Kshipra Sub Basin - Asian Development Bank

Support to the National Water Mission NAPCC
Appendix 3 Kshipra Sub Basin
o Training for non farm income generation capacity. Farmers feel their eco-service generation
through ponds and cascade of those can become a point of attraction. They need more
training for making use of idle months which is sometimes as high as four months.
80. Based on assessment of community response it is clear that a strategic plan aimed at providing
micro level livelihood/income and macro level productivity security/risk minimization through a portfolio
of measures is required.. No single action can ensure adequate adaptive capacity. Simultaneous
implementation of portfolio of actions might bring in desired radical change. The portfolio of actions
can range over a number of interventions, including;
o Water security at farm level
o Community empowerment through knowledge dissemination
o Provision of desiltation mechanism and funding.
o Afforestation programmes.
o Crop diversification from soya to move away with adverse impacts of monocropping practice.
Marketing facility, storage facility and market support price for crops other than soya and
wheat, promotion of horticulture practice, oil seed like kusum.
o Alternative irrigation techniques: drip , piped, mulching
o Ground water recharge
o Water quality management
o Water course lining vs. farm ponds need further assessment
o Managed conjunctive water use
o Water use monitoring by ground water permit system /bore hole restrictions/ground water use
regulation/reliable electric supply/rationalization of surface water supply/payment for eco
service
o Improved Weather forecast
o Enhancement of non farm income sources such as milk or pisiculture
o Farmers training regarding the optimum use of water for improving overall water situation
12. Road Map for Community Actions
81. The implementation of strategic plan need an Integrated approach, including:
o How information systems on water use and supply can be developed. Such a system can
bring the roles of the stakeholders together observationally. Current level of information is
scattered across different departments and does not lead to integrated approach in strategic
action plan on a cross cutting issue like water.
o How informal ground water market can be transformed into formal participatory water
management system needs to be explored further through research and subsequent
consultation with the stakeholders.
o What combination of actions in strategic risk minimizing policy portfolio be included for various
districts need to be checked through simple cost benefit analysis and further stakeholder
consultation.
o Subsidy versus PES (payment for environmental services) as strategic policy instrument
needs further community consultation.
o How IWRM institution can work towards formalizing informal ground market needs further
check.
o What can be the contribution of changes in technology, policy and behavior of farmers needs
an assessment.
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