INDIA@COP22
ON FARM WATER CONSERVATION MISSION
JALYUKT SHIVAR ABHIYAN
WATER FOR ALL - DROUGHT FREE MAHARASHTRA BY 2019
DROUGHT MITIGATION MEASURES
Flagship Programme of Maharashtra Government to Render 20000 Villages Scarcity Free
Vikas Deshmukh, IAS, Commissioner Agriculture, Maharashtra, India
Sustainable Lifestyle = Positive Climate Action
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Immediate Challenges
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Of the total area of Maharashtra, 82% falls in
rainfed sector, while 52% is drought-prone
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The state has witnessed a decrease in groundwater
level by almost 2 metres
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Availability of water is a key challenge facing the
state
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Critical need to recharge groundwater and create
decentralized water bodies
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Strategy
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Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan, launched in 2014, integrates and converges
14 water conservation programmes
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Integrated Watershed Management is core component of the Abhiyan
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Village plans drawn up based on water budget of the select villages
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Gram Sabha is empowered to approve the village plan
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Funded by the government and private sector, and more significantly,
by the communities themselves through voluntary contributions
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Increased engagement of corporate sector - corporates extended
financial assistance and adopted 400 villages
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State-level co-ordination and monitoring with Chief Minister
Transformation Office (CMTO) periodically reviewing the
programme
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Activities
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Generating public awareness through village and community level interactions, use
of mass media and distribution of IEC material
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Watershed development and rejuvenation of old water bodies
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Repair, renovation and restoration of existing irrigation water bodies
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De-silting of old water conservation structures
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Recharging of open dug wells and tube wells
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Strengthening drinking water resources
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Promoting efficient use of available water
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Strengthening of Water Users Associations
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Ensuring optimum use of irrigation potential of existing projects
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Online monitoring of activities in project villages
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Outcomes
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Increase in water storage capacity over programme
period - approx. 41.75 tmc
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Notable gains in run-off water harvesting, increase in
groundwater table, period of water availability for both
drinking water and agriculture, area under irrigation
and crop productivity, despite most areas experiencing
a second year of consecutive drought
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Programme in mission mode at national level through
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (Watershed
Development)
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