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Organisation
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Vivekanand Research and Training Institute
(VRTI), Mandvi, (Kutch) |
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Project
name
|
Field project to mitigate and prevent
salinity ingress in 18 coastal villages
in Mundra taluka in Kutch under Kharash
Vistarotthan Yojana (KVY) |
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Grant
operationalised
|
January
2004 |
|
Duration
|
5
years |
|
Grant
amount sanctioned
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Rs61.54
million |
Activities within
the grant:
This project in Mundra taluka is developing
a model for tackling salinity, in conditions
specific to Kutch, through an integrated
approach involving watershed development,
water resources and agricultural interventions,
implemented through community-based institutions.
Activities include:
|
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Capacity
building and formation of community
organisations |
|
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Revival of salt-affected
horticulture plantations and establishment
of new ones |
|
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Group
irrigation |
|
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Promotion of water
saving technologies |
|
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Construction of
water-harvesting structures |
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