Diversion Based Irrigation

(DBI) in Koraput

INDEX

Context Community and Livelihoods DBI Project Area Achievements Innovations Difficulties Overcoming Strategies Observed Reasults

CONTEXT

₪ Koraput district is featured with rugged hills with intermontane valleys. The elevation of hilly terrain ranges from 900 to 1672 mt above msl.

₪ The district has only 31% of TGA under Net sown area and 24% of TGA is under forest area with a very low forest cover, 4% TGA is under shifting Cultivation.

₪ Heavy degradation of Kolab catchments threatening agriculture based livelihoods

KORAPUT

South-Eastern region of Orissa.

Contiguous to main land of Eastern Ghats.

Scattered, sharp, isolated hills with thin forest

cover.

Several perennial streams.

Main rivers: Kolab, Machkund, Indravati,

Vansadhara & Nagabali.

Rainfall: 1567.2 mm with 83.9 rainy days.

Community and Livelihoods

₪ 82% families live Below Poverty Line in Koraput District.

₪ In Koraput district, 61% people belong to ST and SC community.

₪ In the project area ST % ranges from 74 to 96, and that of SC % remains within 4 to 16 of total population. Cultivators-50% Agri.laborers-27%.

₪ In the project area 20-25% income comes from Shifting cultivation and livestock ( ruminants), 50-55% from agriculture and agri labour, 4 to 8% from Forest and tree produce and the rest income is from wage labour

DBI PROJECT AREA

10 schemes in 9 villages.

90% tribal communities.

Total command area: 186.28 ha

Total beneficiaries: 428

Total length of pipe line: 12,100 mt

Total cost of the project (Excluding Admn): Rs.

32.16lakhs

Cost per ha: Rs. 17260

DETAILS OF DBI SCHEMES:

Villages Command area (ha)

Beneficiaries Length of PVC pipe line

Upper Barabandh

9.16 51 1050

Kasuguda 7.04 14 -

Bhitarkota 12.15 24 1200

Kanti (Godagandhi)

16.07 56 1800

Kanti (Jalaguda)

12.13 65 1050

Thuriya 21.13 62 1100

Karanjaguda 32.27 72 1200

Taupadar 40.61 32 2200

Dumuriguda 25.36 38 1500

Khejrakotta 10.36 14 1000

TOTAL 186.28 428

ACHIEVEMENTSYear No of

SchemesHouseholds benefited

Acres irrigated in Rainy Season

Acres irrigated in Winter season

Acres irrigated in Summer season

2011-12 10 428 186.28 135.48 85.56

Crops (Before)

Brinjal, Carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Radish, Leafy Vegetable, Potato, Tomato, Millet

Crops (After)

Brinjal, Carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Radish, Leafy Vegetable, Potato, Tomato, Millet Coriander, Wheat, Maize, Paddy, Green Pea, Cow Pea(Jhudanga), Ladies Finger, Groundnut, Cauli-lower, Mustard)

INNOVATIONS

VIs taking initiative on Catchment protection and

restricting Podu

On field training to Para-workers on Plumbing

work

Inclusion of poor through share cropping

Encouraging Organic farming for sustainable

agriculture

Leveraging from MGNREGS for land development

DIFFICULTIES

To ground benefit sharing mechanism for all

To convince for organic farming

High input cost of cultivation

Irregularities in banking procedurals

Convincing for Podu regulation

To consider as a village asset when it is less

inclusive

OVERCOMING STRATEGIES

Ensuring communal ownership and management

Cluster level issue based interaction and

learning workshop

Exposure visit to best practice areas

Orientation by Resource Person

Use of traditional variety seeds

Encouraging Vermicompost

Seeding and Plantation in the catchment

SUGGESTIONS Should transcend beyond irrigation and meet other

needs such as drinking water and domestic use.

Some features must target in developing land.

Community contribution for better management and

ownership of the assets.

Some components exclusively for landless.

Should emphasize catchment protection.

Convergence for financial inclusion and supply chain

management

OBSERVED RESULTS

Better land and water management.

Assured irrigation for Rabi and Summer crops.

Increase in vegetables and pulses crops.

Increase in household income.

Strengthening of village institution.

Shifting of labour force from catchment to

command area and catchment protection.

Optimum use of land in the command area

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