SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (IRBM)

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (IRBM) Vivekananda Research and Training Institute Mandvi - Kutch

2. Programmes & Services Agriculture development & Allied Activities Rural Employment Training-cum-Production Programme Water Harvesting and Irrigation Socio-Economic Development in Tribal Areas Animal Husbandry and Dairy Quality Healthcare Services Education and Vocational Training Excel’s NGOs Drought Proofing Programme Disaster Mitigation & Rehabilitation Activity Extension Services Women empowerment Environment, Plantation & New Plant Varieties Renewable Energy &Energy Conservation

3. Water • RWH structures • Check dams • Sub surface dykes • Percolation tank • Farm pond • Roof Top Rain Water harvesting for drinking water • Water quality testing • Efficient use of water – drip irrigation, pipe irrigation

4. WHS constructed under different projects (1986 TO 2010)

5. Agriculture • Land Reclamation • Compost preparation • New crop ( salinity resistant) • Farmers’ School (ATMA) • Agricultural Entrepreneurship (MANAGE) • Tool bank

6. Animal Husbandry • Cattle health services • AI services • Fodder cultivation & Fodder bank • Cattle feed center • Milk collection centers • Market linkage with dairy

7. Training & Capacity building • Community mobilization • Awareness generation • Creating ownership amongst community • Committee formation of beneficiaries and their capacity building • Gram prerak – Change agent • Climate manager

8. Burning Issues of Current Decade • Global warming – rise in temperature • Changes in rain fall pattern causing flood, draught and increased risk in farming • Poor & small farmers are becoming more vulnerable • Soil fertility is reducing • Ground water levels are reducing dangerously • Sea levels are rising • Inflation due to rise in food prices • Serious health issues • Development has become economy centered on GDP base, resulting in non-inclusive growth • Social & ecological values are not considered in development

9. Mission For The Current Decade To Contribute in reduction of CO2 levels in the atmosphere from 380 ppm to 280 ppm Through Photosynthesis for the betterment of all living beings & survival of our mother earth. Save the Earth, There is no Planet B Save the Earth By Promoting Photosynthesis

10. PHOTOSYNTHESIS Soil

11. Solutions Can Come From • Biomass productions – crops, grasses and trees • Appropriate land and water management by millions of farmers especially small and marginal farmers • Even Urban agriculture • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) has estimated the global technical mitigation potential for agriculture at 5.5 to 6 Gt of CO2-equivalent per year by 2030. Most of this total (89 per cent) can come from carbon sequestration in soils, storing carbon as soil organic matter (humus)

12. River Basin The Integrated River Basin Management can be defined as a "process of coordinating conservation, management and development of water, land and related resources across sectors within a given river basin, in order to maximise the economic and social benefits derived from water resources in an equitable manner while preserving and, where necessary, restoring freshwater ecosystems." An integrated approach using the whole River Basin as a basis for holistic & sustainable planning, can provide a good solution to ensure Economic, Social and Environmental sustainability.

13. A Case Study Rukmavati River Basin, Kutch District, GujaratAims and Objectives Aim: To create an integrated and sustainable development model on Rukmavati river basin Objectives: • To understand potential of various natural resources like water, land, vegetation etc. within the basin and educate the stakeholders about the situation • To understand issues and challenges of the river basin management • To understand existing socio-economic status from its problems and perspective point of view • To institutionalize decentralized and people centered resource management mechanism • To generate economic well being along with human well being and environmental well being • To mange micro climate in the basin area

14. RUMAVATI RIVER BASIN 9/11/2014 14

15. BASIN AREA PROFILE No of Villages : 46 Total population : 108033 Total area : 59075 Ha. Total Agri. Area : 33477 Ha. (Irri.Area : 10268 Ha). Culti. waste land : 5649 Ha Forest area : 4282 Ha. Other Land : 15671 Ha. 15 11 September 2014

16. BASIN AREA PROFILE In basin area apart from small water tanks and check dams there are two medium irrigation dam – Vijaysagar and Goniyasr. In lower part of the basin major source of irrigation is ground water. 16 11 September 2014

17. Approach and Methodology There are three phases of the entire project – Planning phase Implementation phase Management phase. 11 September 2014 17

18. Approach –Decentralized & Participatory • Fourth Phase • Cluster planning • Communicating Information • P.R.A. • Group Discussion • Workshop • Third Phase • Analysis of consolidated information • Maps • Geological formation • Water resources • Landuse • Geographic characters (slope) • RWL • Tables • Water • Food • Milk • Fodder • Dividing basin in 5 clusters for planning • First Phase • Para worker – Training of local youth • Consolidation of available information - • Rainfall • Water resources • Demography • Landuse • Other • Second Phase • Survey • Water resources • Socio economic • Food consumption • Crop production and farm management • Animal Husbandry • Observation • Pre monsoon and post monsoon water quality and water table data

19. Major problems • Due to over exploitation of ground water, Mandvi block is declared as dark zone • Ground water quality is degraded i.e. TDS - 3000 to 10000 ppm • High Fluoride content in drinking water • Degradation of agricultural land and reduced productivity • Soil erosion in basin area due to mining activity • Due to unequal allocation of resources like water and land, difference in socio economic condition

