ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH WATERSHED APPROACH
Sponsored
UPS Foundation under UPS Grant Global Grant Program
Total Budget
INR. 18,36,179.00 (39,111.00 USD)
Project Period
2010 to 2012
Districts and Taluk Covered
Bangalore Rural District, Doddaballapura Taluk
Villages Covered
Acharlahalli, D.Kodigehalli, Gulya-Nandigunda, Sonnamaranahalli, Kurubarahally, & Udanahalli
Project Summary
Objectives:
- Increase the capacities of communities for sustainable management of natural resources i.e. land, water, vegetation etc.
- To promote the overall socio-economic condition of resource poor.
- Optimum utilization of Natural Resources for holistic development.
- Ecological balance through reduction of soil erosion improvement of soil moisture regime and groundwater recharge.
- Increase in production and productivity in agriculture through a watershed approach
Cumulative Process
Sl. No |
Nature of work |
Approved Grant Budget |
Expenditure |
% of achievement (Fin) |
Reasons for deviation |
||
Physical |
Financial |
Physical |
Financial |
||||
1 |
Field bund |
1600 meter |
32000 |
2500 m |
64800 |
202.50 |
This village has got sloppy land compared to other villages of the watershed. Bunding is essential and the farmers are also eager to get their land bunded. |
2 |
Vegetative bund / Strips |
1290 meter |
19350 |
1548 m |
19384 |
100.18 |
— |
3 |
|
30 nos |
360000 |
35 nos |
442727 |
122.98 |
The water level in the project area has gone down; the yield of bore well is decreased. Because of increase in such low yielded bore wells, more BRCP work has been taken up. |
4 |
Open well recharge |
12 nos |
60000 |
3 nos |
23387 |
38.98 |
The open well farmers have closed their open wells either partly or completely because well are totally dried and want to cultivate in that area. In |
5 |
Check |
1 no |
125000 |
1 no |
124705 |
99.76 |
— |
6 |
RRS |
2 nos |
60000 |
2 nos |
59991 |
99.99 |
— |
7 |
Forestry |
15 |
300000 |
8 |
155000 |
51.67 |
Because of more supply of forest seedlings by other agencies such as forest dept, G.P, NAREGA etc, there is a less scope for this activity. |
8 |
Horticulture |
20 |
130000 |
21 |
133000 |
102.31 |
— |
9 |
|
12 nos |
60000 |
25 nos |
125026 |
208.38 |
The effect of our training on |
10 |
|
12 Nos |
66000 |
12nos |
65500 |
99.24 |
— |
11 |
Demonstration on |
4 nos |
200000 |
4 nos |
199699 |
99.85 |
— |
12 |
|
4 prog |
40000 |
4 nos |
40000 |
100.00 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
– |
14,52,350 |
– |
14,53,219 |
100.06 |
— |
Impact / Outcome
- All targeted people are get awareness & knowledge on soil & water conservation, rainwater harvesting etc.
- Improved the status of groundwater in the area
- Quality and quantity of water is improved
- Improved livelihood and socio-economic status of the targeted community due to increase in agriculture production / income of 564 families.
- Increased irrigation efficiency and agriculture production.
- The area under irrigation was increased by 38 %.
- Decrease in use of groundwater
and energy for pumping. - Increase in area under vegetative cover through forestry and horticulture activities.
- The average irrigated by a well is 1.07ha, under flood irrigation, where as 2 to 2.5ha, under drip irrigation.
- Increased the drinking water availability in school buildings due to rainwater harvesting structures
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