Water Management in an IWRM Perspective
Engrained on the Dublin Principles (1992) of IWRM, ISD’s water management programmes include:
PROGRAMMES IN NUTSHELL : With Farmers 35 numbers of Farmers Club, 7 Farmers Collectives, 4 Dairy Cooperative Societies
Result at the community level
Technology adoption for sustainable and profitable farming ☞ SRI in paddy and micro irrigation systems for horticulture crops to reduce water consumption ☞ Increased awareness on soil health, and need for natural farming ☞ Integrated pest management and natural pest control methods ☞ Farm mechanisation to reduce drudgery and to cope up with labour shortage ☞ Post-harvest interventions to reduce wastage and loss of produces and value addition ☞ Adoption of rainwater harvesting to augment ground water storage through ground water recharge shaft ☞ Increase in self-help among farmers through groups ☞ Thrift and credit within the group ☞ Reduced dependency on local money lenders and relieved from exorbitant interests paid ☞ Adoption of good financial practices including credit repayment ☞ Financial support in the form of short term credit assistance for farming and bank linkages ☞ Leadership training, to sustain the programme impacts and residuals; to take up locally relevant development programme
Rainwater Harvesting
☞ Ground water Recharge shaft:Standalone, conversion of old defunct borewells, add-on to functioning borewells ☞ Recharge Trench ☞ Conversion of Old unused open wells
Geographic Focus of the Activities
15000 + households and 75000 + population 30 Panchayats (100+ villages) of Ellapuram, Poondi, Thiruvallur, and Sholavaram Blocks in Thiruvallur District, located within 20 to 50 kms from the Chennai City limit (http://tinyurl.com/mxquoxg)
Partners in our Water Management:
State Government Departments (Food &Water related) Central Government Institutions (RSF&, CCBF) NABARD SWISS India Trust, Chennai Live Energies Foundation, Chennai CEC, Chennai |