NABARD Watershed Development Project

ORDER has implemented 7 micro watershed projects since 2007 covering a watershed area of 7259ha in Tumkuru and Hassan districts through involvement of 4500 families from 30 villages.

Project focus were Conservation of soil and water to improve soil fertility, soil moisture, tree and crop diversity for improving crop production and enhancing productivity and income in dry land agriculture farming.

Intervantions include

  • Construction of Farm Bunds across the slope by calculating the land slope and soil type.

  • Sowing Grass seeds to cover bunds for fodder production and bund stabilization.

  • Waste weirs at suitable location to dispose surplus runoff water from farmlands using locally available boulders.

  • Construction of Farm ponds to harvest excess surface runoff and water thus stored is used for protective irrigation for plantation.

  • Boulder bunds constructed in steep slopes where the soil bund is not suitable to withstand the runoff water, locally available boulders are used for boulder bund construction.

  • Forestry plantation on bunds and farm ponds in CBP area with different varieties of forestry plants such as fodder, timber, fire wood and biomass yielding species etc.

  • Growing Horticulture plants as cover crop on bunds for stabilization of bund.

  • Besides soil and water conservation measures, climate proofing interventions such as safe irrigation, borewell recharge, soil health improvement activities like green manure crops, liquid manure preparation, integrated pest and nutrient management, crop rotation, inter cropping and integrated farming activities were also taken up.

  • Training, capacity building, crop demonstration, livelihood activities for poor and landless, development of village knowledge centre and seed and fodder bank activities were also implemented under the project.

Integrated Watershed Development Project(IWMP)

Integrated Watershed Management Project is being implemented in Beluru, Arakalagudu and Holenarasipura taluks of Hassan District through District Watershed Development Department, Hassan.
Main Objective of IWMP watershed Project is to improve the productivity of land through proper conservation and management of soil and water, improving living conditions of the poor, landless and others through various land based and livelihood interventions

The following have been the major aspects of intervention:

  • Conducting Grama Sabha, village meetings and PRA in the watershed villages to create awareness and to improve commuity invovementin watershed development activities.

  • Carrying out household and land use surveys for effective implementation of land based and community-based development activities.

  • Formation of SHG's and watershed development committees in each sub-watershed for better particpation in watershed development activities.

  • Training and capacity building of watershed community through imparting project based and need based training.

  • Communication and coordination with Taluk watershed and District watershed depertment officers for timely implementation of watershed activities and payments.

  • Updation of watershed records, bills and preperation of progress reports with department officers for submission to District Watershed Development Department

Integrated Watershed Development Project in Tumkur district Handanakere - Soralamavu

Integrated Watershed Development Project in Handanakere - Soralamavu watershed in Tumkur district is located in Handanakere hobali of Chikkanayanahalli taluk of Tumakuru district with a total area of about 1421.80 ha covering six villages comprising 968 families including 160 SC, 85 ST families and 152 landless. Watershed activities have been taken in Capacity Building Phase area of 132 ha and full implementation area of 1126 ha under a total treatable area of 1258 Ha. We have collaborated towards:

  • Construction of Farm bunds across the slopes .

  • Bund stabilization through grass covered slopes.

  • Surplus runoff water from farmland is arrested via weirs using locally available boulders

  • Excess surface runoff is diverted into a farm pond so as to use it for irrigation and other purposes

  • Plantation of forestry plants on bunds and farm ponds with various fodder, timber, fire wood and biomass yielding species.

  • Other community-based activities and biodiversity management activities have been actively carried out under this project.

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Watershed Development Project

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