1. Food Security for mall and Marginal Farmers of Manipur through Diversion Based
Irrigation
Supported by: Jamsetji Tata Trust
Mumbai
Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA)
Manipur

2. Uniqueness of DBI in Manipur
Non existence of irrigational infrastructural facilities
 Since 25 years back, Virtually none
Institutional- Building go hand –hand
 village level Water User groups (farmer groups) natural resources of land,
 water, biodiversity and relevant Gov’t programs/schemes for food security
&
 livelihood
Most appropriate technology for
marginal farmers of Manipur to transform
village
 Good Rainfall/water shed areas
 Topography suitable
 70 % live rural areas and depend NR livelihood base
 works in 725 m sea level to 1300 m sea level
 Traditionally practice
 Best alternative method in for Jhum

3. Continued..2p
Assured and stabilized paddy production
Food Production in villages
Chance of Convergence with
 Gov’ t , NABARD, ICAR, HORTICULTURE departments is very high
Introduction of cash crops

4. OUTCOME
 Environment Conservation Certificate Issued by Village Councils all
DBI villages
 WATER USER GROUPs Formed (Water Tax Introduced in village) In
Every DBI Village/bank account opened and money transferred
through it
 MNERG Schemes are used In every DBI village
 Village borrowed Loan to complete DBI structure (1 village)
 Gov’t Drilled Hand Pump and Hybrid Solar Device Installed in 1
village
 DBI Partners are following SOP
 Adopted SRI in DBI irrigated areas
 Partners level technician capacitated

5. DBI critically addressed Four Issues
• Irrigation for rain-fed area-four villages
• Providing Safe Drinking water 5 villages
• Decreased Jhum and promote irrigation
terrace cultivation- 1 village
• Promote livelihood activities- all DBI villages

6. • Project Duration: May -2013-March 2014
• Project Budget
Rs.13,09,000.00
• Investment Per acre Rs.1,218 per acre

7. List of partners
Leading
NGO
Development & Relief Department
Rongmei Naga Baptist Association
11 Partner
NGOs
1 Action of Women in Development (AWID)
2 Development Agency for Tribal People (DATP)
3 Evangelical Assembly Church (EAC)
4 Integrated Rural Management Association (IRMA)
5 People's Endeavour for Social Change (PESCH)
6 People’s Resource Development Association (PRDA)
7 Rural Aid Service (RAS)
8 Rongmei Christian Development Society (RCDS)
9 Rural Education and Action for Change-Manipur (REACH-M)
10 Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA)
11 Weaker Section’s Development Council (WSDC)

8. Institutional Building

9. Outreach
Working in total 1474 households (population ) 5461
of 11 villages 8 blocks 7 districts comprised of 8
tribes

10. Irrigation
in 4 villages
benefitting 741 total house holds and 389 acre
1.Riangluang (DATP) H/H 614 and 45 acre
2. Mangkot (RAS) H/H 57 and 151 acre
3.Christian Lamlong Compound-REAC-M H/H 49 and 91 acre
4.Jaorlpokpi –PESCH H/H 21 and 102 acre

11. populations.
1.Phalee (AWID) H/h 118 and 668 pln.
2.Namkaoluang (RNBA) H/H 133 and 968 pln.
3.Khawpuibung (EAC) H/H 84 and 359 pln.
4. Twichin (IRMA) H/H 52 and 284 pln.
5.Khamshim (WSDC)H/H 49 and 748 pln.

12. Jhum area decreasedvillage benefitting 49 total
households and 45 hac total areas command.
• Riangluang (DATP) H/H 49 and area command
45 ha.

13. Livelihood activities possible in 2 villages total house hold 298
and total population is 1156.
1.Chalungkhou (RCDS) H/H 30 and Total 186 pln.
2.Iseipokpi leimaram (PRDA) H/H268 and total 970 pln.

14. challenges
• Lack Crops diversification
• Yet to develop simple but effective MIS