20. CLUSTER -1 CLUSTER -2 CLUSTER -3 CLUSTER -4 CLUSTER -5

22. Geological formation & Rocks Lime stone Sandstone Basalt Bentonite/ Bauxite Small grained sandstone Alluvium/Sand

24. Changes in ground water level { Pre monsoon & post monsoon } May 2010 December 2009

25. Changes in ground water Quality { Pre monsoon & post monsoon } December 2009 May 2010

26. Slope map of river basin area

27. Recharge potential zone in river basin

28. Village maps

29. CLUSTER - I VILLAGES Vandhay, Kurbai, Ajapar,Vadasar, Viganiya, Sarli, Samatra, Deaslpar, Nabhoi, BidadaPadar and Forest area

31. Mahajan - Cluster Committee • In workshop, a cluster level committee is formed having representation of each village – 4 members ( 2 men & 2 women)

32. During the planning phase, enthused by the project, the chairman of the ‘Sardar Patel Sahbhagi Jal Sanchay Yojna’ had sanctioned 51 check dams in basin area.

33. Over flowing check dam in basin area

34. RIVER BASIN DPR • After completion of the planning phase ‘Detailed Project Report’ for the basin is prepared mainly focusing better natural resources management and capacity building of stake holders. • In DPR, We have adapted suitable strategy to overcome the problems for each cluster

35. Activities planned • Water Harvesting • Check dam • Renovation of old structure • Disilting • Soil moisture conservation • CCT • ST • Silt Trap • Farm pond • Agriculture/ Horticulture • Farm bunding • Land leveling • New Plantation • Drip irrigation • Forest area development • Animal Husbandry • Grass land development • Cattle feed units • Milk collection units • Veterinary services • Training and awareness • Farmers training • Women training (SHG) • Workshop/Seminar • Exposure visits

36. RIVER BASIN DPR

37. RIVER BASIN DPR • The DPR is submitted to Rural Development department of Government of Gujarat. • The another proposal is submitted to Irrigation department for desilting of current water harvesting structures – 157 structures. This will benefit 1660 hectares of agricultural land • With forest department planning is under process to manage ‘Prosopis’ in pasture land

38. Specific Activities planned • Prosumer societies • Agro- industrial complex

39. Agro Industrial Complex If the River basin is seen from the perspective of an Agro-Industrial Complex with responsible use of natural assets & resources, for providing renewable resources as Raw Materials, to which value addition is done by appropriate processes & technologies, it can lead to the objectives narrated above

40. Agro-industrial complex Natural resource management Soil, Water, Vegetation etc. Inputs management Seeds, Nutrients, pests etc. R & D To continuously assess the opportunity, Solve problems & provide services Capacity building though Education, Training, Skill- development & on job training Services to farmers and other community Climate & weather information, Banking & credit supply, Trade in inputs & output, Storage and transport Infrastructure, Value addition related knowledge Processing expertise, market linkages • This will create interdependence of agri. and industries • The raw material will be basically renewable in nature • The wealth created by both Agri. And Industrial activities will remain with the population • of the basin area

41. IMPLEMENTATION PHASE • Activities as per strategy will be carried out through linkages with Govt. departments and other funding agencies • Irrigation department • MNREGS • Forest Department (JFM) • Agriculture Department • Groups formed during planning phase are involved in each stage of implementation 11 September 2014 41

42. MANAGEMENT PHASE • As per our experience involvement of community from planning to operation and management of common asset is essential • We are in process of development of Self sustainable river management institution that have two units such as decision making unit and service providing unit. • Para engineer will be in basin level institute • After completion of the project, we will act as a facilitator and provide guidance to basin level institute

43. Infrast.& Social Support BASIN LEVEL Rukmavati Basin federation MAHAJAN MAHAJAN MAHAJAN Livily hood Support CLUSTER LEVEL GWM (Aquifer) Land and water management GWM (Salinity) Monitoring, Analysis for Decision Making VLC VLC VLC VILLAGE LEVEL Tech. Services (Para Workers) UG UG UG UG UG UG Facilitating implementation and Capacity Building UG - Water user group, animal husb. group etc.

44. Positive impact on climate change • Natural resource management • Soil moisture conservation • Soil reclamation • Water harvesting and it’s management Restored fresh water eco-system Increased soil fertility Increased crop productivity • Capacity of framers though trainings for.. • Balance cropping and biomass planning • Mixed farming with animal husbandry, • Dairy, Fishery poultry etc. Agri./Horticulture development and greenery in the basin • Solid and liquid waste management • Composting, recycling etc. More photosynthesis CO2 Fixation Reduction in METHANE generation

45. National Action Plan for Climate Change • National Water Mission • to ensure integrated water resource management helping to conserve water, minimize wastage • recharging of under­ground water sources and adoption of large scale irrigation programmes which rely on sprinklers, drip irrigation and ridge and furrow irrigation. • National Mission for a Green India • The Mission on Green India will be taken up on degraded forest land through direct action by communities, organized through Joint Forest Management • National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture • improving productivity of rainfed agriculture

46. The main expectation from this project is to demonstrate successful model of river basin management that can be replicated Each cluster of the basin will be self reliant on their drinking water, food ,fodder and fuel requirement Improvement of water quality as per drinking and irrigation norms Green cover on the land will be restored Finally contribute to improve GDP of the basin area, improve happiness index & Human Development Index of this basin area. 11 September 2014 46

47. THANKS 11 September 2014 47