Pond Renovation Project in Palakkad: Making a Difference
The project involved renovating a pond in Palakkad to prevent contamination, increase water harvesting capacity, and benefit agriculture, livestock, and domestic water needs. The renovation helped raise the water table, alleviate water scarcity for families and farmers, enable multi-crop cultivation, and double agricultural production. The storage capacity of the pond increased significantly, showcasing the positive impact of sustainable water management practices.
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POND POND RENOVATION RENOVATION
PROJECT DETAILS District - Palakkad Batch - II Name of PIA - Pattambi Block Panchayath Name of watershed - Kulukkallur Code of watershed - 20b 4ca 614 ha Area of watershed - ha 481ha Treatable area - 885 feet Altitude -
WORK DETAILS Name of work - Renovation of pond Rs.625000/- Estimate amount - Budget head - EPA Rs.5,30,484/- Actual cost - Area of pond - 0.0707 ha No of beneficiaries - 60 families,40farmers Area benefited - 20 ha
RELEVANCE OF THE WORK. Pond is situated nearby main road and also it was unprotected During the rainy season pond water was contaminated by drains and agricultural residues The primary objective of this work is to conserve water from contamination and to increase the water harvesting capacity of pond Thereby make use of water for agriculture, livestock and domestic purpose
Before Renovation 10.826144 O N 76.240539 O E
Initial Stage of Renovation 10.826144 O N 76.240539 O E
Final Stage of renovation 10.826144 O N 76.240539 O E
Inauguration by Shri . M.B Rajeesh M.P 10.826144 O N 76.240539 O E
IMPACT IMPACT The project helped to raise the water table of surrounding area. The project helped to raise the water table of surrounding area. It resolves the scarcity of drinking water of 60 families and almost 40 farmers It resolves the scarcity of drinking water of 60 families and almost 40 farmers depend upon this pond for irrigation purpose. depend upon this pond for irrigation purpose. Only single crop was cultivated prior to this activity. Since the water level has Only single crop was cultivated prior to this activity. Since the water level has increased people started cultivating second crop & also multiple crops. It has increased people started cultivating second crop & also multiple crops. It has doubled the production capacity of agriculture almost by 40 ton. doubled the production capacity of agriculture almost by 40 ton. This work has benefited an area of 20ha. The storage capacity of this pond is This work has benefited an area of 20ha. The storage capacity of this pond is 8 to 9 8 to 9 lakh lakh litre litre. .
By undertaking the above said activity it could be demonstrated among the stake holders how IWMP can be projected as an effective natural resource management programme. This work can be highlighted as good example of renovation of existing water resources and water harvesting structures that can be taken up under IWMP.
