1) An earthen dam was constructed in Jhalara village with support from RF BIJ, storing 446,000 cubic meters of water. This irrigates 217 hectares of private land and benefits 250 families. 2) A study was conducted interviewing 91 households to analyze changes brought by the dam. It found a significant increase in rabi crop production and income for small/marginal farmers, and overall crop yields and incomes have more than doubled since the dam's construction. 3) To ensure sustainability, the villagers formed a water user group that collects fees for irrigation water to fund future dam maintenance without relying on outside support. While impacts have been positive, the summary notes there is still potential for

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By:-
Deepak Kumar Mahanta
KIIT School Of Rural Management
KIIT University
Project Guide
Sh. Rajeev Srivastava (Team Leader),Agar cluster
Sh. Sunil Srivastava(Thematic Leader)

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RF BIJ tries to follow watershed approach, conserving
every drop of water, through the adoption of local
conservation methods.
De-risking farmers and their farms from the extreme
vagaries of the monsoons forms the basis of this
engagement with community.
Depending on the geographical location, type of soil,
agricultural practices and needs of the community.
Many such RF BIJ initiatives have been appreciated by
external agencies, including state government.
Introduction

3. 3
Objectives
of Study
To collect data, analyze and
establish proof of spin off beyond
farming due to RF interventions.
To understand the changes
brought in general well-being
of the households in the
villages after the intervention.
To document the process,
results and impact of the
interventions with lessons
learned.

4. Agenda:- period of 2 months
Understanding Water Management and study of various
developmental activities done in Jhalara with the support of RF
Field visit(stayed
there for 1 and half
months)
VFA organization
process
Water harvesting
process
Water Security
Process
Interviewed 91* households out of 250 households on ODK based format
Analysis of data
*Due to unavailability of farmers only 91 farmers interviewed
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5. Understanding Of Village Jhalara
Total Government Land= 359.520 Hectare
Total Private Land= 547.810 Hectare
Total Irrigated Land= 328.230 Hectare
Un-irrigated Land=219.580Hectare
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• It comes under district Agar Malwa which is a newly formed district
• Agriculture was dependent on monsoon
• Total population of the village is 1741
• 371 households and is spread in an area of 907.330 Hectares

6. Jhalara’s Livelihood pattern:
Major
Livelihood -
Agriculture
Average land
holding – 2 Ha
Kharif crop -
Soyabean
Rabi Crops-
Wheat, Lentil,
Coriander
Average productivity of the Soybean in
rain fed area is 10.5 qt/Ha whereas in
irrigated- 15 qt/Ha (uncertain 
dependency on Rainfall)
Production of wheat before RF intervention
in rain fed area it is 30-40qtl/ha where as in
irrigated land it is 60 qtl/ha
(before RF intervention in village only 92.9
ha of land was cultivable during rabi
season) 6

7. Jhalara
earthen
dam
Top Width of
the Dam=
4.25 meter
Length of
Earthen
Dam= 189
meter
Total
Catchment
Area= 778 Ha
Cost of
Earthen
Dam= Rs 55
lac
Water Storage
Capacity of
Dam= 446000
cum(0.446
mcm)
Maximum
Height of
Dam= 10.25
meter
A glance at jhalara earthen dam
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Impact of jhalara dam
The Earthen Dam made is benefitting 250 families of the village and
irrigating 217 Hectare of private cultivable land, 12 Hectare developed land
Irrigation in horticulture plantation is 18.5 ha
The water collected in the dam will remain stored throughout the year and
fulfil the drinking, domestic and irrigation requirements of the community.
Total wasteland converted into cultivable land due to intervention= 83 Ha

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Speaking Impacts !

