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Ganjam is one of the most resource rich and developed districts of Orissa. However it
still lags behind to its road to an all round development which will address the problems of all
areas and all sections of the society. Such growth imbalances and disparities in economic
development may be attributed to several constraints / factors.
An identification of such critical gaps and inadequacies in the existing infrastructure
and an analysis of factors, which may be considered as the strength, weakness, opportunities
and threat (SWOT) in the development perspective of this district are briefly indicated below:
2.1 STRENGTHS:
Water Resource
There is 78.5% of estimated unutilized ground water resources in the district. Besides
there are a number of perennial streams in the backward hilly areas of the district which could
be harnessed through construction of check-dam, diversion-weir and water-harvesting
structures. Similarly, in the plain areas, the big tanks, perennial streams like Jayamangala Nala,
could be renovated which would help create increased irrigation ayacut, prevent soil erosion
and recharge the under-ground water tables. There is an enormous potential for boring
shallow tube wells wherever possible; irrigation wells and attachment of motor pumps to such
irrigation sources for providing micro-irrigation.
One major , ten medium and over thousand minor irrigation projects and thousand of
ponds and tanks available in the district offer tremendous scope for reservoir fishery and
development of pisciculture.
Fishery potential
The district is rich in inland and brackish water fisheries. It has a cost line of 60 kms
with 36 fishing villages and 14 fish landing centers. The available inland water resources are
27,686 hectares, out of which 8321.33 hectares are ponds and 19364.91 hectares are reservoirs.
The area developed till date is 6,992 hectares (pond) and 4416 hectares (reservoirs). The
brackish water fisheries development agency had surveyed the area suitable for brackish
water prawn culture in the 5 coastal blocks viz. Chatrapur, Ganjam, Khallikote,
Rangeilunda and Chikiti and found that 2,845.26 hectares are available for development , of
this 2394.
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