YASHVANT KRISHI WATERSHED DEV.TRUST

Ground Water Management through Poverty Eradication

WELCOMES YOU

( ADARSH GAON YOJANA )

IDEAL VILLAGE SCHEME

GOVT OF MAHARASHTRA

VILLAGE ASSEMBLY

HIVRE BAZARTaluka – Nagar Dist. Ahmednagar,

Maharashtra (India)

Mr. P.Pawar (M.Com.)

Sarpanch / President

Ideal Village Hivre Bazar, Taluka – Nagar,

Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra (India)

A Success Story of Comprehensive Watershed

Development Programme

With the help of

NGO’s, Village Panchayat & Govt.

Agencies

Hivre BAZAR – A Success Story of Comprehensive

Watershed Development Programme

The Village Hivre Bazar is

located about 60 kms north-east

of Pune and about 17 kms west

of Ahmednagar city, which is

the Headquarters of

Ahmednagar District in

Maharashtra State.

PUNEPUNE

NAGAR

AURANGABADAURANGABAD

NAGAR

To

Mumbai

H.B

The Village is well known all over

India for implementing the

Watershed Development Programs

successfully…….

….through Shramdan (voluntary

labour) from Villagers and NGOs

with the coordination of

Government Agencies.

It is also a Village which

implements

“Adarsh Gram Yojana”

(Ideal Village Program)

comprising Safe Drinking

Water Supply, Sanitation

facilities for each household

and Family planning.

In the past, this area frequently

suffered from draughts,

drinking water scarcity,

unavailability of fodder and

frequent migration of the

villagers to urban areas in

search of employment.

Therefore, some of the villagers

preferred preparing and selling

illicit liquor.

It had become their major source of

income, giving birth to all other evil

activities generated by the liquor.

Government records had branded

the village as a “Criminal Village”

Agricultural activity in Hivre

Bazar used to be just like a

typical village in the low-rain

fall, drought-prone, hard-rock

area in INDIA.

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES OF Hivre BAZAR

BEFORE DEVELOPEMENT

RAIN-FED CROPPING PATTERN

HEAVY SOIL EROSION

DRINKING WATER SCARCITY

UNAVAILABILITY of FODDER

UNAVAILABILITY of FUEL WOOD

SOCIAL PROBLEMS UNEMPLOYMENT

MIGRATION, FRUSTRATION

OF VILLAGERS

INCREASE IN CRIME

OVERALL BAD REPUTATION

OF VILLAGE DUE TO CRIME.

STARTING POINT:

By 1989, I had completed my M.Com.

(Master of Commerce) Degree. I used to

participate in many sports (especially

Cricket) and other cultural activities during

my college days.

Naturally, this was an influencing factor on

the youngster and other villagers of Hivre

Bazar.

In the year of 1989-90, the State Govt.

declared elections for Village Panchayats

Some of the visionary good people and

youngsters in Hivre Bazar invited me to

the Village meeting (Gramsabha) and

elected me as the Sarpanch (Chief of

Village Council) for five years.

My relatives wanted me to leave the

village, seek a job in the City and not to

get elected as the Sarpanch of

a Criminal Village.

But I was determined to accept the

challenge of changing the face of

the village and the fate of the villagers.

I therefore, accepted the opportunity

and was elected unopposed.

THE ROAD to DEVELOPMENT

FORMATION OF N.G.O.

IMPLEMENTATION OF "ADARSH

GAON YOJANA” (Ideal Village Scheme)

of the GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

ACCEPTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION

OF “PANCHA SUTRI”

(Five GANDHIAN Principles

for rural development)

1.Shramadan (Voluntary Labour)

2.Ban on Tree cutting

3.Ban on Grazing of Cattle in

Forest or in Pasture land

4.Ban on Liquor

5.Family Planning

PANCHA SUTRI FOR

SUSTAINABILITY

(FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR

SELF DEVELOPMENT)

The following basic needs were identified

in the Gram Sabha on 26th January 1990.

• Providing Educational Facilities

• Providing Fodder for Cattle

• Providing Irrigation for Agriculture

•Providing Safe Quality Drinking Water

• Providing Health Facilities

• Improving Village Roads

• Providing Electricity for Farm Pumps

• Increasing Local Employment

Earthen Bund Before Earthen Bund After Plantation

Check Dam

EARTHEN STRUCTURES Earthen Structure in Spring

Season

Percolation Tank Open Well

The Villagers decided to give

priority to Education.

One Educated GIRL or BOY could

change the Home.

One Educated Home could change

the Village.

And One Educated Village could

change the management of its

Water Resources and Agriculture.

The Primary school was extended into

a High School from 5th Std. to 10 Std.

Eventually, coupled with adult

education program, the ratio of literacy

in the village grew from 30 % to 95 %

* 18 villagers donated their own land

for School Building & Playground.

This attracted the attention of

Government agencies towards

the leadership in the village

and convinced them that the

villagers are now progressing in

the right direction of further

development.

On 15th August 1994,

The Hivre Bazar village

Gramsabha (Village Meeting)

established the

“Yashwant Krishi Gram &

Watershed Development Trust”

for……….

….implementing watershed

development programmes in the

village.

The Village then started

implementing the programmes

and activities of Adarsh Gram

Yojana (Ideal Village Scheme).

GRAM SABHA- A KEY FACTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE

VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

Salient Features of the Village Hivre Bazar

Total Geographical Area 976.84 Ha.

Cultivatable Land 795.23 Ha.

