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Building dreams with watersheds–Model Watershed in Nagulapally-Konapur

  1. Building dreams with watersheds– Model Watershed in Nagulapally-Konapur Watershed development program in India is silently revolutionalizing the rainfed areas and can become Growth Engine for inclusive and sustainable development in vast tracts of rainfed areas in India •Project initiated in the year 2009 under a consortium that included the Government of India, ICRISAT, READ (Rural Education and Agricultural Development) and Government of Telangana • The project was developed for demonstrating the potential of rainfed areas for medium rainfall dryland areas (700-1100 mm rainfall/annum) Soil and water conservation structures include: •Presently there are 42 borewells and 5 open wells •Also groundwater levels have increased by 2.8-3.6 m after construction of the new check dams Structure No of units Capacity in m3 Rock Filled Dams 31 2400 Check Dams 5 6800 Mini Percolation tanks 16 9600 Earthen Gully Plugs 10 2000 Farm Ponds 5 880 Sunken Ponds 16 2800 Stone Outlets 15 300 Farm Bunding near fields 4874 Desilting of old check dams 2 1100 Partners: Government of India, READ NGO, Watershed committee Nagulapally and Konapur & Government of Telangana
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