Watershed Management
Watershed management is a holistic approach which aims at optimizing the use of land, water and vegetation in an alleviate drought, moderate floods, prevent soil erosion, improve water availability and agriculture production on a sustained basis.
Study Area
- In this project water harvesting structure checkwall with desilting on stream flowing near village Juni chappri of Talaja taluka Bhavnagar District.
- The village is situated on u/s of checkwall . The location of selected site is according to its latitude and longitude, based on Topo Sheet.
Farmer Information
Beneficiary: Shri Khatabhai Kanabhai Bhuva
Age: 51 years
Qualification: farmer
No. of Family members: 5
Houses: 1
Income: 1.5 lac
Village: Juni Chappri
Block: Talaja District: Bhavanagr Animals: 12(Buffelo-10,Bullcuk-2)
Land holding: 1.5 hac
Crops Grown:Cotton,groundnut,fodder,pulses
Irrigation: Rain fed & well
Input Market(Purchases): Talaja
Output Market (Sales): Bhavnagar
Market Info: Newspaper, Mobile
Intervention:
- In this project watershed basin is developed, financed help by NABARD & CSPC organization with anchoring support of Bapa sitaram Village watershed committee .The scheme involves creating Micro water-shed basins in the designated area.
- Micro level basins includes , treatment stream and intervention such as Renovation of chekdam ,Desilting of pond/chekdam,chekwall construction and agro forestry.
- In this scheme 47% of the funds are provided as by NABARD 33% support from CSPC and the rest 20% is borne by the land owner.
- CSPC also provides necessary exposure to increase awareness among people on benefits of water shed development.This project was started sepetember 2019.
- CSPC also introduced it through SHG’s and Federations. Appropriate exposure .
- The decision to implement watershed was taken by farmer family due to the benefits portrayed & the faith which the family had in CSPC organization and its programs.
- Check wall constructed in this stream and increased water storage capacity 1200 cum .
- In this project farmer is taken benefit from Desilting work they have taken 400 cum soil from this intervention and they spread this soil in farm and increase his soil fertility and production
Well monitoring approach water level rise up 15 feet in well
Monsoon season Ground Nut
After Intervention:
- Increase in agricultural productivity and production.
- income level analysis for household showed that there was incremental income of 50000/-in this year.
- Cropping intensity increased by 10 % .
- Average water table increased by 25 %.
- Before desilting of checkwall water was available in monsoon season only. But after completion of work water is available up to half summer season.
- Standard of living of farmers has increased as yield of more crops from per unit of land has increased which again has resulted in increased cropping intensity in village.
Technical Background study
Checkwall information:
| Sr.no | Perticular Details | units |
| 1 | Water storage increase | 1200 cum |
| 2 | Area Benifitted | 8 hac |
| 3 | Farmers Befitted | 7 |
| 4 | Water level avrage | 10 feet |
| 5 | Estimated Cost | 99.000 |
| 6 | Expenditure cost | 96.000 |
Advantages in Crop yield(hac/kg):
| Sr.no | Crop Details | units | Before | After |
| 1 | Ground Nut | kg | 2600 | 3000 |
| 2 | Cotton | kg | 2460 | 2860 |
| 3 | Bajra | kg | 2180 | 2400 |
| 4 | Gram | kg | 1700 | 1900 |
| 5 | onion | kg | 26500 | 28000 |
| 6 | Nepier Grass | Tonne | 230 | 250 |
| 7 | juwar | Tonne | 140 | 152 |
Social upliftment due to Project
Economic:
The increased yield has led to an increased income a part of which was spent on following items
- Bike worth Rs42000
- Mobile worth Rs8000
- This change has enhanced their comfort level for a better lifestyle, gave their children better educational opportunities and also increased their asset base.
Ecological:
- Soil retains moisture for longer period of time
- Increase the yield of adjoining farms
- Helps in breeding of agriculture friendly insects & creatures
Their future aspirations include:
- Implement drip irrigation in whole field
- Sinking a new bore well
- Horticulture Plantation(Mango)
Thanks From khatabhai & family
We appreciate the effort you have contributed to your Project team’ and supportive organization
NABARD & CSPC .