2. Context
• In Gaya district - ahar & pines & diversion based irrigation have almost
gone defunct making people dependent on either rain or extraction of
groundwater using diesel pumps.
•If there is no rain during the critical stage in paddy crop majority of
farmers in the villages are not able to save their paddy by providing live
saving irrigation.
•The average food security in the project villages (9) is less than three
months per year per household and there is semi permanent to
permanent migration up to 32%.
•Belamordhi village is having a potential to address the water issues for
ag. – since one broken masonry structure on perennial river exists. This
could help assured irrigation in paddy for 375 hectares of land and
approx 150 hectares in rabi crops viz; vegetables, wheat.
•There is no institutional mechanisms to revive and address the water
distribution system as well as revival of the broken structure.
3.
4.
5. Technical Details
• Catchment Area 8000 Ha
• Rainfall : 1000mm
• River Name Jamunai (perineal River)
• Length of maximum length of travel from
remotest point (L) 16000 meter
• Difference in head between remotest point and
the point of disposal (H) 24 meter
• Peak Discharge (Q) 194.814 m3/Sec
• Cost of the Dam is Rs 23,52,998
6. Objective
• Conservation, regeneration and judicious use and management
of water and land
• Help small and marginal farmers benefited by the project to
adopt new packages of practices such as System of Rice
Intensification (SRI), and vegetable cultivation so as to
enhance household income substantially.
• Set up grassroots level institutions and Federation for proper
management of water and natural resources and deal with
them.
• Set up an equitable water distribution system and profit
sharing mechanism for all people in the village.
• Provision of technical support for allied activities e.g fisheries
7. Process
•Listing of total acreage per village per farmer which
will be irrigated by the structure
•Approval of the finalized list
•Formation of SHGs: 26
•10% security deposit of financial assistance is
required before construction of structure starts
•Wali bandh mahasangh
•Loan process documentation
•Traditional Water distribution cycle is collected and
will be adopted for water distribution.
8. Institutional Structure..
• SHG at village level
– SHGs of water users formed in all 9 villages and all loan proceedings
will be followed with SHG groups only.
• Krishak Sabha at village level
– conflicts at village level and water management issues.
• Federation of krishak sabha :
– directly responsible for financial assistance and
repayment/contribution to/from the SHG members
– overall management of the structure and water usage
13. S.No Village Name Panchayat Block Land 10% Contri Collection
in Use
(Kattha)
1 Nishkha Jhikatia
Some Basic Information….. Bodh Gaya 3987 88910.1 61053
2 • Name of Beneficiaries Village:
Garibchak Kachori Sherghati 66.5 1482.95 1483
3 Punadih Jhitakia Bodh Gaya 385 8585.5 8585
4 Mubarakpur Jhitakia Bodh Gaya 259 5775.7 5771
5 Mehedipur Bela Sherghati 1232 27696.6 20664
6 Sri Sahanichak Mor Mardana Bodh Gaya 1425 31777.5 23146
7 Sahanu Mor Mardana Bodh Gaya 1162 25912.6 16445
8 Bela Bela Sherghati 605 13491.5 0
9 Vishnu Bigha Jhitakia Bodh Gaya 1609 35880.7 24018
Total 10730.5 239513.15 161166
15. Present Status
• No of SHG formed are 26
• No of Krishak Sabha formed are 9 – male members
• One Federation in the name of Wali Bandh Mahasangh formed
• Total SHG Savings: 35000 Rs
• Mapping and Plotting was done
• Continuous Group Training (3 days) done to all groups
• Bank account of federation is opened in Bank of India, Gaya
• Nukar Natak were organised in the villages for the importance
of contribution and need.
• Water distribution system identified & developed
• Loan Document
• Construction of the Dam Started
21. Challenges
• Proper Identification of Land was the major
challenges - As the large farmer show the less
land compared to small farmer
• Farmers having land nearer to channel does
not show interest compared to tail end farmers
• As there was also challenge that the farmer is
in the village, but the family is outside or not
alive, so how to distribute the loan to the
groups.
22. Future Strategy……
• Exposure visit of the Federation members in Pali, to know
more about the water distribution
• Crop Planning
• After construction of Dam, water distribution is according to
the crop and recovery will be on the crop basis.
• Also this is the revolving fund for the federation so there
should be proper utilization, or for the enhancement of their
livelihood.
• Insurance of the DBI structure
23. Risk Control Mechanism
• Technical feasibility of diversion based irrigation structure is
ensured by civil engineer and validated by SDO Gaya.
• Realization of actual benefit from revival of diversion based
irrigation structure by community
• Ownership & responsibility of community towards DBI
structure: Willingness of the community to take the loan to
revive to structure and agreed to deposit cash security @ 10%
of investment
• The repayment of loan will be made by the women water user
groups (SHG)
• Maintenance and management will be looked after by the
federation of krishak sabha of the male members so the
equitable participation and responsibility lies with all
24. Risk Control Mechanism
• SSS is the local NGO having a strong community mobilization
skill and presence will help in effective dissemination of
information and concept among the community.
• Traditional water distribution channel already exist and lies in
government land and hence there is no issue of conflict.
• Exploring the possibility to insure the DBI structure
• Ensuring proper crop planning
25. Risk Control Mechanism
• There are other villages which are not getting
any benefited because it lies at the upstream
side so the project will construct bridge for
smooth connectivity to the other village as
their land lies on the other side of the river
(Jamuna River).
26. SDTT Visitor Mr. Viswanath Sinha visited the site and having
group interaction on 10th Nov 2010
