ICRISAT, - (2011) Impact Assessment Report Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP-Batch I)Medak District Andhra Pradesh. Project Report. International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh India.
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We express our gratitude to the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, New Delhi; for assigning the study of impact assessment of IWDP Batch I watersheds in Medak district. We greatly acknowledge to the Commissioner, Department of Rural Development, the Government of Andhra Pradesh for providing co-ordination with Project Director, District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Medak; to guide us in selecting watersheds for complete representation of variability of watersheds for the study of impact assessment of IWDP Batch I watersheds in Medak. We sincerely acknowledge the support and guidance of Project Director, DWMA and Mr. Mangaiah Sarma, Additional Project Director, DWMA for providing all support with active participation and getting required support from his project staff. We record our profound thanks to Assistant Project Directors of Siddipet, Kondapaka and Thoguta mandals for their untiring support and help touring along with us every day and organizing gram sabhas and field visits in all watersheds, which was most crucial in our efforts. We profusely thank Dr. William D. Dar, Director General of ICRISAT for his approval to undertake this study and encouragement for a good analysis of the study
Abstract
Farmers in different villages confirmed that water level in open wells increased on an average in the range of 3 to 15 feet during the SW monsoon rainy season and availability is extended by about 2 months in the dry season during year. Farmers mentioned that period of water availability in open wells for irrigation extended from January before the IWDP initiative to end of March after the watershed development. This situation favored a change to double cropping with four or six supplemental irrigations for second crop between January to March. All this impact was felt by the beneficiaries because of good quality soil and water conservation interventions and water harvesting structures at right location developed through this project. Commendable efforts by the project managers, staff, as well as WC were responsible for these positive impacts in these watersheds.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
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| Subjects: | Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2012 10:50 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2012 10:50 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5911 |
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