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CROPS NGO interactions with Waddicherla Gram Panchayat farmers

About Waddicherla Gram Panchayat

Waddicherla Gram Panchayat is located in Lingala Ghanpur mandal of Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh. The Gram Panchayat is

having around 503 families with 2,348 acers of agriculture land. The major water harvesting structures of the village are Talla cheruvu &

tummala kunta and these are using as percolation tanks. . The main occupation of villagers is Agriculture. Around 342 families

are dependent on Agriculture mainly on rain fed and ground water sources. Agriculture

lands are sandy lands and with less fertility.

CWS/SuGWM-CROPS 2011-12

Case study on Farmers collective towards silt application

The 106 farmers are happy that each of their fertilizer cost for the next three

years Rs. 10,000/- will be reduced

In the olden days whenever these tanks were filled with silt then farmers used to collect and

transported to their agricultural fields to increase soil fertility of the land. Earlier they were used

bullock carts for transportation it is of very less cost. This application use to increase the fertility sandy lands. Since one decade due to unavailability of

bullock carts many farmers are not collecting soil from tank. Tractor hiring for this activity also expensive so farmers are going for it. Several

farmers are looking for the donors to help them to provide financial support for tank de-silting and for

silting applications in their lands.

Interventions by SuGWM/CROPS

In June 2011, around 106 farmers formed in group and elected one committee consisting 12 members for focus on concerns such as conserve ground water for drinking water and irrigation & sustainable agriculture practices

with facilitation of CROPS under SuGWM project. Farmers collectively felt that they should go for silting

application to their lands as it was not happening more than decade. The de-silting tank also will make space to

store more water which can recharge the wells in surround to tank. So the task of de-silting was finalized

to take up. Committee analyzed that de-siltation of the tank in

NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) will not support all farmers at a time and there is there is

no other scheme in Government which will entertain this activity. They calculate that it will cost around Rs.

225- will cost for de-silting and transporting one tractor load to their lands.

Initialization of De-silting works in Talla Cheruvu tank

Scenario of silting application

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Meanwhile CROPS NGO with support of

CWS-SuGWM project, made dialogue with

farmers collective and enquired about

contribution of farmers. Farmers agreed to

contribute Rs. 75 (33%) for each load. A total

of 4,000cub.m of tank silt was removed

increasing the tank storage capacity by 10.56

lakhs gallon and 106 acres of land was applied

with the silt benefiting 106 farming families.

Regu Angaiah, presendent of farmers

collective; said that as per to the mutual

understanding of Farmers CROPS NGO, the

de-silting talla cheruvu has been started on

13.04.2012 The farmer collective leaders took

initiative in overseeing part of activity and

made efforts to provide each 19 truck load for

106 farmers.

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Mr. P. Yadava reddy, farmer is having two acre of land and received 19 trucks load. He is

feeling that his land will give good yield in next crop as his land is fertile.

Mr. Sathaiah, farmer belongs to marginalized community felt that his dream was fulfil due to the support of SuGWM project and he was

very thankful to the CROPS and CWS.

Goal of SuGWM project

To ensure equitable and sustained access to water for the wellbeing

and livelihoods of all people of two Gram Panchayats in Warangal

district and four Gram Panchayats of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Project Period June 2011 to July 2016

SuGWM project office

Centre for World Solidarity

12-13-451, Street No.1, Tarnaka

Secunderabad-500017

Andhra Pradesh

[email protected]

http://www.cwsy.org/sugwm.html

Ph/Fax: 91-40-27007906

CROPS (Centre for Rural Operation Programmes Society)

4-5-20/10, Sanjay nagar, Dharmakancha, Jangaon, Warangal Dist. , Andhra Pradesh,

Ph: 08716-223621; [email protected]

RIDS (Rural Integrated Development Socitey) 2/282, Main road, Garladinne, Ananthapur Distt.

Andhra Pradesh Ph: 08551-286473; [email protected]

JJ (Jana Jagruti) Beside petrol bunk, Revenue colony,

Khadiri, Anantapur dist, Andhra Pradesh Ph: 08498-232373; [email protected]

http://www.cwsy.org/sugwm.html

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