Rural India

The bore-wells with appropriate management systems changed the livelihood profile of the village. In M.C. Tanda and Ramlanaik Tanda (Table 4 presents the distribution of area under bore-well irrigation) 86 out of 89 households could access bore-well irrigation
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Regulations at institutional level

• Watershed Committee has 13 members and the decisions are binding on the village.
• Women have equal status in terms of membership.
• Conducive atmosphere to be created for women for active participation, decision making, skill training. In all works, equal wages to be paid.
• Priority for drinking water and fodder for animal in all village activities

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A Water Balance Study conducted by AFPRO laid the ground for accessing ground water. The community considered the option to revive the defunct open wells. However, after assessing the high cost of reviving the wells, the people with the help of AFPRO, decided to dig new wells. At this stage of the programme (in the third year), Janajagruti could successfully negotiate with AP Wells to drill 11 bore-wells. Long discussions and technical surveys followed the proposal to identify appropriate sites.Read More