Ralegan siddhi

Ralegan lies in drought prone zone of ahmednagar dist. of Maharashtra.
Before 1975 there was acute under deprivation, fragile, degraded ecosystem and water scarcity.
70% of population was below poverty line.
Village met only 30% of food requirement.
People restored to illicit liquor vending.
Women were also suffering with prostitution.
15-20% population underfed.
Untouchability- 16 harizan family lived under isolation.
Corruption of govt. funds.
Recharge the ground water to 6.5meter depth through out the year Agricultural production went up from 294.3tonnes in 1975-76 to 1386.2tonnes in 1985-86.
Average yield per hact. Of cropped area increase 19 times.
Income from agriculture increased from Rs3,45,910 to Rs.31,72,678 peer annum.
Milk yield increased from 300ltr. To 4000 ltr.
In 2002 Per capita increase from Rs.271 to Rs.2257.
Best health indicator
provision of safe drinking water
Supply of water for industries.
Removal of caste barriers and promoting social cohesiveness.

1. Tapping rain water
2. Repairing of percolation
3. Horticulture development
4.Drip irrigation
5. Restriction on cultivation of water intense crop
6. Cash crop production was emphasized
7. Lift irrigation & establishment of water cooperatives
8. 4 lakh trees were planted
9. Watershed development
10. State agriculture department selected Ralegan Siddhi in 1982-83 for implementing this plan
11. 47 check dams were built in 4 micro watershed areas
12. Total water storage capacity is 300 cubic meters approx.
13. A canal of 3 kms long, 10 to 12 meter wide and 2 to 3 meters deep constructed

1. RALEGAN SIDDHI - MODEL VILLAGE OF INDIA “Request the people of my country to continue this Kranti. People should continue to fight even if I am not there”

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Ralegan lies in drought prone zone of ahmednagar dist. of Maharashtra. Before 1975 there was acute under deprivation, fragile, degraded ecosystem and water scarcity. 70% of population was below poverty line. Village met only 30% of food requirement. People restored to illicit liquor vending. Women were also suffering with prostitution. 15-20% population underfed. Untouchability- 16 harizan family lived under isolation. Corruption of govt. funds. 2

3. PRESENT SCENARIO Recharge the ground water to 6.5meter depth through out the year Agricultural production went up from 294.3tonnes in 1975-76 to 1386.2tonnes in 1985-86. Average yield per hact. Of cropped area increase 19 times. Income from agriculture increased from Rs3,45,910 to Rs.31,72,678 peer annum. Milk yield increased from 300ltr. To 4000 ltr . In 2002 Per capita increase from Rs.271 to Rs.2257. Best health indicator provision of safe drinking water Supply of water for industries. R emoval of caste barriers and promoting social cohesiveness.

4. TRANSFORMATION OF VILLAGE 4 1975 TRAGEDY OF RALEGAN SIDDHI PRESENT VILLAGE THIS TRANSFORMATION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF ANNA HAZARE.

5. STRATAGIES FOLLOWED 5 1. Tapping rain water 2. Repairing of percolation 3. Horticulture development 4.Drip irrigation 5. Restriction on cultivation of water intense crop 6. Cash crop production was emphasized 7. Lift irrigation & establishment of water cooperatives 8. 4 lakh trees were planted 9. Watershed development 10. State agriculture department selected Ralegan Siddhi in 1982-83 for implementing this plan 11. 47 check dams were built in 4 micro watershed areas 12. Total water storage capacity is 300 cubic meters approx. 13. A canal of 3 kms long, 10 to 12 meter wide and 2 to 3 meters deep constructed

6. STRATEGIES FOLLOWED 6

7. WATER-SHED 7 A watershed is an area of land that feeds all the water running under it and draining off of it into a body of water. It combines with other watersheds to form a network of rivers and streams that progressively drain into larger water areas.

8. WATER-SHED 8 NALLA BUNDS The purpose of Nalla bunds is to eliminate soil and water run-off, catching useful nutrients and allowing the water to percolate into the soil and recharge the local aquifer. Six nalla bunds are constructed in this first stage. The village later constructed a further 31 nalla bunds throughout the village with a storage capacity of 282,183 cubic meters.

9. WATER-SHED 9 Percolation tank The tank was built with good intentions, but because of technical faults failed to hold water for more than two months, letting it seep out of the sides and be wasted.  A percolation tank acts much like a nalla bund, holding a large amount of water and allowing it to slowly percolate into the soil.   Once the tank was renovated it could hold 323,378 cubic meters of water!  They were now well on their way to recharging their groundwater.

10. WATER-SHED 10 WELLS This well provided a regular supply of water for 35 acres of land, and was the first of eight community wells constructed over the next two years.  Once all of the wells were constructed they were able to irrigate 700-800 acres of land and had water year round.  To bring even more water to the community gully plugs and contour trenches were built, and shrubs, trees and grass were planted along the hillsides all around the village.

11. CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE WATER SHED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – 11 48.43 % by people of Ralegansiddhi. 44.83 by the Jalsansadhan department. 6.74 by the Rural development department.

12. THANK YOU SUBMITTED BY- N.SAI SRIKAR G.NAGA MALLISWARI N.SHWETA R.RAKESH KUMAR 12