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success stories

Karanpur Mili-watershed

District – Bastar, Block Jagdalpur

Longitude : 82˚03` to 82˚13`E

Latitude : 19˚05’ to 19˚09’N

Location of watershed area

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Latitude : 19˚05’ to 19˚09’N

Altitude : 595 MSLArea : 3925 ha.Area to be treated: 2000 ha.

PO S.G. College of Agriculture and ResearchStation, IGAU, Jagdalpur, Bastar Chhattisgarh

Problem abstracts

• Degraded hillocks in Bastar have shallow todeep profile, light texture, gravelly, poorwater retention capacity, low nutrient andorganic matter and high erodibility.

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• Characterized by low crop productivity (inBastar rice 11.43q/ha, Ragi 385q/ha, smallmillet 2.75q/ha, maize 17q/ha pulse5.7kg/ha and oil seed 2.7q/ha).

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Problem abstracts

• To control the problems of erosion,erratic rainfall, undulating topographyand edaphic factors.

• Participatory Watershed management -animportant tool in enhancing the Socio–

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important tool in enhancing the Socio–economic status of small and marginalfarmers.

• Difficult to transfer advanced agriculturaltechnologies to the farmer’s field withoutparticipatory management.

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Details of Micro watersheds

Micro

Watershed

Total

Area

Treated

Area

Block No of

villages

Turenar 1000 ha 500 ha Jagdalpur 4

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Karanpur 1125 ha. 500 ha Jagdalpur 3

Upenpal 1000 ha. 500 ha. Jagdalpur 3

Chittalur 800 ha. 500 ha. Jagdalpur 2

• Of 3925 ha 2000 ha treated underwatershed programme.

• 13 villages benefited through watershedtreatment.

• Works taken up under soil conservation(30%) water harvesting/ conservation

Treatment

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(30%) water harvesting/ conservation(40%), plantation (10%), fodderdevelopment (10%) and other activitiessuch as fisheries development,mushroom cultivation, NADEP, wormicompost, poultry(10%).

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• Integrated and holistic treatment ofwatershed from ridge to valley taken up.

• Check unpredictable production systemswhere rain-fed farming is substantiallyhampered and extreme cases may lead to

Treatment

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hampered and extreme cases may lead tomass crop failure. Percolation tanks at hilltop.

• Percolation dabries within the plots.• CPT constructed.

Objectives

• To evaluate the comparative effect ofvarious soil and water conservationstructures viz. Continuous contour trench,Scattered contour trench and plantation onnatural resources and rehabilitation ofHillock.

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natural resources and rehabilitation ofHillock.

• To asses the impact of soil and waterconservation measurements on biomassand organic matter accumulation.

• Effect of trenches on run-off control andsoil erosion.

Conclusion• The study revels that plant growth is

significantly affected by construction oftrench.

• During yr. 04-05, 57,386 cum of waterharvested.

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harvested.• Soil erosion checked by construction of all

the above structures.• 3884 cum of earth was retained captured.

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Conclusion

• Organic carbon in the structures wasincreased by trapping of leaf litter andother sources from 0.41 to 0.61%. Waterharvesting structures like PercolationTank, Burrow-pits, CPT conserve soil

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Tank, Burrow-pits, CPT conserve soiland water and help growth of plants ondegraded Hillocks.

• SCT gave better results than the CCTwith survival of 72.5% in cashew ascompared to 51.52%.

• The results indicate that the SHGobtained highest income of Rs 5,625/-and lowest Rs. 3250/-.

• Mushroom production activity is a goodsource of income as well as provides

Result

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source of income as well as providesemployment for rural women.

• Problem of mal-nutrition can also beovercome.

• 1200 SHGs formed

• 4000 Women’s Saving Groups formed.

• Agriculture productivity up by 12%.

• Additional area under cultivation – 85ha.

Achievements

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ha.

• Increase in fodder availability- 45 ha.

• Water level increase in wells 0.83 m.

• Irrigated area increased by 40 ha.

• Reduction in labour migration 21%.

Conclusion

• The demonstrated technology hasincreased the average yield by almost80.0 % over local practices.

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• The dissemination of technologyincreased productivity of ragi.

• The farmers are also convinced andhave accepted the technology.

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Demonstration of Ragi fields

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Paddle operated low lift pump

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Thank you

Our Journey Continues….

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Thank you

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