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With this all the balance of ground water potential in the district is 76,159 (Ha.M). The
present stage of development is 21.1%. in order to exploit 65% of the groundwater potential, it
will sustain 17,697 dugwells, 1893 STWs/Bore 45 Deep Tube wells & 325 RLPs.
To increase the cropping intensity & productivity , more areas are to be brought under
irrigation through creation of irrigation of potentiality under different ongoing schemes in the
dist like NREGA , KSK , LI points , Soil Conservation measures , drought proofing etc. . The
Agriculture department in the state is also proposing farmers oriented programs through
ATMA, provisions of irrigations under KSK , farm mechanization , organic farming , rice
development & many other beneficial agriculture productivity oriented programmes .
A time bound Plan will be prepared to boost agricultural productivity which will be
implemented through the Eleventh Plan Period and critical gaps in this sector will be funded
through BRGF fund next year.
3.3 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
With total bovine population of 9,72 ,966 animal husbandry is a household activity and
it drives the wheel of rural economy of the Ganjam district in real sense. There are 132 milk
societies functioning at present under the aegis of Great Ganjam Gajpati Milk Union. There are
245 Livestock Aid Centers(LACs) giving services throughout the district. Over 188 LACs are
having Artificial Insemination facility. At present 6 milk routs are operating in the district.
Two chilling plants at Berhampur and Aska, seven bulk- cooling units spread throughout the
district and hatcheries and feed plants being established in the district; it provides good
background for the expansion of animal husbandry activities throughout the length and breadth
of the district.
There is tremendous scope for the development of goat rearing/ sheep rearing in tribal
and remote areas of the district. In RSVY also one crore was being spent on addressing critical
gaps pertaining to animal husbandry. Under SGSY animal husbandry is being identified as
core activity.
Identifying new milk routs in the remote areas, involving SHG groups , tribal will be
the thrust area and main focus of future interventions in this regards. Critical infrastructural
and institutional gaps will be addressed in the Eleventh plan period and BRGF in the coming
few years.
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