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S.
No.
Crop Crop
Area(Ha)
Water
Requirement
(M
/Irrigation)
Irrigation
Requirement
Total Water
Requiremen
t(cum/Ha)
Total Water
consumed (cum)
1 Wheat 124 0.05 6 3000 363000
2 Lentil 7.8 0.05 2 1000 5800
3 Gram 5 0.05 2 1000 2000
4 Coriander 6.6 0.05 2 1000 5200
Water Requirement
Total Water Consumption= 376000 cum
Cost (Rs. /Hectare)
Wheat Lentil Gram Coriander
Land preparation 3750 3750 2000 2000
Seed 3500 1750 3500 1250
Fertilizers and chemical control 5000 1750 4500 2500
Irrigation 10000 2500 2500 2500
Weeding 1250 - - 1500
Harvesting and Threshing 7500 4000 3000 3500
Transportation 2000 2000 2000 2000
Total cost 33000 15750 17500 15250
Yeild(qtl/ha) 50 15 15 12
Cost of Cultivation
• Analysis was carried out between the base
year(2011-12) and current year(2016-17).
The water collected in the dam will remain
stored throughout the year and fulfil the
drinking water and irrigation requirements
of the villagers.
The household members are 250 and
the total households benefited are
considered as 91 for the study purpose.
Out of this, small and marginal farmers
are 51 (area <=2 Ha.), medium farmers
are 24 (area > 2 and <= 4 Ha.) and
larger farmers are 16 (area > 4 Ha.).

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S.
No
.
Crop Total
Area
sown(Ha
)
Cultivatio
n
cost(Rs/H
a)
Total
Cultivati
on
Cost(Rs)
Estimate
d
Producti
on (qt)
Price
(Rs
/qt)
Gross
Return
(Rs)
Net
Return
(Rs)
1. Wheat 124 33000 4092000 6820 1625 11082500 6990500
2. Lentil 7.8 15750 122850 117 4800 561600 438750
3. Gram 5 17500 87500 125 4000 500000 412500
4. Corian
der
6.6 15250 100650 99 4500 445500 344850
Total Cultivation Cost of all the crops= Rs 44,03,000
Total Gross Return= Rs 1,25,89600
Net Return= Rs 81,86,600
Out of the total cultivated area of 143.4 Ha in Rabi season after the intervention of jhalara dam, farmer started
to cultivate Wheat, gram, lentil, onion, garlic, ginger, corn and coriander and the farmers get overall profit of
Rs. 81,86,600
Production of Crops

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Farmer
category
Year (2011-12) Year (2013-14) Year (2016-17)
Net avg
income
(kharif)
Net avg
income(rabi)
Net avg total
income
Net avg
income
(kharif)
Net avg
income(ra
bi)
Net avg
total
income
Net avg
income
(kharif)
Net avg
income(rabi)
Net avg
total
income
Small and
marginal
farmer
14547 8218 21602 2355 30978 33333 42582 41918 84501
Medium
farmer
21965 4066 26031 921 38138 39059 146125 165648 311774
Large farmer 60475 18641 67071 2848 140694 140694 403307 518138 921445
Overall 32329 10308 38234 2041 69936 71028 197338 241901 439240
Change in Average income in Kharif and Rabi crops from 2011-12(base year) to 2016-17.

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14547
8218
21602
2355
30978
33333
42582
41918
84501
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
YEAR (2011-12) YEAR (2013-14) YEAR (2016-17)
SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMER
Small and marginal farmer
Change in income pattern:-
the change in annual income from the base year to the
current year is quite significant in case of small and marginal
farmer. 21965
4066
26031
921
38138
39059
146125
165648
311774
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
NETAVGINCOME
(KHARIF)
NETAVG
INCOME(RABI)
NETAVGTOTAL
INCOME
YEAR (2011-12) YEAR (2013-14) YEAR (2016-17)
MEDIUM FARMER
Medium farmer
In case of medium farmer, there was a downfall in kharif in
the year(2013-14), it was due to less production and heavy
rainfall soya bean got destroyed. In the year(2016-17) there
was a very significant growth.

