1. BAIF Development Research Foundation
Presented by – DBI-Barmer, Rajasthan
Date 08-02-2011

2. Project Title:-
Water Resource Development and Water
Use Efficiency field pilots in arid parts
of Barmer District of Rajasthan
Under
Diversion Based Irrigation (DBI) in India theme
Supported by: JDTT
Project Period: 1/04/2010 to 31/03/2011
Project Area: Rajasthan (Punaron ki Bastti
undkha, Barmer)
Implemented by: BAIF Development Research Foundation
( RRIDMA)

3. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
• Tapping the available water during rainy season
• Drinking water security for the resource poor family
and their livestock.
• Improved irrigation and water use efficiency for
second crop production
• Food security and generation of sustainable income
for participant families
• Drudgery reduction of the women

4. Project Initiation
Collected primary information's along with
secondary data from Block Development Officer
(Panchayat Samity)
Three Panchayat were identified for PRA from 48
panchayat of Block Barmer and only one
panchayat were selected for evolation of Need base
programme
Finally Punaron ki Bastti villages were selected
under Undkha Panchayat as Project Area

5. Criteria of village selection
Maximum no of BPL House hold and Sc & ST population.
Low literacy level of both male and female
Lack of Drinking water, education,health and transportation.
Socially, Economically Backward
Under 25 KM from Center/ district headquarter.
Minimum accessibility government developmental schemes.
Minimum involvement of other NGOs
More need of people due to extreme poverty.

6. Activity wise Beneficiary
RWH
Vegetable
House Project Wadi RTWH Tank Farm Open
Village Drip Unit cultivation
Hold family & IAP Tanks with Pond well
Name (110) (110)
(110) (110) (10) Agor (0) (0)
(100)
Pearson ki
350 110 110 10 60 09 12 51 110
Bastti
Total 350 110 110 10 60 09 12 51 110

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Barmer
(Punaron ki
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Rajasthan

8. Project Area Profile (Rajasthan)
• Temperature: summer 47o and 5 o c in winter
• Rainfall: Average annual rainfall of ten years 277mm.
• Water: Water is very scanty and Salty
• Soil: sandy with negligible organic matter
• Vegetation : Spiny shrubs and hard grass.
• Major crops: Bajra, guar, moth, mung(only Kharif)
• Main tree : Khejari, Kumath, Rohida, Neem, Ber, Babul,
Shrubs: Calotropis procera, Caparis decidua,Arani,
Calligonam poligonodes, Murali, Burda, Loka, Pala Boradi
• Livestock:,sheep & goat Population is dominated over
camel , donkey Cattle & buffalos Population
• Livelihood condition and human capital : Meghwal,
Rewari, Rajpurohit, Rajput, Bheel, Jat, Nai, and Suthar
• Economic activity : Livestock, Labour work, handicraft

9. Major Problems
Degraded NRM
– Livestock Related
– Agriculture Related
Traditional Social culture leading to
– low productivity,
– low income,unemployment & Heavy
Migration,
– Credit unavailability,
– Poor Backward & Forward linkages

10. Problems of the Area
LIVESTOCK RELATED:
Non-availability of superior bucks and bulls
 Not aware and access of A I facility
 Lack of awareness about common diseases
Scarcity of safe drinking water, storage structures &
Shortage of Fodder

12. Major Problems
AGRICULTURE RELATED:
Lack of awareness regarding improved
agricultural practices
High soil salinity, lack of irrigation water
Single crops area due to unavailability of
irrigation

13. Major Problems
SOCIAL :
 Low literacy level
Scattered habitation that resist to all group activity
Food insecurity that’s leads to Migration
 Limited employment opportunity & source of income.
Primary health facilities are not accessible

14. Evolved Activities
Main Activities:
 Desert Agri-horticulture
 Rain Water Harvesting
 Improved Agricultural ( Cereal & Vegetable)
 Capacity building (Job oriented skill development)
Entry Point Activity:
 Community Mobilization ( Exposure, Training)

15. PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION

16. A. Desert Agri-horticulture
Promotion of -
• Cereal Seed: Mung, Guar, Bajara( CAZRI)
• Vegetable: Creepers- Ridge Guard, Whit
Guard, Cucumber, Watermelon, Onion, garlic,
Okra, Brinjal, Palak etc
• Horticulture( Orchard of 60 plants at 302m):
– Ber- Gola, Seb From CAZRI
– Lashota- CAZARI- Selected
– Pomogranut- Ganesh From CAZARI

17. A- Current Status of Fruit Plants
Name/ Variety Total survivable % Benefited
Plants Families
Ber-Gola 3122 3082 98.71 110
Gunda-Deshi 1129 1125 99.65 110
Pomegranate 285 230 80.70 50
-Ganesh
Papaya-Redlady-786 390 110 28.20 50
Gugal 4700 2000 42.25 110
Khejari 50 49 98 2
Total 9676 6596 68.16 110

18. Wadi of Shemburam Megwal

19. Wadi of Manga Ram Megwal

21. Papaya plants in Ukaram’s wadi

22. Status: Improved Agriculture
Name/ Variety Planed Benefited
Family
Bajra- Sardar-9546 Improved, 110
drought
Mung- RGM-268 57
resistant crop
Moth-RMO-225 seeds for 110 50
Guar-RGM-112 families 110
Total 110

23. B. Rain Water Harvesting
Benefited Total Project Beneficiary
Activity Planed Achieve %
Families Cost Part Part
Tank+ Agor 100 60 60 41000 23100 17900 47
Tank+
Rooftop 10 10 10 31000 22000 9000 29
connection
Open Well
0 12 28 120000 23100 96900 81
for groups
Farm Tank 0 09 12 31000 23100 7900 25
Total 110 91 110

28. Status: Vegetable Cultivation
Crop/ Variety Planed Benefited
Families
Kachari-CAZRI Vegetable kit on 5 R 110
Kakari- Chandni Super area for home 110
Tinda- Deshi consumption for all
110
110 families
Ridge guard-JP, S-21 110
Bottle gurd-Kanchan G-2 110
Water Melon-Deshi 110
Okra-Arka Anamika 50

30. Budget plan Vs Achievement from April’10 to Dec’10
Activity Planning of year Achievement (in Year) Contribut Status of the activity
ion
Physical Financial Physical Financial
Exposure, training etc 110 49000 110 38146 Nil Work done
Tree Plantation 110 652400 110 626768 110 Wadi on the field the Farmers
Vegetable Kits 110 kit 192500 110 109690 Labour Water melon, Cucumber, Ridge
guard Etc sown in wadi
Support for Improved 110 66000 110 71181 Labour 165 kg Bajra,108 Kg Guar & 57 Kg
Agriculture (Seeds & Farmers Mung &25 kg Moth seeds were
Input) distributed to the farmers
Tools & Equipment 110 440000 50 357210 1000 Progressive
(Drip System)
RWH Tanka with 100 2310000 100 2276500 All Tanka constructed to The Farmers
Agor Labour
Roof top Tanka 10 220000 10 204800 Fitting The Tanka was connected to Roof
Total 3929900 3684295

31. LINKAGE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION
• Line departments of State Govt. -
Agriculture, Extention, AH, Forest, Health &
Education, PHD, ICDS,
•Research & Universities
CAZRI, AFARI, KVK, RAU (Bikaner)
•NABARD
•NGO’s
•Corporate sector- CAIRN, JSW

32. Our visitors
 District Collector & CEO Barmer Visited Project work
 MLA, SDM, NREGA_PO & B D O of Barmer Visited
Project area and appreciated work
 DDM, NABARD, Barmer visited Project area.
 D. D. And ADO agriculture Barmer visited Project

34. • 110 farmers established wadi of 9676 plants
• Around 33 hectare unproductive land converted to
protected orchards
• 70 poor family were harvested around 14 Lace
liters of water that save Rs. 2.4 laces
• 12 open well benefiting 28 family with unlimited
water & around 20 hectare Dry land changed to
irrigated land
• 9 Family created there own storage structures
• Around 10 hectare land of 110 farmers is using to
vegetable cultivation as a result of taped rain water
• Around 63 hector desert land is converted to
irrigated land