Introduction/Project Description:
I&CAD department Govt of Andhra Pradesh has been implementing Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Livelihoods Improvement Project (APILIP) in 11 medium and 59 new minor irrigation projects formation in the state, which is supported by Japanese International Cooperative Agency ( JICA). APILIP envisages increasing the agricultural production by constructing and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities, improving water management and agriculture practices, enhancing agricultural income, construction of Minor Irrigation Tanks and formation and capacity building of WUAs. To facilitate these activities at project level ARANYA Agricultural Alternatives(ARANYA) has been selected as a Support Organisation for Swarna medium irrigation project in Adilabad district.
Project Details :
Aranya’s Service:
ARANYA has been selected as a support organisation to facilitate strengthening of Water Users Association for institutional development activities training and capacity building activities for efficient water management to increase crop water productivity. ARANYA provided hand holding support to the WUAs to have good convergence with revenue and irrigation department for better water tax collection to take timely implement the Operation & Mainatainence activities
As part of the project
1. Capacity building of WUA’s
Awareness generation through Kalajatha; WUA roles and responsibilities; Water management Sub committees ; Works subcommittee; Finance subcommittee; Monitoring & Evolution subcommittee; Exposure visit to Waghad medium irrigation project Maharashtra and KC Canal modernization which is supported by JICA
2. Participatory Action Plan Preparation (PAP) through work book exercise
3. Crop water planning
4. Book keeping & updating records
5. Convergence with Revenue, Irrigation and Agriculture departments
6. WUA facilities: Support to the Poor
7. Farmer Field School (FFS)
8. Fore shore plantation
9. Conflict resolution & Rapport building
Achievements: