JEEBIKA Nuapada District During Their Visit to the 15Th National Youth 02.02.2010 at NASC, New Delhi
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Director, OWDM visits Kandhamal: New PD in Watersheds, Nuapada: EVENTS AND NEWS Mr. Susanta Kumar Mallick, M.Sc (Ag) joined Onion Growers’ Co-op. Society Inaugurated: New Collector in Bargarh: as Project Director I/c, Sri Bhabagrahi Mishra, O.A.S joined as the Collector and Watersheds, Nuapada on Watershed Mission Leader, Bargarh on 08.02.2010 by taking 14th Jan, 2010. Earlier over charge from Sri Suresh Prasad Padhy who retired as working in several Collector Bargarh on 15.01.2010. The Project Director, capacities he has proven Watersheds, Bargarh welcomed and apprised him of the efficiency in implementing ongoing watershed projects in the district. watershed projects under various Government schemes. Under his leadership the Use of High Science Tools in IWMP Workshop watersheds development programme of the district is WESTERN ORISSA RURAL LIVELIHOODS PROJECT in New Delhi: expected to get a good mileage. Sri Sailendra Narayan Naik, Project Director, Watersheds, Sri G.B Reddy, IFS, Director OWDM, visited Kilabadi Micro Nuapada Watershed members’ exposure: Jan.-Feb., 2010, No.23 Bargarh participated in the workshop on “Use of High Science Watershed Project under DPAP- 8th batch on 18.02.2010 to 92 poor and very poor youths from watershed villages of Tools in IWMP” organized by ICRISAT, Hyderabad on 01- review the progress of watershed works and JEEBIKA Nuapada district during their visit to the 15th National Youth 02.02.2010 at NASC, New Delhi. activities in the district. He interacted with SHG and FIG Festival 2010 from 8th to 12th Jan10 at Bhubaneswar, had Members of Kilabadi micro watershed with PD, Watersheds, Office of Maa Bastarni Onion Growers Cooperative Society Bargarh PRI Members visit BAIF: exposures to different activities and institutes like mushroom CBT- NRM, and CBT- Monitoring and Evaluation, Kandhamal. composed of 215 onion growing farmers of Komna, Nuapada unit at Sakhigopal, CIFA, Khandagiri silviculture nursery and 29 Zilla Parishad Members and Panchayat Samiti Chair Inspecting soil and water conservation activities such as was inaugurated by Shri G. Bhaskar Reddy, IFS, Director, Ekamra Haat. persons of Bargarh district with facilitation by Sri S. R. Behera, Orissa Watershed Development Mission on 18.01.2010 at diversion bund, small masonry water bodies etc., he APD (LH) & Sri B.C. Dash of Watershed Mission, Bargarh Kendubhata, Nuapada. The Society got established under discussed with the field staff for furthering implementation of Tableau by Nuapada Watersheds Awarded: visited Tiptur centre of BAIF, Karnataka during 22-28 Feb’10. implementation of SPF, WORLP. It has been promoted by the Project. The PRI members were exposed to tree-based watershed Tableau on watershed model displayed by the Project PIA CPSW with the objective of empowering farmers to take activities, water conservation measures, dry land farming, New Additional Director in OWDM: Director, Watersheds, Nuapada on the Republic day 2010 in ownership and management of onion production and Nuapada district has been awarded first prize. 26 members SHG Marketing and Federations. Dr. Sarat Chandra Behera has joined as Additional Director marketing as a sustainable livelihood option. from two SHGs of Chhindpani Watershed also participated in OWDM on 01.01.2010. Earlier he has served as PD Kalahandi Ghumura Festival 2010 Celebrated: in this programme. National Conference of PDs, DRDA: Watersheds in Nuapada district. On-field aquaculture training to women Water harvesting through run-off Secure water source for cattle The Kalahandi Ghumura Festival 2010 was celebrated during SHG members - Balisugri, Kandhamal management at Kodaldunguri, Nuapada at Kotmer, Kalahandi 14-17.01.2010 at Bhawanipatna. 12 stalls on behalf of Watershed Mission had been opened. Growth in crops and veryone knows that water is critical would otherwise have gone unused but and prevent soil erosion and vegetables production, livestock and forest produce due to Eto nourishing and fostering life. also helps in recharging aquifers and downstream sedimentation. Water successful management of water, land, forests and capacity Kotmer, Dharmagarh, Kalahandi Regardless of social and physical tackles the problem of depleting water harvesting structures (WHS), farm building through training in mushrooms production were conditions, water is vital to the existence table in areas where ground water is ponds, and percolation tanks have been exhibited. of all. That is why sound management under enormous pressure. Insitu water excavated to collect excess runoff, RDC Monitors Watersheds in Kalahandi: of our water resources is imperative. harvesting is a key in watershed irrigate farm lands and recharge ground Development of integrated