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      Regeneration of Diversion Based
     Irrigation on Deo river of Sinnar
     Block of Nashik District




  Suppor ted By- Jamsethji Tata Trust
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     Drought prone block of Nashik District
     Out of 129 villages 48 villages provided drinking water
      by tanker in summer
     Rapid industrialization
     Agriculture land 28000 hact.
     2500 hact. Eight monthly irrigated
     6300 hact Devnadi IInd class irrigation
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      Devnadi is a river
       originating from
       Dhondbar village
       located in the hills
       of Aundhepatta of
       Sahyadri Mountain,
       26 km. from Sinnar
       town.
      Devnadi was the
       lifeline for the 22
       villages located in
       the western par t of
       Sinnar.
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     There are 20
      BANDHARAS built on
      this river by British
      Government in 1870.
     Each check dam has a
      canal, which is fur ther
      divided into sub-canals.
     The gravitational flow
      of the water ensures
      that ever y piece of land
      is irrigated.
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      It was a community
       based water
       management
       system, which used
       to distribute water
       to almost 6500 ha.
       land of 19 villages,
       for 9 months.
      This system was
       functional till
       1995.
      This system also
       used to recharge
       ground water table.
      Devnadi used to
       flow for 10 months
       of the year now
       hardly retains
       water for three
       months.
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   Due to change in cropping
    pattern    from    grains    and
    cereals to vegetables and
    other cash crops like onion
    created more demand for
    water.
   Use of electric pumps on wells
   The community based water
    management        system     was
    slowly dismantled.
   Simultaneously      communities
    also lost their rights over
    water resources.
   Ground water recharge is one
    of the issue in this area as the
    diversion    based     irrigation
    system is the only source for
    recharge.
   The growing constructions in
    Sinnar town increased the
    demand of sand,
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   The    sociological     transition
    from joint families to nuclear
    families    resulted      in   the
    distribution of land.
   field channels were damaged.
   Indebt      ness,     alcoholism
    increased number of landless
    families and general lethargy
    towards development are other
    problems
     Lost community control over
    water resources is the root
    cause of the situation.
   Uncer tainty    of   productivity
    from     agriculture     due     to
    unavailability of water,
   Demand      for    high     capital
    investment for each crop and
    uncer tainty of market rates
    (especially for onion          and
    tomato)

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      Total families to be benefited                       563
      Total number of Small farmers covered                157 Nos
      Total number of marginal farmers covered             347 Nos
      Total number of medium farmers covered               162 Nos
      Total area of land to be irrigated direct canal      268.29 Hect

      Total no of well recharged by canal                  172 Nos
      Total area of land to be irrigated by well    ( water 335 hect
      lifted from command area )
      Total number of indirect beneficiaries               101 HH
      ( Labour work)
      Total length of canals to be repaired                6160M
      Total length of field canals to be repaired and 8000 RMT
      construction
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   Sr. Name Of    Name      Main     Sub     No of   Area    No of    No of
   No System      of        canal    canal   sub     cover   Exitin   Farm
                  village   in km.   in km   canal   ed      g        ers
                                             s               struct
                                                             ure
   1    Bibika    Vadg      3.03     4.9     8       165     6        253
        Canal     aon

   3    Pachore   Bhat      3.13     2.93    24      195     9        170
        Canal     wadi
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  Ongoing activities

     Meetings: Farmers, Gram Sabhas and Irrigation
      depar tment
     Repair of main canal and the sub canals till the
      farms
     Awareness about river pollution and encroachment
     Regenerating agro biodiversity, MALIV plots with
      women
     Reflection about the ecologically sustainable
      cropping pattern
     Documentation
     Formation and strengthen the capacity of WUA
     Capacity building of women in decision making in
      agriculture
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     Two WUA is formed in
      special Gramsabha.
     Rules and regulation of
      WUA is passed by
      gramsabha
     WUA set the rotation of
      water as per their
      traditional practice.
     Regular training ,
      meetings and exposure
      for WUA member
     Separate bank account
      is maintain and
      collection of Rs.
      200/acre/year is
      collection by WUA
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      This year regeneration of Diversion based irrigation
       provides water to 268.29 hector land for 7 months.
      All the farmers from the village take active roll and
       par ticipation through cash and kind contribution beyond
       par ty politics.
      Two WUA is formed and WUA star ted working independently.
       WUA set the rotation of water as per their traditional
       practice.
      37 members from 2 villages installed drip irrigation in their
       field.        ( more than 100 farmers will adopt drip
       technology in this year)
      Capacity building on agro entrepreneurship resulted into
       renewal of cropping pattern and micro planning of crops as
       per the seasonal market demand.
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   The collaboration with irrigation
    depar tment and agriculture
    depar tment provided access to
    Government schemes to the
    farmers.
   Devnadi Valley Agriculture
    Producers Company Ltd. is formed
    with shareholding of 103 farmer
    members from Water User
    Association. The company has
    taken significant role in liasoning
    with market to get better pricing for
    onion.
   Water table of the area is
    increased .
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   Collaboration with TaTa chemicals
   Participation in Mahapik Bazar and sold
    produce around Rs.950000/-
   Supply around 160 mt Onion to Khetse Agri
    Produce Ltd, Malerkotla, Punjab.
    Started supply of fresh vegetable to Star
    India Bazar, Mumbai on consignment basis
   Initiate new cropping pattern, crop rotation
    & Diversification
   Members adopt new technology of farming
    e.g. Drip and Micro irrigation
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                              Aundhewadi



     Diversion Based Drinking water and Irrigation
                        Scheme
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  Sr.    Description
  No
  1      Name of the village                 Aundhewadi
         Population ( 100% tribal village)   800
         Drinking Water ( Nov to Jun)        By Tanker
         Total Length of pipe line           1280 m
         Total Head                          122 m
         Total expenses ( Budget 254000/-)   186000 ( Actual)
         Pipe Used                           HDPE and PVC
         Getting water flow ( 1 Feb 2011)    1.5 liter / sec
         Water available for domestic use    12 month
         Water available for Irrigation
         Kharip                              50 Hact
         Rabbi                               5 hact
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                Yuva Mitra,
                Mitrangan campus,
                Ghoti Sinnar highway
                A/ P- Lonar wadi Tal- Sinnar
                Dist- Nashik, Maharashtra.
                Ph- 02551-204369
                yuvamitra@redif fmail.com

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