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Background
Objectives The main objective of the project is to restore the productive potential of the project area by developing soil-water plant resources of the watershed to rectify the man made ecological imbalance by conserving the natural resources on arable and non-arable lands. The emphasis is to conserve soil and moisture in situ through integrated approach with bottom up planning & top to bottom treatment. Phase-wise information is given as below:-
In Phase-II there is more emphasis on planning and implementation by the stake holders. Hence forth works would be executed through village development committee(VDC) and beneficiaries participation. In the Second Phase one main component added in rural road component which is being executed by PWD B&R, Haryana. Second Phase was negotiated in Washington on April 30, 1999 and there is proposal to rehabilitate 70472 ha. covering 219 villages with financial outlay of Rs. 1180.50 million upto 31.3.2005. Number of participating States has increased from four to five with the inclusion of Uttaranchal.
Activities
and Achievements
Vegetative
shrub barriers Vegetative shrub barriers are created in contour trenches in order to reduce soil erosion and improve water retention. Generally, this treatment is applied on seriously degraded areas with the objective of reducing surface run off increasing moisture infiltration and trapping soil sediments. Shrub barrier is done through a small crosssection of V-ditch reinforcement with indigenous shrubs and grasses which will intercept and reduce run-off.
Afforestation:-
Plantation with suitable tree species is done to rehabilitate natural forests on the non arable land particularly on the unstable hill slopes so as to improve the soil and moisture conditions of the entire micro watershed and to increase the production of fodder, fuelwood and other forest produce for local consumption. All decisions regarding area to be planted, choice of species and management practices are taken in consultation with the VDCs, according to the prescribed treatment in the Village Development Plan. Agro-forestry:-
Plantation on farm land or along
field boundaries is promoted to supply fuelwood partially and to
meet out timber requirement of beneficiaries. High value timber crops
like Poplar and Eucalyptus
are raised with normal agricultural crops.
Rainfed
crop demonstration:-
Field demonstration is conducted to promote improved agronomic practices like tillage for in-situ moisture conservation, improved crop varieties, seed treatment, optimum use of fertilizer and pesticides among the farmers. More innovative crops are to be taken up after Mid Term Review. Horticulture:-Cultivation of fruit trees in marginal lands has potential in the Kandi areas. High Yielding fruit plants like mango, guava, amla, lemon etc are planted in cultivated lands. Vegetable crop demonstrations are also held to promote vegetable cultivation, diversification and to improve economic status of the people. After Mid Term Review more emphasis is given growing off season vegetables. Fodder and livestock development:-The objective of the component is to reduce the pressure of unproductive livestock on the ecologically fragile lands. This is achieved through breed and fodder improvement, providing better health cover. This induces stall feeding and help in improving milk yield. Primary emphasis is being given to breed improvement through artificial insemination, import of cattle semen etc. veterinary health improvement, fodder production and improved feed technology.
Rural
Infrastructure Development:-
The
objective of this component is to improve access to potential production
and marketing areas to facilitate the communication of the rural
population in the project areas and to improve drinking and irrigation
water facilities. Upgradation, repair and provision of better
cross-drainage structures for the existing rural roads is also done to
facilitate marketing of surplus agriculture produce. Some water points
are being developed to augment the existing water supplies in the
Project area and also for irrigation wherever possible.
Drainage
line treatment:- This component envisages to minimize soil erosion along the natural water courses through various drainage treatment works and erosion control programmes which include various vegetative and structural measures such as planting of suitable plant species and construction of check dams, silt detention dams, cement structures, crate wire structures and vegetative spurs etc. Water
harvesting structures:-
Efforts are being made
to provide irrigation as well as drinking water facilities to the
villages of the project area by storing rainwater through construction
of water harvesting structures. The programme includes construction of
village ponds, shallow dams of less than 15 meters height, lift
irrigation structures or wells and other water collection facilities
such as roof tanks, channels and earthen dams. Emphasis is given to
minimize silting by ensuring that upstream treatment is complete and
effective.
2.
Institutional Strengthening
Training
& Capacity building:- The project envisages to support beneficiary capacity building in planning and implementation by sensitizing the beneficiaries to the maintenance of project assets and interventions. This too is primarily achieved through extension and by strengthening human resource development through training and field exposure. Regular training of VDCs are conducted for strengthening and capacity building so that they can take the responsibilities of managing natural resources on their own in a sustainable manner. Project staff is trained on principles and practices on participatory natural resource management as well as integrated watershed management. For this purpose co-ordinator and facilitators have been appointed contract basis. Extension:-
A number of activities are undertaken in order to create awareness among the village community about various activities under the project. These not only sensitize the village community or beneficiaries but also help in community strengthening and capacity building. Informal and formal meetings are regularly held by the project staff to inform the village communities about the project. Women facilitators have been appointed to facilitate women’s participation in the project and also to make them aware about the benefits likely to be accrued. Achievements during 2003-04 & Action Plan for 2004-05:- During 2003-2004, an amount of Rs.25.00 crores has been spent covering 1532 ha under afforestation and about 453 hect. under fruits/vegetables. It also includes an amount of Rs. 7.00 crores which has been given to PWD (B&R) for construction of bridges and improving rural roads so as to strengthen /improve rural connectivity. Under this component, 113 Nos. of works have been taken up in which culverts, bridges, renovations & construction of new roads are the major works of development. For 2004-2005, there is a provision of Rs.21.00 crores wherein it is targeted to treat about 8000 hectares of land. Against this, Rs.11.515 crores have been released by state Govt. Out of this amount, Rs. 8.072 crores have been spent upto August,2004. Major items of implementation under the project upto 31.8.2004 are as under.-
Details of important activities during the last ten years under IWDP (Hills)
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