Land use in the Fofal River Command Area Development Project
?The area under project was considered as a drought prone area in the past and even though the quantum of rain fall has improved but because of the geographical structure of the area, water was running down from seasonal Fofal River. Due to continuous runoff, many problems have been occurred in the area such as land degradation, crop failure, migration of people to urban areas, social unrest, unemployment and the waste of valuable human resources.
?The project is based on the river?s catchment area and the hard core activities in which 35 families and 130 hectares of land are targeted and 34 wells have to be recharged with an additional 300 hectares brought under better productivity
?Vruksha Prem has started off with the seed sowing activities and sprinkled 550 tons of seeds amounting to over 10 million trees.
? The series of masonry check dams with the use of cement, stones, sand and steel are also to be constructed with the local people?s participation in 67:33 ratios which was agreed by the proposed beneficiaries. This has checked water and brought more than 10,000 hectares of land under better productivity.
?The project is based on the river?s catchment area and the hard core activities in which 35 families and 130 hectares of land are targeted and 34 wells have to be recharged with an additional 300 hectares brought under better productivity
?Vruksha Prem has started off with the seed sowing activities and sprinkled 550 tons of seeds amounting to over 10 million trees.
? The series of masonry check dams with the use of cement, stones, sand and steel are also to be constructed with the local people?s participation in 67:33 ratios which was agreed by the proposed beneficiaries. This has checked water and brought more than 10,000 hectares of land under better productivity.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Vruksha Prem Seva Trust
Country:
India
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 16,129.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 1,680.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 12,434.00
Project Number:
IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/2013/17/GUJ03
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
Exposure visits were organized to the areas where such projects were undertaken. The beneficiaries will be educated regarding the conservation of water and benefits of small check dams. Awareness programmes and trainings will be conducted for farmers and villagers.
Gender Focus
Men and women will work together equally and get equal share/wage/benefit. 10 women led committees will be formed and they will be involved in decision making process. The villagers will be motivated to work for ecological growth through their innovative ideas. SHGs will be formed to expand the work. The participation of all the community members will be ensured at all the levels of the project. Total 170 people will be the direct beneficiaries from the 3 check dams (60 will be women). The entire construction will be done with local people?s participation (finance/labour) under the supervision of the NGO as per the design approved by the engineer.
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Mr Manish Kumar Pandey
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