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60475
18641
67071
2848
140694
140694
403307
518138
921445
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
YEAR (2011-12) YEAR (2013-14) YEAR (2016-17)
LARGE FARMER
Large farmer
In case of large farmers as they had also suffered loss in the kharif season in the year(2013-14) but later they had a
tremendous growth in their annual income

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14547
8218
21602
2355
30978
33333
42582
41918
84501
21965
4066
26031
921
38138
39059
146125
165648
311774
60475
18641
67071
2848
140694
140694
403307
518138
921445
32329
10308.33333
38234.66667
2041.333333
69936.66667
71028.66667
197338
241901.3333
439240
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
NET AVG
INCOME
(KHARIF)
NET AVG
INCOME(RABI)
NET AVG TOTAL
INCOME
YEAR (2011-12) YEAR (2013-14) YEAR (2016-17)
CHANGE IN ANNUAL NET INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD
Small and marginal farmer Medium farmer Large farmer Overall
The overall change of production in kharif and rabi season is remarkable mostly in kharif the production is
much more better than base year. As there is more than 60% change recorded in the kharif season, which is
all due to the the water available for irrigating from the dam.
Overall change in annual income

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Criteria Index
Total
Land
Total Kharif
Land
Total Kharif
Production
Total Rabi
Land
Total Rabi
Production
Up to 5 Bigha 5 274 222 648 222 781
5 to 10 Bigha 10 505 203 1055 202 1623
10 to 20 Bigha 20 836 244 1614 243 1867
More than 20
Bigha
>20 1173 231 2047 231 2754
Total Area 2789 900 5365 898 7025
Area/
Household
11 10 21 6 27
Production
Per ha
10
Production
Per hectare
20
Production Criteria
Before interventions of RF After interventions
Criteria
Inde
x
No of
farmer
s
Total
land(in
ha)
total
cultivat
e land
from
dam
Total kharif
land under df(
in ha)
Total
kharif
producti
on under
df in
(qntl)
Total rabi land
under df (in ha)
Totalrabi
producti
on under
df in
(qntl)
Small and
marginal
farmer
<=2 51 59 46 54 812 53 1555
Medium
farmer
>2
and
<=4
24 78 36 36 548 36 998
Large farmer >4 16 146 54 54 746 54 1712
Total 91 283 136 144 2106 142 4265
Area/househ
old
3 1 1 23 1 46
production/Hect
are
14
production/Hect
are
29
Crop production increases in both the seasons after RF interventions.
During kharif production(qntl)/bigha increases from 10 to 14 and in rabi it increases from 20 to 29

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80
1
5
2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 30
15
3 4 2 1 1 1 0
3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Before intervention After intervention
Change in annual income:-
Increase in production leads to increase in annual income which is clearly visible from the above
graph. Before RF intervention there were only 11 farmers whose earnings was above 1 lakhs but after
intervention there are now 60 farmers whose annual earnings is more than 1 lakhs.

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Change in production during rabi season:-
before
intervention,
2150, 34%
after
intervention,
4261, 66%
before intervention after intervention
Production increases by 101% afte RF intervention

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Major Impacts
• Jhalara Dam – Major income source
• Social and economical change
• Drinking water secured
• Increased water level in wells
• Enhanced gender equality
• Water available in summer too !
• Reverse migration – employment within
the village

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Improved
perspective on
education of girl
children

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What about
sustainability of
jhalara earthen
dam??

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The villagers had also found out a solution for this as a result of which they would not depend on
RF in future for any kind of maintenance of the dam,
To maintain its sustainability, the members of Jhalara VA had organized a meeting and formed a
water user group and decided that those farmers who are utilizing dam water for irrigation purpose
should pay an amount of Rs.1000/bigha for the current year and it is Rs 500/bigha from next year
own wards.
So further if any kind of problem occurs in the dam, the villagers should repair through the money
collected and also some rules were created by the water user group embers that no unnecessary
usage of water should be there.

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Still miles to go!!!....

25. 25
Thank you