- 1. Water Resource Development and WaterUse Efficiency field
pilots in arid parts ofBarmer District of RajasthanSupported by:
JTT-SDTT MumbaiProject Period:- 1/04/2010 to 31/03/2011( extended
up to May 2011)Project Area:-Rajasthan (Punaron ki Bastti Undkha,
Barmer)
2. Inadequate quantityScarcity after brief monsoon(250 mm for
15-20 days)Distant Water sources involvinghardshipLack of organized
effortsLack of technologyLack of awareness and resourcesErosion of
traditional skills andknowledgeErosion of traditional tankasystem
of rainwater harvesting.There are several water related issues
which requiredinterventions in this part of ARID Desert . 3. Tanka+
Agor( innovativecatchment)Tank+ Rooftop connectionGroup well-for
tapping seepagewater near surfaceType of interventions 4. TYPE
OFINTERVENTIONSSmall schemes which essentially divert the run-off
water in low rain fall areas for smallscale storage and subsequent
use by marginal land holders (Tankas of Rajasthan).Around
59families could becovered under thisphase of support.Breeding high
valueGoatsProvided Sindhibreed bucks one for10 goats. 5. Total cost
of tanka is around 60000 rupees.Beneficiaries could contribute
around 30 % ofthe total cost.The tanka could store water upto 60000
lit each Total 2500 plants of Ber saplings +Pomegranate and Lasoda
( Codia maxa) havebeen planted in alongside wadi, 0.5 acre each. 6.
Group well approach to tap seepage water near surface near river
course 7. Tanka +wadi+ drip irrigation 8. Under this project, a
publicationon Tanka Experience in Barmerhas been brought about.
This will be useful fordevelopment agencies, researchers,policy
makers and technicalpersons. It brought with the aim ofproviding
information on the need,objective, design specifications,stages of
implementation,innovations, impact, cost-effectiveness and
replication scopeof tanka technology . 9. Evolving model of tanka
centriclivelihood intervention in arid mostregions of Rajasthan 10.
Write ups covering experiences underthe project have also been
publishedin LEISA Magzine on the Theme,Combating
Desertification