This document summarizes the activities and outcomes of a water resource development project implemented by the Rongmei Naga Baptist Association in Manipur, India from 2010-2011. The key points are: 1) The project budget was Rs. 1.19 crore, with 89% from government grants and 11% from own funds. 2) The project developed water resources across 32 villages and 14 partner organizations, benefitting 798 households across 2,138 acres of land, including previously abandoned fields. 3) Activities included constructing check dams, intake chambers, pipelines, and revolving funds for second crops. This increased paddy production by 1/3 and triggered second crop cultivation for 297 households.

1. Rongmei Naga Baptist Association -Manipur

2. Source of Income
• JTT : Rs.1,05,59,000 =(89 %)
• Own Means : Rs.13,53,638 = (11%)
• Total budget : Rs.1,19,12,638 =(100%)
• Project Period: April 2010 – 31 March 2011
• Project Location: Manipur

3. Command area: 2138.5 Acres.
(This is including waste land/abandoned terrace due to water shortage
(457 acres out of 14 Partner NGOs).
The total existing terrace before DBI program is 1681 acres.
It is calculated the paddy production is increased by 1/3.
Household benefited: 798
Total village covered: 32
Total investment per acre: Rs. 4937
Total investment per household: Rs.13,232
District:06

4. Partners & Operational Areas
Sl. Organization No. Total no.of No. of Districts
No. Villages house-hold in household
a village benefitted
1 Chamdil Khobul Social Welfare Arts & Culture Association 109 107 CHANDEL
3
(CKSWACA)
2 135 48 CHURACHANDPUR
Rural Women Upliftment Society (RWUS) 2
3 204 64 TAMENGLONG
Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA) 3
4 241 182 CHANDEL
Rural Education and Action for Change-Manipur (REACH-M) 3
5 Yeomen Extension Service (YES) 2 43 55 SENAPATI
6 185 28 TAMENGLONG
Zeliangrong Evangelical Fellowship (ZEF) 2
7 149 42 UKHRUL
Women Action for Reconstruction and Reformation (WARR) 2
8 195 51 BISHNUPUR
Rongmei Christian Development Society (RCDS) 2
9 Rural Aid Service (RAS) 2 45 45 CHURACHANDPUR
10 138 63 BISHNUPUR
People Resource Development Association (PRDA) 3
11 Evangelical Assembly Church (EAC) 2 75 38 CHURACHANDPUR
12 391 33 UKHRUL
Action for Women in Development (AWID) 2
13 195 24 CHANDEL
Weaker Section Development Council (WSDC) 2
14 62 18 TAMENGLONG
Development Agency for Tribal People (DATP) 2
Total 14-PIOs 32 2167 798 6 (six)

5. Physical Achievement/Approved Fulfillment of Deviation/additional
Activities/original plan activities
1 check dam no.24
Physical Achievements
21 18 (increase in the component of Boulder Sausage
and Retaining walls
2 Renovation of check dam no.04 0 NIL
3 Intake chamber no.20 20 20
4 Distribution outlet box/reservoir 51 27. nos 2 additional
no.24
5 Irrigationanal canal 2643.90 m This has been adjusted lying of pipeline
lining/excavation 11,785 m
6 Boulder Sausage wall 91 m This is additional work: Boulder Sausage wall = 91 m
length
7 Pipelines fitting/ 61 m 5138.95 m Additional Pipeline fitting = 5077.95 m length
culvert/pick up wire no.2
8 Revolving no. 32 villages Second crops through “Revolving fund” :
297 beneficiaries/households @ Rs. 1000/- -2500/- in
32 villages.
9 Workshop & meeting • 2.nos additional training at RRC/RNBA level
RNBA/RRC level: 04 • Additional 16 nos. of Training at Partners level
Partners level:28 • RNBA. 6 no. training programs at 5 different
places.
• Partners could organize 44 no. training programs

6. Achievement
• DBI is implemented through 32 User Groups to maintain the assets.
• Facilitated village level User Groups including village population about the importance of
natural resources; their immediate environment and how to assess and manage their local
natural resources of land, water, biodiversity in the long run.
• Village Authority; village institutions involved in the program implementation and
beneficiary as well.
• The DBI has provided drinking water cum irrigation for their fields in two villages 2 . The
total households benefitted are 94 (Taphou village under YES is 20 + Langja village under
RWUS is 74).
• The program has triggered to take up second crops through “Revolving fund” to 297
beneficiaries/households @ Rs. 1000/- -2500/- in 32 villages.

7. Innovations

8. Difficulties faced & steps taken
• Frequent bandh and strikes. (3 months bandhs and
price hike of fuel and transport of raw materials)
(Raised local contributions)
• Social problems like single cropping & cattle grazing
after paddy harvest.
Creating Revolving Fund for seconds/third crops.
• Deforestation at catchment area
Awareness/adult education for Village authority/tribal apex
body/Churches etc.

9. Leveraging for DBI (Scope)
• RNBA is lobbying state Government to include DBI
in the NERGA schemes. There is strong possibility
for this.

10. Suggestions to make the DBI program
better
• Please continue to support DBI projects
because DBI is appropriate rural base
technology in lieu of huge infrastructures
dams which are not maintained.
• Pre-sanction visit by Livolink Foundation will
be helpful to the partners.
• Cost of materials for NE region is higher.

12. Types of water source

13. Types of water sources

14. Traditional DBI/Existing DBI

15. Technical survey & Assistance

16. Peoples’ participation

17. Irrigated terrace lands

18. Some activities

19. Cross learning

20. On-site training

21. Difficult and challenging area

22. Thank you