PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

Topographical survey
Topographical survey is carried out departmentally by the technical staff in the total Command Area of the Project for fixing alignment for construction of Field Channel, Field Drains. The beneficiaries on the basis of alignment voluntarily contribute the required land through the Pani Panchayats.

Construction of field channel

Field channel is the core component under CADWM Programme. The field channels facilitate in carrying out water from out lets of Minors, Distributaries etc. up to tail end at very short time preventing loss of seepage in agricultural land. This helps in rotational water supply in judicious manner to each field to achieve higher production.

Construction of field drain

Field drains help in draining out surplus water from the agricultural land to main and trunk drain. This prevents water logging in the crop field by which higher productivity is achieved and it helps in taking up cash crops after draining out the excess water from the field.

Reclamation of Waterlogged and Saline Lands

In order to reclaim the waterlogged and saline areas in the irrigated commands, surface drainage as well as sub surface drainage systems are developed alongwith the option of biodrainage at suitable locations.

Farmers Training

Training camps are organized in villages to educate the farmers on water management and crop management. This is important activity for educating the farmers to adopt modern technologies for achieving higher production with regulated water supply.

Crop Demonstration

Demonstrations are carried out on the farmers’ field to show them practically, how to adopt suitable cropping pattern and use of balanced dose of inputs with proper management of available water.

The minor deficiencies in the system above outlet (up to distributaries of 150 cusec capacity) are rectified under this head.

Necessary steps are being taken to complete the old projects, which were started during the 5th Five-year Plan period. An action plan to complete the balance works of all the Ongoing Irrigation Projects has been worked out and it was planned that three projects are to be completed by end of 2008-09, four are to be completed by 2011-12 and all the remaining projects except Potteru-Satiguda are planned to be completed by 2013-14. Accordingly, 3 projects namely, Kuanria, Daha and Kansbahal are completed by 2008-09. The list of major works taken up in these three projects are given in the following table.