Project -Water Sector & Micro Water Shed Programme-Stop Dam Project Areas -Sarvar Gram Panchayat Block- Fanda District- Bhopal State- Madhya Pradesh Features and Benefits - Length 26.20 M, Height of Check Dam-1.50 M, Maximum Length of the water Spread 250 M, Volume of water Stored- 250x15x1.5=5625 M3 Out 110 acre-100 acre irrigated by 11250 cubic Meter /2971935.6, Gallons/11249997.77 liters water conserve No. of Beneficiaries 20 Land Irrigated-100 Acre Sponsoring Agency United Spirits Ltd (USL).
Objective of Project-
• To conserve land and water resources through various watershed activities by 2017.
• To create village level institution like Mahila Pani Samiti (MPS), Village Watershed committee(VWC)
• To increase source of income and improve the quality of life though land and water conservation activities
Approach & Strategy-The problem of depletion of ground water as well as potential threat to water security could be addressed only through a comprehensive approach with participation from multiple stakeholders including the Corporate Sector agencies DIAGEO has taken up the mission of holistic development of villages with water management as its central theme under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiatives. In this connection, it is partnering with Swami Vivekanand Shiksha Samiti(SVSS), a National level NGO with proven track record on water management through watershed and natural resource management. Based on the suggestions from Diageo short listing of potential locations for undertaking watershed projects was carried out in Bhopal District. The choice of the watershed is based on the Interest evinced by DIAGEO where it can undertake CSR project.Soil and water conservation measures – (construction of loose boulder structures, gabion structures and check dams) Green Cover (tree planting with timber trees, fruit trees, soil binders and pasture development) Training and Demonstration- (higher crop productivity such as micro irrigation, lean farming, and soil health management). Outcome of Project- &bull 20 people from watershed villages will have access to water by 2017.
• More than 100 Acre will be benefited treated under the project.
• Increase in ground water table to the tune of 25 feet by 2017.
• Increase in area under cultivation by 20-25% and Agriculture crop yield by 25 - 30% by 2017.
●The program had provoked the farmers and they assured to render their cooperation during implementation of the project and to take the ownership in maintaining the structures to be established during the project.
The Government of India (GOI) has also adopted programs based on traditional water management approaches, which focus on micro-watersheds as the basis for planning and intervention since the late 1980s. The Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects became operational in 1995, and there has been a massive country-wide increase in the number and financing for community-based projects for micro-watershed development since then.
These projects are based on rainfall and runoff harvesting schemes that involve rehabilitating, building small check dams and tanks, and groundwater recharge structures. A lot of importance in being placed on these programmes as they have been thought of as important instruments to bring about rural development.
However, it has been realized that these programs have been more about rural development than about watersheds and water resources management and it has been felt that the programs should focus more on water resources objectives. Experiences have also shown that most programmes almost exclusively focus on RWH through community participation, and the extra water available is mostly utilised for irrigation at the cost of drinking water needs, leading to low storage.