watershed development which helps in increasing water. Pond water is used for irrigation Mr. C. S Kumar, IAS, Revenue Divisional Commissioner programme is significant as it provides the soil moisture and productivity of and growing fish providing (Southern Division) along with Collector, Kalahandi, line opportunities to the local communities vegetations. This also acts as drought supplementary nutrition and income department officials and PD Watersheds Kalahandi visited to treat watersheds and conserve proofing measure. from sales. Farmers have cultivated Purunagumma Watershed on 3.02.10. He discussed with the natural resources for improving their Community participation in integrated pulses, vegetables and been practicing SHG members and beneficiaries about the watershed livelihoods. For managing and watershed management has resulted in backyard farming. An impact The National Conference of all DRDA Project Directors in activities and support. conserving water resources, the local better management of water resources. assessment of WORLP by Sambodhi in India was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 20- Defence Personnel visit Watersheds in communities treat watershed areas and Different water management techniques 2008 reveals that almost three-fifth of 21.01.2010. On behalf of Orissa Watershed Development construct rainwater harvesting and have been adopted for conservation and the marginal farmers in the project Mission, Sri Niranjan Sahu, PSU Coordinator, WORLP, Balangir: recharge structures. Water harvesting use. Check dams have been built to watersheds have reported improvement presented a case study on success with WORLP initiatives Defense personnel from National Defence College, New Delhi not only conserves the water which reduce the speed and volume of runoff in disaster coping capacity. in reducing distress migration and ensuring food security of visited Bhuanpada village of Sri Jagannath MWS and poor families in watershed area. The presentation was highly Tentelkhunti MWS Gudvella block, Balangir on 29.1.2010. appreciated by about 600 PDs, DRDA. The Conference was They visited plantation programmes, water conservation DEVELOPMENTS oragnised by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of initiatives, livelihood initiatives and interacted with the Land Salvaged by Diversion Bund India. Among dignitaries who addressed the Conference were beneficiaries. Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture and Dr C. Recruitment of WMT members in Kandhamal: Until a year back, more than 300 acres P. Joshi, Hon’ble Minister of Rural Development, GoI. of land in Kantajhuda, Chhindrapali and One-day Workshop on Fish Federation, A walk-in interview was conducted for recruitment of the nearby villages in Gaisilat block of Watershed Management Team members in different Bargarh: Bargarh district remained uncultivable disciplines of Micro Enterprises, Social, Engineering and Orissa Watershed Development Mission due to soil erosion and lack of proper Fish farmers from watershed areas of Bargarh district were Livelihood during 16-17.02.2010 for implementation of Watershed Mission Complex, Siripur, Bhubaneswar - 751 003 management of rain water. Despite good oriented on functional aspects of Fish Federation in one-day Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) in Tel: 0674 - 2397 308 / 2397 309 Fax: 0674 - 2397 988 rains, runoff from the encircling Email: [email protected] Website: www.worlp.com workshop at WUAC, Diptipur, Bargarh on 23.02.2010. Dr. five blocks of the district such as Khajuripada, Raikia, mountains not only washed away fertile Open surplus washed away by heavy run-off from Thuajharan MIP in Chhindrapali, Gaisilat, Bargarh Ambekar E. Eknath, Director and senior scientists of CIFA Chakapada, Tikabali, and Daringbadi. A Selection Committee Sourced and compiled by: District-level Communication Point Persons (CBT-Members) & Development Communication Officer, Bhubaneswar soil but also created gullies and ravines together with Shri Pravash Sahu, MC and Mr. S. N. Naik, PD chaired by Project Director – Watershed and Subject Matter Edited by: Sibananda Mishra, DCO; Photography: Mrutyunjaya Behera; Published by Communication Hub in the fields making it almost impossible barely meeting the consumption needs Watersheds Bargarh met farmers of three blocks of the district Specialists of Kandhamal conducted the screening process. on behalf of the Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project. Folded hills encircling Thuajharan MIP causing for any cultivation. Per acre yield of of the villagers. Land-owners had to Printed at Perfect Print & Graphics (P) Ltd., Bhubaneswar-10, Ph.: 0674-6539875. excess run-off in Chhindrapali fields of Gaisilat, and addressed the workshop. Bargarh paddy was only 7 quintals which was migrate to Bargarh and Hyderabad in Page: 5 search