Presenting by WIN Foundation on Participatory resource (soil and water) management work being carried out in Kachchh, an arid region. This is implemented by our partner, Arid Communities and Technologies

1. Demonstration, Standardization and
Scale-up of PGWM Model with
Innovation and Technological
Interventions
A Joint Project by

2. Content
• Background and Journey so far
• Achievement
• Future Need for Expansion

3. Solutions- Local to Regional
• Geo-hydrological study based
decentralized village planning
• Drinking water security through
managing groundwater
• Groundwater management set up for
single aquifer
• Evolved Participatory Groundwater
Management (PGWM) concept for
shared aquifer
• Demonstration of PGWM in onc cluster
• Scale up of experience and learning to
regional level
Background: How PGWM Evolve in Kachchh?
Regional characters
• Arid climate
• Low rainfall and
drought- as regular
phenomenon
• Blessed with good
potential aquifers
• Livelihoods
dependency on
groundwater
• Groundwater under
stress of exploitation
• Lack of inclucsion of
geohydrology
science
Regional Issues
• Aridity
• Rock Salinity
• Water table
depletion
• Sea water
salinity ingress
• Water quality
deterioration
• Water Scarcity

4. Background: Initiation Through Kankavati Sandstone - Aquifer
GUJARAT
7 geo-hydrology
characteristics
based zonation
COASTAL KACHCHH
• Kankavati Aquifer caters
water to 250 villages, 6
towns and >10
Industries
• Spread about 4000
SQKM
• Aquifer boundary
crosses 26 watershed
K-MARC Cluster
• Coordinate N 220 46’ 13.1’’ to
N 220 59’ 40.66’’ and E 690
21’ 6.24’’ to E 690 34’ 16.44’’
• 340.72 SQKM
• 19Villages
• 77,172 Population
• Major livelihood -
agriculture, animal
husbandry and fishing

5. Journey So Far….
2018-2020
2020 onward
GSS, Parab, CGPL,
WIN Foundation
CGPL, WIN
Foundation
GoG, Other
Stakeholders
APPI
Consolidation of
Experiences and Steps
towards outreach and
Evidences for Adaptation
Organizing community
towards common pool
resource Management
Innovation Techniques
Emergence of learning lab
Linkages with KVK,
IIT, TISS,
A Centre of Excellence for
PGWM
BJ’s Sustainability through
entrepreneur Model
Resource Management with
the use ofTechnology Scale
up with other stakeholders
and ABhY
Scaling up &
Expansion
Supported by
Bhujal
Gurukul

6. Handhold byWIN Foundation….
2017-18
2018-19
2019-2021
WSP – 12
Bhujal Jankar – 08
Supply Side Intervention
Demand Side Intervention
Community Mobilization
Monitoring by Community
WSP – 09
Bhujal Jankar – 10
Supply Side Intervention
Demand Side Intervention
Community Mobilization - 04
Farmer Groups
WSP – support toVRTI – 19WSP
Bhujal Jankar – 14
Supply Side Intervention
Demand Side Intervention
Community Mobilization - 12
Farmer Groups )6 Male and 06
Female)
Introduction ofTechnologies – WQ
Kit,WL Recorder,AWS, Moisture
Meter
StrengtheningTrainingsCentre
Deficit 32.89 MCM
Deficit 27.00 MCM
Deficit 24.38 MCM
Defunct Bore Recharge Sacksful Trial
SRI –Wheat 10 farmer
Compost
Water Meter – 15 Farmers
Community Ownership -
Defunct Bore Recharge > 350
done by Community
KVK- Trains Farmer Groups
Water Quality Kit, AWS,
DWLR, Moisture meter
Connect with 04 Strat ups
Support to VRTI, Anarde
Foundation, 05 Taluka
panchayat
Measures of Success

7. Supply side intervention
Sr. No. Intervention activity Qty No of villages
1 Check dam 28 14
2 Defunct borewell recharge 385 18
3 Drinking water pond 14 10
4 Filter well 1 1
5 Pond 47 17
6 Recharge tube well 27 11
7 RRWHS 9 5
Demand side intervention
Sr. No. Intervention activity Qty No of villages Land (Ha)
1 Land management 2001 2 75
2 Bund 204 7 210
3 Fodder grass NB21 241 7 104.8
4
Change crop seed variety (wheat and
sorghum) 111 3 68
5
Application of silt in farms (excavated from
tanks) 2114 9 310
Background –Various Activities

8. Background –Various Activities
Groundwater conservation interventions
Demand Side Management Connect
Community withTechnology

9. Background –Various Activities
Automatic Weather Station – 02
DigitalWater
Level Recorder

10. Achievements
•Partnership with Govt and Other
Donors - within Kankavati an out
side Kachchh
•K_MARC emerge as Bhujal Gurukul
•Linkages with Startup

11. Achievements - Scale up
Opportunity and Expansion in
Kachchh

12. Impact on Water Levels and Quality -
Cluster

13. Adopted Standardized Process forWSPs –
in Government programs
District Level Workshop Block level Workshop
Rapport Building GP &
Community Visit
Orientation of ABhY and
PGWM to Community
CB Training of CRP and
PGWMC
Sensitization , mobilization of
community & Formation of
PGWMC
Field data collection by CRP
Sensitization of community
on supply & demand side
Intervention
Water Security Planning
CRP
Selected

14. Project - Goal
• Demonstrate scale up PGWM in various
geographies and respective Partners
• Mode of Partnership – Capacity building,
Demonstration linkages
• Scale up in Four District 239 Villages in 8 Block
Implementation to create an environment for Self-
learning - Self Improving - Self Reliant - Community
to create pathway for sustainable natural resources

15. Project - Aim and Objectives
Aim: Ensure Groundwater and land resource sustainability for generations
Objectives
 Educate Community for responsible use of GW
 Evolve local specific groundwater management practices
 Capacity building among Partners
 Leadership development to trigger scale up
 Streamlined communication
 Increase yield – soil, nutrition, crop diversity
 Branding and labelling system
 Entrepreneur among Bhujal jankar / Farmer Groups
 Improvement in economies of village and marginal families

16. Implementation Approach

17. Activities
•Planning and study for land and water
management
• Water Security Plan
• Activity wise action plans
•Scale up strategies – Capacity building
•Convergence
•AR & Studies for customized techniques in
different geographies (supply & Demand)

18. ThankYou