| Project Name |
Rain Water Harvesting Scheme in Makwanpur District |
| Funding Agency |
Plan-Nepal, Makwanpur Programme |
| Project Location |
25 VDCs of Makwanpur district |
| Project Duration |
July 2007-Jun 2010 |
| Target Group |
Resource poor rural communities especially small farmers women, occupational caste and Janajati groups (1,013 HHs) |
| Project Partners |
Plan-Nepal, Rural Agriculture Improvement Society (RAIS), Rural Women Service center |
| Total Budget (NRs) |
3,754,813.00 |
| Actual Expenditure |
3,591,908.58 |
| Project Objective |
- Introduce water harvesting pond as means/source of irrigation during the long spell drought.
- Improve and diversify on-farm livelihood options of resource poor families.
- Enhance household food security and income through diversified, market oriented vegetable production.
|
| Expected Outputs |
- Farmers will have access to year round irrigation facility.
- Users group will be formed and actively participate in planning, construction and pond management activities.
- Ponds with capacity of 18,000 litres, 72,000 liters and 180,000 liters constructed.
- More than 100 ha of upland area brought under commercial vegetable cultivation through year round irrigation facility.
|
| Major Activities |
- Construction of pond
- Social mobilization and pond management training
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| Major Achievements |
- Total of 158 ponds constructed
- Extra 100.5 ha of land brought into commercial vegetable cultivation through year round irrigation
- Children are admitted to English medium school/ college
- Created self employment by farmer group members
- Thatch roof replaced by metal sheet roof
- More rate of saving (up to NRs 2,000 per production season)
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| Lessons Learnt |
18,000 liter capacity of rain water harvesting pond is best for maximum of two commercial farming households |
| Recommendations |
Extra source of water should be allocated in the pond so as to make available more water even in dry season for its durability and commercial vegetable production |
