JOHAR from
Rural Development Association (RDA)
JharkhandTo
All Participants of DBI Partners MeetAt: Puri From: 24-25 March 2014
About RDA
Working in W.B. and Jharkhand Working with around 20000 families through SHG Focus area of intervention:
Community institution building – SHG-Cluster-Federation, Farmers club & Water User Committee
Land and water based activity: Land development – 30’x40’ land bunding, 5% tank Irrigation infrastructure development – Seepage tank, DBI,
mLI Promotion of improved agriculture and horticulture
Livestock development – goat & Broiler poultry promotion
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About the DBI Area - Jharkhand
All the villages are surrounded by series of hills and reserve forest
Area is too interior and avg. 20 km far from block head quarter
Totally extremist operational area Communication mostly by bicycle More than 95% tribal populated People dependent on rain-fed agriculture, NTFP and
wage labour Very poor irrigation and other infrastructures Huge scope of NRM base activities, livestock
development and develop as model area/panchayat
DBI – Pipe based irrigation system
Objectives: Judicious use of natural resources and surface water Increase in irrigation area Bring more fallow land under agriculture Productivity enhancement through promotion of
improved agriculture practices Ensure round the year food security and income
enhancement of Rs.10,000/ family Drudgery reduction of women by ensuring household
water supply Additional nutrition by promotion of kitchen gardening Improvement in health status by make available
drinking water
Process Followed
Identification and finalization of sites with technical expert & community
Capacity building of Staffs & CSPs on project objectives, deliverables, technical training, handholding
Baseline data collection Promotion and capacity development of
community institution – WUA and SHG Resource mapping & pipeline laying designed by
community Trench digging, laying of pipes and fittings by
the community
Process Followed
Family based crop and credit planning, training-exposure and implementation of SRI, veg., pulses and mustard
Ensure participation of all hh (M & F) Bank linkage of WUA & SHG Transparency – all records maintained by WUS Stock maintained at all level Yield data collection and cases documented MIS maintained Sustainability - water charges collection and - own fund development by WUA
Orientation meeting and community institution building
Water User committee formed in each DBI site consisting male & SHG representatives. WUA maintaining all documents of material
procurement, bill, master roll & collection of water charges.
Resource mapping by community
Resource mapping on mouza sheet of the respective DBI villages done by the committee and designing the pipe line , point out the
Irrigation outlet and House hold water supply tap.
Technical Survey
Capacity building of the community
Yr-1: Achievement in brief
Activity Unit Plan: No. of
Unit
Achievement
PVC Pipe based DBI structure
No. of site
07 Selected 8 sites 4 sites completed 4 sites work is in last stage. Will be completed within 15th April
Household water supply
No. of family
100 Completed in 3 sites Another 3 sites work is in progress All sites will be completed within 15th April 122 families accessing water for hh consumption Significant impact on women drudgery and life of children Additional supply of water in 3 schools
Achievement in Brief
Activity Unit PLAN: No. of Unit
Achievement
AGRICULTURE:
SRI No. of farmer
200 167 families on 60.8 acres of land (36 dec/hh) Avg. productivity – 5.8 MT/ Ha. Additional food security – 2 months
Vegetables 120 o 204 families on 32.6 acres (16 dec./hh)o Additional coverage 23 acres
Pulses 25 o 60 families on 7.9 acres
Mustard 40 o 76 families on 17.8 acres (23 dec./hh)
Home garden
40 o 41 families – avg. 4 mt x 4 mt.
Community Institution:
8 WUA and all linked with bank 28 women SHG
Fund of 8 WUA – Rs. 7.2 lakhs
Improved technique of CROP cultivation and value chain system
Women Drudgery Reduction & Improvement in health-hygene
Addressing the women drudgery and hazard in this programme to supply door step water supply for house hold uses
Before DBI
Changes after DBI
Changes after DBI
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2nd YEAR PLAN
Activity No. Time plan
Selection of new staff & Training of all staff
Apl & May
New DBI site selection, orientation & application generation
7 March
Survey-design 7 20th April
WUA formation & Resource mapping 7 20th April
Trench digging & Intake structure 7 31st May
Procurement & delivery of materials 7 May
Main pipe laying and trench filling 7 15th June
HH water supply – trench digging, laying, fitting
Total 200 hh Oct, Dec-Feb.
Community based drinking water system 200 hh Apl-May:200
Crop based livelihood planning & list finalization
15 20th May
PoP based CROP promotion: Kharif & Rabi: SRI-500, Pulses-75, veg-300, oilseed-100 & home garden - 100
Jun – Feb.
Future Plan
Linkage with other stakeholders like PRI, MGNREGS, Govt. line dept. & bank for convergence.
Identification of such natural stream at remote tribal forest flange villages and propose to SDTT for support
Strengthening WUA and their management system
Promotion of new SHGs, cluster and Mcf system Develop proper MIS system Audio-visual case study documentation
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