All India DBI Partner NGOs Meet

27-28 February’2012Puri, Odisha

Presentation by :Madhyam Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Genesis of DBI in Madhyam…Feb,2008:Madhyam started a three year integrated livelihoods project in 20 villages located inside highly inaccessible reserve forest area of Ranapur block of Nayagarh district , Odisha under support from SDTT, Mumbai

September,2008…

Madhyam, invited by SDTT, attended a consultation of NGOs to explore potential of launching DBI project in Odisha Madhyam submitted a proposal for 3 DBI structures in Ranpur block Madhyam was sanctioned Rs.13.58 Lacks for a period of 1 year (March’2010 to May’2011) Technical support was provided by DBI secretariat to assess the feasibility and to design the structure.

Outputs…

Other than house hold use, a total of 78.8 acres of agricultural land in 3 villages (25 acres in Jaripada,36 acres in Sanatulubi & 17.8 acres in Tikirai pada) came under irrigation due to the DBI structures.

Crops like Sun flower, mustard & vegetables (Cauliflower, Radish, greens, beans, cucurbits, tomato, brinjal & chilly) were grown with DBIs water.

Achievements…YEAR NO OF

VILLAGESHH

BENEFITTEDACRES IRRIGATED

KHARIF RABI SUMMER

2010 1 23 25 18 12.5

2011 2 32 53.8 35 09

TOTAL 3 55 78.8 53 21.5

Innovations…DBI Program developed asense of solidarityamong tribal farmers .

Farmers practiced vegetable cultivationin a compact patch in organized way under common fencing for management conveniencerather than individual farmingin Tikiraipada village .

Innovations… Participatory maintenance of DBI structures by

project and community

Innovations…

Introduction of new crops and intercrops

Innovations…• Introduction

of new agricultural practices(SRI, raised bed planting of vegetables, use of organic manures and pesticides )

Difficulties faced …

• Inaccessibility of project villages – road and telecommunication restricted

• Wild animals depend on water structures for drinking purpose, often damage the pipes (Elephants and wild buffalos)

• Being the intake well are located inside reserve forest area, construction works are restricted.

Process followed…

• Adopted local mode of transportation of construction materials• Protection of intake well, open pipes

and outlet taps by user community• Periodical cleaning of intake

structure by user community

Leveraging for DBI ; scope…• Earthwork for pipe laying

under MGNREGA• Sanitation under sanitation

program for safe disposal of excess/used water

• Integrating DBI with govt. agri-horticultural programs under different schemes

• Integrating DBI with programs by other donors

Suggestions for quality improvement…

• Measures for strengthening the protection wall in the periphery of intake well

• Periodical treatment of command area and de-silting measures• Provision of concrete platform with drainage at outlet points• Concrete cover of all outlet points, where ever not made• Mobilizing community for periodical cleaning of the intake structure and

treatment of water• Developing volunteers from among the user community and train them

on repair and maintenance of the structures• Sensitizing community on judicious use of water and safe disposal• Provisioning tools and implements to each community for

repair/maintenance of DBI structures• Converging DBI with agri-horticultural program to bring a continuity in

the program

Selected photographs…

Meetings, trainings and orientations

Construction work on progress

Crop planning in DBI villages

Use of BDI water for different purposes by the villagers

Visit of trustees to the DBI villages

THANK YOU….