Forest Land 070.03 Ha.

Pasture Land 006.75 Ha.

Irrigated Land 100.40 Ha.

No. of functioning wells 190

Slope of the watershed 3 to 25 %

TOTAL BAN ON

USING A BOREWELL FOR IRRIGATION

(Borewells to be used only for Drinking Water)

CULTIVATING WATER INTENSIVE CROPS

( Such as Banana & Sugarcane)

SELLING OF LAND TO OUTSIDERS

ANY FEELING OF FULL & PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

OF GROUND WATER OCCURING IN

INDIVIDUAL FARMS .

ACTIVITIES:

Contour Bunding, Continuous

Contour Trenching on Hill

Slopes & Planting of local,

hardy Trees, Bushes &

Grasses over the watershed.

New Constructions and repairs of

Loose Boulder Bunds, Cement

Bunds, Farm Bunds, Farm Tanks

& Percolation Tanks,

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AFTER Plantation

Earthen Bund Before Earthen Bund After Plantation

EARTHEN STRUCTURES

Earthen Structure in Monsoon Season

Chek Dam

Storage Bund Percolation Tank

Open Well

Water audit 2008General information of the village

1) Name of the village : Hiware Bazar

2) Tahsil : Nagar

3) District : Ahmednagar

4) Area of the village Ha : 976.84

5) Rainfall in mm : 277

6) Population : 1215

7) Cattle's : 1140

Artificial Aquifer Blast

IMPACT OF

PROGRAMME (Contd…)

INCREASED EMPLOYMENT

REDUCTION IN SOIL EROSION

( NO SILTING IN RESERVOIRS)

CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT IN ECOLOGY

POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGES & THRIFT

INCREASE IN CREDITWORTHINESS OF

VILLAGERS FOR GETTING BANK LOANS

CHANGE IN

STANDARD OF

LIVING DUE TO

ECONOMIC

STABILITY

MORE EARNING

SOURCES DUE TO

IMPLEMENTATION OF

“PANCHASUTRI”

(Five Principals)

ECONOMIC

STABILITY

RESULTED IN

BETTER HOUSING

THAN LIVING IN

GRASS HUTS.

WATER HARVESTING

PROVIDED MORE

WATER FOR

IRRIGATING (High

Value) CROPS

REDUCTION IN SOIL EROSION Grass Cutting

Bio-Gas Plant Grass Transportation For

Stall feeding of Cattle.

INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT

DAIRY

TAILORINGCARPENTRY

LOAN DISTRIBUTION

SOCIAL INTEGRATION BY FORMATION OF

• WOMEN’s THRIFT GROUPS

• WOMEN’s DAIRY SOCIETY

• BHAJNI MANDAL

( for Singing Devotional Songs)

• YOUTH CLUBS

• CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

• COMMON CREMATORIUM

• COMMON DRINKING

WATER SOURCE.

• ADOPTION OF “ONE FAMILY

ONE CHILD” CONCEPT

WOMENS GROUP

COMMUNITY

FARMING

FOR SOLVING THE

PROBLEM OF LABOUR

SCARCITY

The Total cost of Watershed programme

sanctioned by Govt. of Maharashtra State

was Rs. 6.60 Million

& the Villagers of

Hivre Bazar contributed Rs. 2.10 Million

through Shramdan (Voluntary Labour).

IMPACT OF

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION

Annual Per Capita Income

increased from Rs. 832 to

Rs.30,000($ 600) i.e. about

30 times

How such improvement could take

place?

Comparison between Previous and

Current situation...............

No. of Wells: 97 318 2.4 times

Electric Pumps: 87 280 2.25

Area under Irrigation in Hectares

Seasonal: 250 795.23 3.18

Summer: 7 72 10.28

Use of Improved

Seeds (Ha) : 53 548 10

Milk Production

(in Lit/ Day) : 140 5000 21

IMPACT OF PROGRAMME (Contd..)

RISE IN WATERTABLE (70-80 ft. to 20-25 ft.)

CHANGE IN CROPPING PATTERN

( From millets like Jowar & Bajra

to Onion, Potato, & Horticulture )

INCREASE IN CROPPING INTENSITY

INCREASE IN FODDER AVAILABILITY

(from 1500 mt. to 6000 mt. )

Golden Jubilee of Village

Assembly Vision 2010

1. No Family under Below Poverty

2. No Landless family

3. All Eco Friendly Houses

The Government of Maharashtra has

now appointed me as the Chief of its

"Ideal Village Program"

under which 300 villages are to be

developed on Hivre Bazar's Pattern.

Selection of 100 villages has

already done to replicate Hivre

Bazar.

Delegates from 122 nations have so far visited

Hivre Bazar.

The Village and Myself as its Sarpanch

(Village Chief)

have won several Honors and Awards so far,

including the National Agricultural Award,

National Productivity Award and

AGRI GOLD Award

&

Today, this “Certificate of Honour” from

the International Association of

Hydrogeologists (I.A.H.)

Pumping Hand pump which recharged after Watershed

Development, During the visit of Dr. Stephen Foster (UK) and

Dr. S.D.Limaye (Pune)

I thank Dr Stephen Foster, Dr.

Willi Stuckmeier and

Dr. Shrikant Limaye

for giving me an opportunity to

receive Special award for

Services to Groundwater

Sustainability and present Hivre

Bazar’s “Success Story” in

Annual General Assembly of

IAH.

THANK

YOUFor being with us …..