Kadwanchi Watershed is an integrated watershed development project covering 1,888 hectares that aims to improve livelihoods through soil and water conservation. The project treated 1,801 hectares using measures like contour cropping, agroforestry, farm bunding, cement plugs, and farm ponds. This led to increased irrigation potential, with two-season irrigation areas rising 177% and perennial irrigation up 354%. Crop patterns changed significantly, with grape cultivation increasing from 3 to 480 hectares. The project generated more employment and increased agricultural production and per capita income. Integrated watershed development regenerates resources, improves production, enables value addition, and builds community skills.

1. Watershed Management – A tool
for Drought Mitigation and
Livelihood Enhancement
Vijay S. Borade
Project director
Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Marathwada Sheti Sahayya Mandal
At Post Kharpudi, Tq & Dist - Jalna
Phone : 02482-235586 Fax: 237326
E-mail : mssmjalna2016@gmail.com

2. About MSSM…
• Started as a Trust in 1960’s to continue the good work
of War-on-Want, Jalna
• Voluntary Organisation working for enhancement of
rural livelihoods in drought prone areas of central
Maharashtra
• Vision : To enable the community to improve quality of
life through systematic management of their own
resources
• Mission : Overall improvement in physical, social,
economic, structural and behavioral quality of life
through vulnerability reduction and enabling men and
women to plan, develop and manage their resources

3. Watershed Development (Soil – Water
Conservation)
Socio- Technical Measures for Self
Employment Generation
Optimum Utilisation of Natural
Resources
People’s Participation
Approach for Livelihood Enhancement
in Degraded Areas

5. Kadwanchi Watershed

6. Kadwanchi Watershed
Salient Features
 Ridge to valley treatment
 100 % area treatment
 Water harvesting through soil conservation
 Water budgeting
 Water Management by drip and Sprinkler
 High tech crop adoption

7. About Kadwanchi Watershed
 Total area of watershed - 1888 ha.
 Treated area - 1801 ha.
 Population - 3331
 Family - 355
 No. of Wells - 601
 Average R.F. - 685 mm
 Name of programme - IGWDP
 Total project cost - Rs. 107 Lac
 Project Period - 1996 – 2001

8. Water harvesting through
Soil Conservation
Treatment Area
(Hectare)
Volume of
Earthwork
(cum/ha)
Afforestation 157.71 360
Agro-forestry 211.00 360
Farm Bunding 1432.00 230
TOTAL 1800.71

9. CCT with AFF. and AF - 368 ha.
LBS and GP – 4675 nos.
Kadwanchi Watershed CCT & LBS

10. Farm Bunding – 1432 ha.
Kadwanchi Watershed CCT + FB

11. Kadwanchi Watershed CCT + FB + DLT + FP
Cement plug - 30 nos.
Farm pond - 347 nos.

12. Kadwanchi Watershed
Treatment map
1) CCT with Afforstation
2) CCT with Agro forestry
3) Farm Bunding with Horti.
4) Farm Bunding with CC
5) LBS and GP
6) Cement plug and ENB
7) Farm pond

13. Convergence ActivitiesConvergence Activities

14. Change in Land-use
Type of
Land-use
Pre-project
Area (ha)
Post-project
Area (ha)
Percent
change
Cropped
land
1,365.95 1,517.00 + 10%
Waste-land 147.03 62.03 - 58%
Two season
irrigation
505.00 897.00 + 177%
Perennial
irrigation
174.14 617.00 + 354%

15. Change in CropChange in Crop
Sr.N
o
Crop Before Present
1 Grape 3 ha. 480 ha
2 Pomegranate - 20 ha
3 Ginger - 12 ha
4 Vegetable 57 ha 105 ha

16. Change in Crop patternChange in Crop pattern

17. Activities for WomenActivities for Women
 Nursery
Management
 Pulses
processing (Dal-mill)
Drudgery
reduction
 LPG gas Connection
(Kitchen Sanitation)

18. Activities for WomenActivities for Women

19. Water availabilityWater availability
Sr.
No
Year Rainfall in
mm
Water storage in
farm pond in
Crore lit. (TCM)
Agril. Prodn. In Rs.
1 2012-13 198.50 mm
(29%)
50 Crore lit. (500
TCM)
270 millon
2 2013-14 501.10 mm
73 %
75 Crore lit. (750
TCM)
290 millon
3 2014-15 352.70 mm
51 %
90 Crore lit. (900
TCM)
320 millon
4 2015-16 412.00 mm
60 %
105 Crore lit.
(1050 TCM)
400 millon

20. S.N Particular Before Present
1 Agril. Prodn. Rs. 7.7
million
Rs. 400
million
2 Per Capita
income
Rs. 3264 Rs. 120000
3 Employment Rs. 3.2
million
Rs. 40.00
million
Watershed ImpactWatershed Impact

21. Integrated Watershed Development
entails…
• Regeneration of basic natural resources
• Land
• Water
• People
• Facilitates improvement in production system
• Introduces concept of and methods for value
addition
• Skill building of community in technical, social
and institutional domain

22. THANK YOUTHANK YOU