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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Conclusion
It is concluded that the evaluation of various in-situ moisture conservation techniques in chick
pea crop under dry land situation in Bundelkhand region. Among the technologies, higher yield
was recorded with land levelling and bunding practice and further improve soil moisture
followed by contour bunding over to farmers practices in above situation.
T1-11aR-1526
Jalkund: Low-cost Water Harvesting Structure for Sustainable Livelihood
in Rainfed Agroecosystem of Chandel district, Manipur, India
Kangjam Sonamani Singh*
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur
* sonamanisingh@gmail.com
Climate change is one of the biggest environmental threats facing the world, affecting natural
resources and thus potentially impacting food production and security, sustained water supply,
biodiversity of forests and other natural ecosystems, human health, and settlements. Chandel
is one of the districts most strongly affected by climate change. The threat is especially greater
wherever people’s livelihoods are particularly dependent on natural resources. In these
vulnerable areas, climate adaptation measures are of central importance for the protection of
rural livelihoods and for ensuring sustainable development. Field observation was conducted
during the rabi season of 2019, the Kharif and rabi season of 2020 and the Kharif season of
2021 at farmers’ fields with the objective to study the sustainable livelihood of the hill farmers
of Chandonpokpi Village, Chandel District, Manipur, India. The rainwater or run-off from the
mountain streams can be harvested using an eco-friendly low-cost rainwater harvesting
structure called Jalkund and used for multiple purposes. A dimension of 5 m x 4 m x 1.5 m has
been found optimum for hills. During winter months when there is little or no rainfall, water
conserved in poly-lined ponds (Jalkund) acts as a lifeline for the seasonal crops. Life-saving
irrigation provided by these Jalkund broke the shackles of the otherwise age-old monocropping
which has been the norm traditionally. These small water conservation units have
made the farmers earn an additional extra income through double cropping. Jalkund truly came
as a blessing for the farmers of Chandel who could cultivate a variety of vegetable crops after
the harvesting of paddy.
Resilience through land and water management interventions, water management and governance
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