Diversion Based Irrigation System Lok Swarajya Sangh

Nalanda

DBI- Partners’ Meet19 -20 March 2013

Konark

Expansion of Irrigation Facilities by Renovation of Pyne

Project Location: 13 villages of Ben block of Nalanda District, Bihar

Project Period : Feb 2012 – Feb 2013

Command Area: 575 acres

Project Cost

JTT :Rs. 28. 37 lakhsLocal Contribution: Rs. 3.10 lakhs

Target Population

Total Population -10,953 (Female – 47%)Total 1386 families

28%

34%15%

24%

Caste Categorisation

SCOBCBackwardGeneral

43%

20%

37%

Wage Labour Marginal farmers Others

Landholding Categorisation

Strategy/Approach

Farmers Club Mazdoor Shanghs

Capacity Building

KVSS(CBO)

Mazdoor FederationKisan Federation

Model BuildingDeveloping Linkages

Advocacy

Model Development

• Revival of 5 kms of Pyne ; with 1601800cft of soil lifted• 7810 No. of mandays of work created.• Local contribution : 1635 mandays . • 2175 kgs of rice collected for repair and maintenance.

• 5ooo plants planted along the bunds

Model Development

• 575 acres of land cultivated paddy• Rabi crops in 500 acres ready to harvest

CBO Development

• 13 Farmers Club; 284 mem bers; (36 female)

• 2 Mazdoor Shanghs107 labours ; (66 M/41 F )

• KVSS (CBO) strengthened(It’s reach now strengthened to 80 Villages)

Developing Linkages

• Linked with NABARD & banks.

Rs. 84,000.00 as grant to the farmers club

• KCC benefit to all land owners• Linked with KVK

SRI system introduced in 23 acresSoil testing conducted

Capacity building

• Management of farmers club• Farm based Livelihood Opportunities• Vermicomposting• MNREGA & RTI• PRI & resource mobilisation

Advocacy

• Padyatra :MP, Nalanda, SDO, Minor Irrigation, Zila Parishad & Panchayat Samiti members 285 KVSS members.

• 2 Gram Shabha held with full participation

Challenges/ Opportunities

• Involvement of PRIs• Village level micro plan development• Crop Diversification• Documentation and MIS• Farm based Livelihood sytem

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