This programme facilitated
to make best use of the
available water resources
for consumption of
human, livestock and crop
production. A holistic
watershed development
programme is being
implemented in Vidarbha
region and in selected
clusters of Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan, enabling
1,12,341families covering 2.72 lakh ha in 1412
villages to increase their
cropping intensity by
31-63% and crop yields
by 40-80%. There was
an increase in the ground
water table by 1.5 m to 4 m, which eased the
supply of potable water
while improving the fodder
supply. The revival of the
traditional tanka system,
coupled with fruit and
forage production and livestock management in
the arid region of Barmer
in Rajasthan, has been
undertaken to provide
sustainable livelihood for
small farmers.
As a State-level Resource Organisation of YASHADA and NABARD for capacity
building in integrated watershed management programme in Maharashtra, series of
training programmes on watershed development, irrigation and gender development
were conducted for village level institutions, Government Extension Officers and project
implementing agencies in Maharashtra.
Statewise coverage of Area under Watershed Development
State |
No. of Micro
Watersheds
(Cum.) |
Cum.
Area ha |
No. of
Villages
(Cum.) |
Cum.
Families
benefitted |
MITTRA Maharashtra |
184 |
57714 |
442 |
36367 |
GRISERV Gujarat |
303 |
147184 |
300 |
32801 |
DHRUVA Gujarat |
24 |
13821 |
61 |
14699 |
BIRD-K Karnataka |
16 |
21443 |
68 |
5427 |
RRIDMA Rajasthan |
11 |
5553 |
31 |
2381 |
BIRD-UP |
11 |
8402 |
18 |
2933 |
BAIF Bihar |
5 |
5623 |
41 |
8316 |
SPESD M.P. |
193 |
7600 |
357 |
7842 |
BIRD-A.P. |
30 |
1776 |
58 |
1228 |
BAIF Chhattisgarh |
4 |
3862 |
36 |
347 |
Total |
781 |
272978 |
1412 |
112341 |
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