Enhancing Livelihood Through Diversion Based Irrigation In

Kalahandi (Odisha)

Combating water Scarcity and socio-economic

deprivation,Through the effective use of Water

resources in Dudkarenga and Barbandha villages of Kalahandi (odisha)

Supported ByImplemented By

Presented By-Banshidhar Behera

Maheswar Pattnayak

Improve the livelihood of the tribal and rural people of Barbandha and Dudkarenga Villages Of M.rampur Block in Kalahandi district through Diversion Based Irrigation initiative addressing food security and climate justice.

•Creating employment opportunity during each succeeding year i.e. @ 120 man days at average per acre coming double crops. Boosting food production at least two folds in the same land. (I.e –khariff & Rabi)

•Striking at the very root cause of migration in the locality. As well as improving the socio-economic condition of the people which mainly depends on agriculture

•To provide irrigation facility to the un-irrigated and waste lands and to develop and conserve natural resources of the nearby developing small irrigation structure and to improve the water management skills of tribal farmers by indigenous way.

•To make action research to develop new intervention strategies for socio cultural and economic and agricultural development of the downtrodden people of the drought prone area.

Objectives Behind The Project

VILLAGE BLOCKPOPULATI

ONCOVERED

TOTAL LAND

(In Acres.)

LAND COVERED

BY DBI

No. Of Beneficiary’

s(Farmer’s)

NAME OF THE WUA

BARBANDHA

M.RAMPUR 602 358 132 42

Baba Rameswar

WUA

DUDKARENJA

M.RAMPUR 329 314 204 39

Singhabahini

WUA

Beneficiary Details Of Madanpur.rampur Block of Kalahandi,Odisha

Before AfterTotal Irrigated Lands in all seasons (In Acres.)

1. Barabandha 290

4452. Dudkarenja 222

278Major Crops Cultivated Paddy, Maize

Paddy,Pulses,maize, Ground peanuts and Vegetables

(Tomatao,Brinjal,Lady finger,Beans,etc.)

Capacity Building

Several Capacity Building events were organized in 2 project locations where Youth Participants, SHG leader’s, VDC (Village Development Committees) and farmers have participated as the key participants to strengthen their leadership quality.

Agriculture Promotion i. 2 G.P Level Training were Organised on improved agricultural practices i.e- SRI Cultivation, Kitchen Gardening and Vegetable cultivation in collaboration with agriculture and Hurticulture Department of Kalahandi,Odisha.

ii. Different Vegetable seeds were distributed to 122 potential farmers of dudkarenja and barabandha.

iii. 2 exposure visit were conducted by AJSA- 26 farmers and SHG Leaders have visited to DBI field area to study the functioning of Diversion based irrigation channel and its uses on agricultural activities ,by Water User Association’s (WUA’s).

Some Glimpses Of Our Work

Some Glimpses Of Our Work

Some Glimpses Of Our Work

Some Glimpses Of Our Work

Planned for 20 nos. of new DBI sites. SRI Promotion programme in project village

Promotion of Organic Farming Diversified Cropping and Market Linkage. Development of Grain Bank in DBI Village Establishment of Farmers Federation.

Future Planning