lss nalanda
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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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