Water conservation is an innovative approach required to be adopted to recharge ground water. This includes check-dams, farm ponds,ponds on terraces of hills etc
2. WHAT LEAD TO
CONSERVATION
ā¢ Causing drought every
third year
ā¢ Migration of lacs of
people with cattle
ā¢ huge expenditure
towards scarcity relief
works
Rainfall not
only
scanty, but
unreliable &
unevenly
distributed
ā¢ which accounts for
MAJORITY of the surface
water
Perennial
rivers
located in
only LIMITED
area
ā¢ 3 to 5 meter depletion
every year
ā¢ Literally mining from 1000
feet below ground
ā¢ Deterioration in quality
leading to diseases like
Fluorosis
Ground
water
quality &
quantity not
dependable
4. 4
Sardar Patel Participatory
Water Conservation Scheme
ā The Concept
ā¢ simple wall across
some rivulet /
stream/ river.
ā¢ Stops water up to
1.5ā2 meter height,
ā¢ Allows rest of water
to spill over , if water
level rises.
ā¢ Has no moving
components /
mechanical devices,
ā¢ Requires less
operation &
maintenance
ā¢ Recharges ground
water & offers facility
for lift irrigation
A
Check-
dam is
a
5. 5
MODUS
OPERANDI
Formation of group of beneficiary farmers.
Selection of site by the Group
Application to sub-Division with Rs.500
deposit.
Attachment of copy of 7/12 form
Scrutiny of application & site visit
Refund of deposit for infeasible site
Design, Estimates taken up. For feasible
site
Own design from qualified engineer
permitted
Government contribution 80%, farmersā
20 %.
Farmers paying Deposit Rs. 500
6. Terrace Talavdi
ā¢ New initiative taken to
prepare Terrace
Talavdis on degraded
reserved forest areas
ā where replantation is
needed.
ā¢ Staggered countoured
trenches constructed
over slope areas and
higher terrains
ā to increase moisture
conservation and
establish green cover.
Khet Talavdi (farm pond)
ā¢ Special scheme for
construction of Farm
Ponds and Sim Talavdis
launched
ā¢ Farm Ponds are
constructed in private
arable land, whereas the
Sim Talavdis in
community lands.
ā¢ 90% financial assistance
is given for farm ponds
& Sim Talavdis.
ā¢ Village panchayat
bears remaining cost
in case of Sim
Talavdis.
7. TOWARDS ECONOMY ā
BORI BUNDH
ā¢Construction of temporary dykes
of gunny bags, known as bori
bundhs to conserve water at low
cost.
RIGHT STEP ā
ASTOUNDING EXPERIENCE
8. Benefits of water
conservation drive
Secured kharif crop
Supported rabi crop after normal
monsoon
Reduced extraction of ground water
Optimum utilisation of resources
Augmented ground water recharge
ā¢ average 7 to 8 wells got recharged
ā¢ Ground water table rose by 3 to 9 mRejuvenated rivers already gone dry
Reduction in power consumption
Increase in rural prosperity
11. 11
Name of Village : Gadhada kot
P.I.A. : G.S.R.D.C.
Name of Block : Dhansura
Project Name : IWDP-2
Name of District : sabarkantha
Khet Talavadi (Farm Pond)
13. Deepening of Tank
13
Sinduri Tank Dist. Vadodara
Kalo Doli-2 Tal. Nasavadi
Dist. Vadodara
Deepening of ponds
ā¢Taken up where construction of check dam not feasible
ā¢Carried out with peopleās participation (90:10)