Start Date: 1997-02-01

Completion Date: 2002-03-31

Technology Used:

Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) activities undertaken :

1. Under land use 'Crop Cultivation' (CC), Contour Bunds, Graded Bunds, Diversion drain, Farm Bunds, Waterways and Stone outlets are under taken to conserve soil and water.

2. Under land use 'Afforestation' (AF) and 'Grassland with Trees' (GT), Continuous Contour Trenches (CCTs), Refilling of CCTs for plantation purpose, Water Absorption Trenches (WATs), Contour Stone Bunds(CSBs), Gully Plugs(GPs), Grass Seed sowing on the mounds of trenches and plantation are undertaken to conserve moisture and soil.

3. Under land use 'Horti-Pasture' (HP)/ Horticulture, Continuous Contour Trenches (CCTs), Refilling of CCTs for plantation purpose, Contour Bunds Farm Bunds, Waterways and Stone outlets and plantation of Horticulture tree species are undertaken.

4. Gabion structure (wire mesh), Loose Boulder Structure (LBS), Small Earthen Structure and small Cement Dam are undertaken for water conservation purpose.

Phases:

Phase Two will not start until a later date. The two project areas in phase one will begin in 1997.

Community Organization:

Trainings are provided to Village Watershed Committee in project planning and management. Total village community contribution is worth around 16% of the total project cost in unskilled labour cost.

Government Interaction:

The project is jointly implemented with Govt. line departments. The area treatment is done through WOTR –MISEREOR watershed programme and the remaining activities are taken from the line departments.

Ancillary activities:

Formation of Women's self-help Groups and technical, training, financial and monitoring by RRCs/WOTR.

Other Issues: