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MONITORING, EVALUATION, LEARNING AND DOCUMENTATION OF
WATERSHED WORKS UNDER IWMP PROGRAMME
KSCST has
taken up the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and
Documentation of IWMP programme implemented by Watershed
Development Department (WDD) through a competitive bidding
process and has been allotted Belgaum revenue division to
support WDD as an independent external MEL&D agency for 5
years starting from 2011 to 2016 for Batch I and batch II
projects. The Belgaum division has 69 projects covering
treatable area of 2, 87,000ha spread over seven districts.
Salient
Observations of the project:
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Belgaum
division has almost 30% of the total of 119 sub watersheds
in the state; Belgaum district has the highest number of
sub watersheds and Haveri has largest number of micro
watersheds and beneficiary households.
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The
Jalanayana Melas, Jathas and Street plays have been
successful in attracting the people in watershed areas to
this program and sensitizing them towards the project's
objectives.
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The project
has helped strengthen Self Help Groups (SHG) comprising of
mostly women to a large extent;
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Formation of
SHGs is a highly successful initiative
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SHGs in
Haveri district have remarkably bank linkages of 94%;
followed by Gadag and Bagalkot having a Bank linkage of
around 65%.
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Successful
IGA ventures initiated in most districts.
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Average Bank
linkage is around 50% in Batch I projects and around 22%
in Batch II projects.
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Among SHGs
52% are landless, 32% are marginal farmers and 13% are
small farmers.
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The User
Groups and further forming of JLGs do not seem to yield
desired results.
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The
Executive Committees formed as a subcommittee of GP is
implementing the program and this attempt is reasonably
successful; however they need to be proactive and have a
plan for its sustainability in the long run.
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NGOs have
consolidated the records, facilitated bank linkages and
have handed over the records as per the exit protocol of
the department. Most NGOs have done a good job.
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Implementation of Soil and water conservation works; block
plantation under Horticulture and Forestry sectors have
started yielding results more so in Gadag, Haveri,
Bagalkot and Uttara Kannada districts.
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Activities
carried out under live stock sector have helped the
Farmers and Women SHG members in improving the quality of
life.
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Many
innovative activities seen in Haveri district under
horticulture; farmers are satisfied with the effort.
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Awareness
about the program and skill trainings still needs more
attention.
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Initiated
MIS and GIS based monitoring. Need to consolidate the
effort.
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Only program
to successfully integrate all sections of society and all
farming related activities.
Progress upto November 2016.
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