Environmental Sustainability through Watershed Approach

Project Name :

Environmental Sustainability through Watershed Approach

Budget cost: INR. 18,36,179.00 (39,111.00 USD)

Project period: 2010 – 2012

Project area: Acharlahalli, D.Kodigehalli, Gulya-Nandigunda,            Sonnamaranahalli, Kurubarahally, &  Udanahalli

Financial Support: UPS Foundation under UPS Grant Global Grant Program

PROJECT Summary:

  • Increase the capacities of communities for sustainable management of natural resources i.e., land, water, vegetation etc.
  • To promote overall socio-economic condition of resource poor.
  • Optimum utilization of Natural Resources for holistic development.

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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

Bore well recharge pit 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 turn they have drilled more bore wells in that area for irrigation. We have taken BRCP works for such farmers.

5

Check dam 1 no

125000

1 no

124705

99.76

6

RRS 2 nos

60000

2 nos

59991

99.99

7

Forestry 15 hec

300000

8 hec

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 hec

130000

21 hec

133000

102.31

9

Vermi compost 12 nos

60000

25 nos

125026

208.38

The effect of our training on Organic farming system, the farmers have motivated and go organic systems through vermin composting system. Because of high cost of inorganic fertilizers, more farmers were interested to go for vermiculture. Still there is a lot of scope for vermiculture.

10

Micro irrigation techniques 12 Nos

66000

12nos

65500

99.24

11

Demonstration on Rain water harvesting 4 nos

200000

4 nos

199699

99.85

12

Work shop on Watershed and rain water harvesting 4 prog

40000

4 nos

40000

100.00

 

TOTAL

14,52,350

14,53,219

100.06