goes by way of misfortunes, together with his father dying and his sister being raped by the dacoit Mangal Singh. Ganga himself dies stopping a catastrophe on the dam. The dam is ultimately constructed bringing greenery to an arid area. His spouse bears a son and lives on within the village.
