The visionaries of the village, along with some youngsters,  invited Mr. Popatrao Pawar for the gramsabha (village meeting).  He was unanimously elected as the Sarpanch after he  addressed the need for an all-round development of the village  that touched a chord in the people's hearts. On January 26, 1990, the first gram sabha (meeting) was  called, and the following basic needs of the village were  identified: Providing Drinking water   Providing fodders to cattle Providing irrigation to agriculture

• Providing educational facilities
• Providing health facilities
• Providing village roads
• Providing electricity
• Providing employment and their social and cultural activities.

The village has managed to beat back drought and fight drinking water problems. In Hiware Bazar, they have implemented a drip-irrigation system throughout the village to conserve water and increase food production, and have avoided water-guzzling crops like sugar-cane and bananas.
Soil and water conservation treatments - from contour blocking of rainwater, to afforestation, to trenching on private land, to built earthen structures and percolation tanks - all have played an important role.
Together with the green agenda, the reformer in Hiware Bazar have also implemented a program for social change, which involved banning liquor, adopting family planning program, and rendering voluntary labour - called shramadan  - to develope their village.
Positive results are being reported from the field - the out-migration of villagers to nearby urban areas has been arrested; there is now an influx of families seeking better water, health and economic conditions.
For Shri.  Pawar, the young man who changed the image of the high-crime village, prone to infighting that was Hiware Bazar prior to 1989, there has been a positive fallout too, personally. He has been elected the village head continuously since 1989 without opposition.
"The ban on grazing increased the production of grass from 200 tons in 1994-95 to more than 5,000 tones in 2001-2002," says shri. Pawar. "Likewise, the ban on felling trees has increased the biomass by 900,000 trees. Banning liquor has increased the efficiency of manpower,"
Villagers in Hiware Bazar also decided at their local council meetings to ban the sale of village land to "outsiders," and make HIV/AIDS testing compulsory before marriage.
Shri. Pawar says that their experience shows it is easier to carry on such work without an influx of big money.
Today, the village has been awarded the prestigious 'Ideal Village' status by the government of Maharashtra.