Kshipra Sub Basin - Asian Development Bank

Support to the National Water Mission NAPCC
Appendix 3 Kshipra Sub Basin
Particulars
Flood
Ground Water Quality
Grounr Water availability
Depth to Ground Water
Surface w ater availability
Drought
Start date of the monsoon
Frost
Extreme Rainfall
Total Rainfall
Temperature
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9. Water Management Issues
76. Water Management issues and possible solutions received a very high support from all
stakeholders as described below..
77. While check dam in Dewas were identified by most households as an issue ; in Indore and
Ujjain electric supply was identified as the major issue. In Dewas second the second key issues on the
list was lowering of ground water table and concern for future sustainability appears as majority issue
in both Ujjain and Indore. The need for check dams was identified as second important priority. Poor
maintenance of tanks is identified as next major issue if judged by household response. The
responses are summarised in Figure 38.
10. Possible Mechanisms to Enhance Resilience and Reduce Vulnerability
78. Household were asked what do they consider to be the most important from list of actions.
Responses favoured market support price as the highest priority, followed by ground water recharge
and water access security, followed by crop insurance, revival of old tanks and reservoirs, least
importance has been attached to subsidy . The household responses are described below and shown
in Figure 38: Water Management Issues
o In Madhya Pradesh the need was seen to create adaptive capacity for water resource
management and to reduce future vulnerabilities. The need is also for institutional
reorganization was considered important, the need to get the forest department as an active
partner was seen important; which is not the case now.
o Villagers during PRA expressed that best way to deliver adaptive action to reduce vulnerability
to climate change risks might be by rejuvenation through desiltation of all kinds of traditional
water storage facilities within the villages: farm ponds, government ponds (shasakiya Talab),
wells (kuaon), drainage channels (nallas), Kshipra river perennial flow revival, cleaning of
pollution of tributaries like khan, artificial recharge of ground water through abandoned
tubewells. This however they feel needs technical knowledge and equipments. Community
involvement through sharing of silt, putting in labour/equipments to supplement government
effort is offered by all the farmers interviewed. Local NGO s are working as a bridge to
community and government for the Kshipra punarbharikarn (rejuvenation) programme.
o Securing water and sanitation systems to climate change risks are priority areas for the state.
o River linking discussion may be revived and explored more. Some people have argued that
Kshipra should be linked with Narmada and Khan rivers.
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Percentage of households
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