Integerated water conservation | Philanthropy

Safe drinking water is a basic necessity, but in rural villages of Palghar district women walk long distances to collect drinking water. Daily walks through treacherous paths in extreme weather conditions exposes them to various health related issues.

GRDP has adopted a two-pronged approach to address this issueExploring scope of developing water sources like borewells and installing them at strategic locations through handpumps.

Repairing/refurbishing or deepening of old borewells and handpumps in the villages, desalting wells, and fixing pulleys to pull water from well.
Installing water storage tanks in villages for ease of access by community, and systems to pump water from its source.

Palghar district receives an average of 2000-2500mm of rainfall anually, but due to massive surface runoff most farmers face acute water shortage in other seasons Providing water supply through river and well lift scheme.

Thus Govardhan Rural Development Program team has implemented "Lift Irrigation Scheme".

Lift Irrigation allows water to be pumped from a perennial source of water, preferably a river through electric motor. The water is pumped to the farm land through a network of pipes.

At strategic locations Water Discharge points are created/installed from where, water is supplied to multiple farm lands can be irrigated. This is a community owned and managed programmeme where selected members from the community are given responsibility to pump and supply water

This scheme has encouraged farmers to engage in agriculture even in non-monsoon seasons.So far 878 rural villagers have been benefitted through 8 lift irrigation schemes.

A large section of project area of GRDP water resource programmeme falls in the rural village where customized approach for water resource development is required.

Need analysis of such villages is done to identify seasonal sources of water such as natural springs that can be used as a resource for continuous water supply to farms for irrigation for more than one crop.

Check dams, repair of existing wells, , creating Jalkunds or permanent structure for water storage, big ponds of 50 lac liters of water are constructed.

As an impact of this, problem of water scarcity has been addressed for more than 1000 community members from the under-privileged sections of the society.

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A three pronged approach for water resource development includes community owned lift irrigation systems for perennial irrigation facility, drinking water facilities and water resource conservation through check dams and restoring community wells and ponds.

Providing access to water resources for tribal folks for their drinking and agricultural needs is the driving force for our Water Resource Development initiative.

A large section of project area of GRDP water resource programmeme falls in the rural village where customized approach for water resource development is required. Need analysis of such villages is done to identify seasonal sources of water such as natural springs that can be used as a resource for continuous water supply to farms for irrigation for more than one crop.

Holistic approach to eradicate water scarcity

Water conservation to ensure optimum utilization of natural resources

Educate and train the villagers on water conservation

Our Progress

850+

Individuals benefitted through
Lift Irrigation facility

5500+

Individuals benefitted through
Drinking Water facility

1050+

Individuals benefitted through
customised irrigation facility

Average Rainfall 2000-2500 mm, but still scarcity of water for Irrigation and Long distance of walking for Women folks for drinking water

OUR SOLUTION

Through our Integrated Water Conservation initiatives under Rural Development Programme, we are reaching out to various villages in the Palghar district in order to create an infrastructure that not only conserve water but also ensures it reaches the taps!

Lift Irrigation System -- For perennial irrigation

Drinking Water -- Responding to the challenge of unavailability of potable water

Customised Water Resource Initiative - for addressing community water crisis

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