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Networking
For Globalization and Dissemination By Dr. Costantino Faillace |
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Networking
For Globalization and Dissemination By Dr. Costantino Faillace |
| The Relegen Siddhi Watershed
Development We have a number of beautiful examples on how careful land and water management can revert arid land in a lush productive area. By proper watershed management the development of agriculture has transformed the arid land surrounding the villages of Relegen Siddhi, in the state of Maharashtra, into a beautiful agricultural land. Before the development and implementation of a watershed catchment, there were only 60 acres of land under irrigation. After constructing various types of water structures to induce more recharge and to prevent run-off from the catchment, the irrigated land is now more than 1200 acres. The village was previously depending on imported food; now it is self-sufficient and even exports various types of fruits and vegetables. People are now well off economically! The rainfall in the area is only in 300 mm per year. The work for the watershed management was initiated and supervised by a committed man with little experience in agriculture development but with a great, great drive to transform his poor village into a self- sustained entity. The land transformation called the attention of many people and many international organisations and NGOs to study the very successful model implemented by Mister Anna Hazari, who promoted this “miracle”. |
