presented in Asia Water Week 2013, Manila 11-13 March 2013

1. NATIONAL AGRO FOUNDATION INDIA
WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

2. Watershed Projects
•• Four watershedsFour watersheds
•• 5400 hectares5400 hectares•• 5400 hectares5400 hectares
•• 20 Villages20 Villages
•• 3000 Families3000 Families
•• 2100 Land less families2100 Land less families
•• Rs.462 Lakh Project costRs.462 Lakh Project cost
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3. Awareness Creation, Training, PRA and Institutional Set up
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4. Natural Re‐source Development
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5. Setting up of Oxygen Factory (Carbon Credit)
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6. Worth of Water = ∞
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7. Need based training and demonstration
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8. Livelihood support – A regular income to rural folk
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9. Results conceived …
•• Water table increase in open well up to 2.5 Water table increase in open well up to 2.5
metersmeters
•• 30,000 Plants of Agro forestry and 30,000 Plants of Agro forestry and
horticulture Plantedhorticulture Planted
•• 28500 lakh liters of water harvested in 1000 28500 lakh liters of water harvested in 1000
hectare in one yearhectare in one year
C i i t it d bl dC i i t it d bl d•• Cropping intensity doubledCropping intensity doubled
•• Enhanced productivity by 30Enhanced productivity by 30‐‐50%50%
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10. A NAF‐NABARD PROJECT
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