Breve descrição da melhor prática

Silting up of nala/river used to be resulted in flooding and water logging of the fields situated near nala/river. This renders the land unfit for cultivation. KJBF has widened and desilted the nala/river ensuring water harvesting mechanism across the widened nala/river.

Localização

Deoli Taluka of Wardha District (MS)

Se o local tiver limites bem definidos, especifique sua extensão em hectares:

1250.0

Estimativa da população que vive no local:

2090.0

Breve descrição do ambiente natural dentro do local especificado.

The soils in the area are mostly black cotton soils and at some places contain silt also.
Almost flat land having slope ranging between 2-3 per cent.
climate is characterised by hot summer and a general dryness throughout the year except during the monsoon when humidity is above 60%. Temp: During the May, the average maximum temperature has been recorded at 48°C and the average minimum at 28°C. December is the coldest month with average maximum temperature of 28°C and average minimum of 15°C.|

Condições socioeconômicas prevalecentes das pessoas que vivem no local e/ou nas proximidades

Agriculture
Av. Annual income in the area is Rs.18000/-

Com base em quais critérios e/ou indicadores (não relacionados com a Estratégia) a prática proposta e a tecnologia correspondente foram considerados como "melhores"?

Consensus evolved during the National Consultation process.   

Principais problemas abordados pelas melhores práticas

Water logging in the field near nala/river due to flood |Soil erosion & crop failure|Less sub surface recharge|Deep water table

Esboçar problemas específicos de degradação do solo abordados pelas melhores práticas

In project area (Deoli taluka), the topography is mostly flat. Most of the nala/rivers have huge catchment area but due to encroachment and deposition of silt, the water holding capacity is greatly reduced. This results in flooding of the agricultural fields and washing away of seeds. The fields remain waterlogged in the absence of natural drainage and cultivable land is rendered fallow. During torrential rains, fertile top soil used to be washed away with the surface runoff and the productivity of land was also adversely affected leading to poor crop yield and low incomes for the farmers in the area.|

Especificar os objetivos das melhores práticas

Protection of land from water logging due to flood in Nala or River |To avoid soil erosion & maintain soil fertility|To increase sub-surface recharge rate|To increase water level in nearby wells

Breve descrição das principais atividades, por objetivo

By removing silt from nala/river the bed of nala/river gets exposed to hard murrum level through which water can be recharged very fast.
In this revived nala/river we have constructed check dams to harvest rainfall which can be utilized for support irrigation also. This will also help in increasing water level in the nearby wells.
The existing silted nala/river was widened & deepened with the help of JCB machine and the banks were raised to certain level to pass runoff safely through it.
Due to these raised banks soil erosion from the nearby fields was stopped & thus these fields can be converted into cultivable fields with maintained soil fertility.

Nome e endereço da instituição que desenvolve a tecnologia

Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation|Manohar Dham, Dattapur, Dist. Wardha 442 001 INDIA

A tecnologia foi desenvolvida em parceria?

Sim

Liste os parceiros:

CBOs Like VDC & User Groups

Especificar a estrutura dentro da qual a tecnologia foi promovida

• Programa/iniciativa baseada em projetos

A participação das partes interessadas locais, incluindo as OSCs, foi fomentada no desenvolvimento da tecnologia?

Sim

Lista das partes interessadas locais envolvidas:

CBOs, VDCs|

Para os participantes listados acima, especifique seu papel no projeto, início, uso e manutenção da tecnologia, se houver.

KJBF conducted PRAs in the project villages. VVs interacted with the farmers regularly and made them aware about the importance of water harvesting. Discussions with farmers enabled to understand the problem of erratic rainfall and solution for the same was also evolved from the community itself. A Village Development Committee consisting of volunteers representing the various factions within the community was formed after members were nominated by common consensus during a village meeting. The VDC members played a crucial role in motivating the farmers and taking the process of implementation forward. The VDC was also responsible for representing the community perspective, building consensus and collecting the community contribution. |

Descreva os impactos no local (os dois principais impactos por categoria)

Green belts throughout the length of nala/river can be developed
Soil degradation was arrested resulting in conservation of top fertile layer of soil
KJBF has widened revived streams of 12.5 kms. This has helped to bring 145.5 acres of fallow land under cultivation.
Seventy five acre cropland near nala/river was protected from flood which in turn increase crop yield
Income level of farmers can be increased due to increased land availability for cultivation  

Descreva os dois principais impactos fora do local (isto é, não ocorrendo no local, mas nas áreas circunvizinhas)

Water conservation measures adopted along with the nala/river revival activity has resulted into recharging surrounding wells  

Impacto sobre a biodiversidade e a mudança climática

Explique as razões:

Soil erosion and runoff from cropland will respond to changes in climate for a number of reasons, including climate-induced changes in plant biomass, plant residue decomposition rates, soil microbial activity, evapo-transpiration rates, soil surface crusting and sealing, and shifts in land use that occur as adjustments to a changed climate. The most important effect of climate change on soil erosion and surface runoff, however, will come from climate-induced changes in the volume and erosive power of rainfall Practices promoted in the project area are for reduction of soil erosion and also for minimizing the effect of erratic rainfall. |

Foi realizada uma análise de custo-benefício?

Foi realizada uma análise de custo-benefício?

Não

A tecnologia foi disseminada/introduzida para outros locais?

A tecnologia foi disseminada/introduzida para outros locais?

Sim

Onde?

Various villages of Deoli Block in Wardha District.

Foram fornecidos incentivos para facilitar a adoção da tecnologia?

Foram fornecidos incentivos para facilitar a adoção da tecnologia?

Sim

Especifique que tipo de incentivos:

• Incentivos financeiros (por exemplo, taxas preferenciais, auxílios estatais, subsídios, subvenções em dinheiro, garantias de empréstimos, etc.)

Você pode identificar as três principais condições que levaram ao sucesso das melhores práticas/tecnologias apresentadas?

Transparent execution, monitoring 7& financial management system |
Highly motivated & active participation of local leaders as well as Gram Panchayat
Benefiting farmers organized into well structured user groups/VDC

Replicabilidade

Na sua opinião, a melhor prática/tecnologia que você propôs pode ser replicada, embora com algum nível de adaptação, em outro lugar?

Sim

Em que nível?

• Local
• Sub-nacional

Relacionado a recursos humanos

It will create maximum labour & suitable for funding under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Relacionado aos aspectos financeiros

This activity costs much lesser amount when executed with machine which also saves time ensuring best quality

Relacionado a aspectos técnicos

Water harvesting structure can be constructed after one year of completion of revival of nala/river
2. For better results this activity should be executed from the origin of nala/river to end