Ithrampet a Gram Panchayat in B. Koduru block is located in Kadapa District. It is a village with rocky hillocks and sandy soils, and it falls under the scarce rainfall zone. The unpredictability of monsoon coupled with depleting groundwater level had compelled the small and marginal farmers to work as casual labourers and migrant workers.... Continue Reading →
Introduction Kondamanayunipalem village is situated in Kadiri Mandal of Anantapur District. The water table in the village has been continuously decreasing due to dry spells and frequent droughts. The majority of the farmers who depended on groundwater for irrigation were not able to cultivate their lands. This, in turn, forced them to migrate to nearby... Continue Reading →
Introduction Asind block of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan has been facing severe water shortage, especially during summer season. The annual rainfall in the region has remained less than 500 mm since 2008. The minor dams constructed in the early years have also dried up due to erratic rainfall because of which women travelled long distances... Continue Reading →
Introduction Shivsingh ka Guda, a village in Nedach Panchayat, is situated in Rajasmand district near a hillock in the Aravali range. A natural stream flows through the village from the upper reaches of the Aravali range and brings water to the village pond. This pond is spread over an area of 54,000 square feet and... Continue Reading →
Various stakeholders envisaged the initiative of constructing suspension foot-bridge across Simsang River connecting 17 Village Employment Councils (VECs) to Kusimkolgre Koshi Ghat of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District. This was decided as per the resolution taken during a meeting held on 15th March, 2011 at Nengmandalgre. Before the construction of suspension footbridge locals used... Continue Reading →
In order to ensure better environment and basic facilities like, furniture, learning aids, toys, sport equipment, etc. for the children, there was a need for development of a model Anganwadi centres. The district administration of Mansa saw this as an opportunity with support from Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The convergence programme of MGNREGA helps in roping... Continue Reading →
Nanded District of Maharashtra has uniquely taken over the task of making the villages mosquito free with the help of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The implementation covers around 30 villages and has ensured the dwellers a peaceful sleep while the disease causing mosquitoes are kept at bay. The intervention focuses upon breaking down the life-cycle of... Continue Reading →
Waste water management is a huge challenge in today’s world. Be it in rural or urban areas, lack of planning and infrastructure for waste maganement leads to unhygienic living conditions giving rise to diseases and unhealthy situations. In the State of Telengana, soak pits are being constructed at household level and community level under Mahatma... Continue Reading →
Tribals of Tripura are known as Jhumias who practise shifting cultivation or jhuming and prefer to dwell on small hillocks and higher grounds. They cultivate Jhum and move from place to place like nomads in search of new Jhum land. Jhumia farmers burn the land in the month of March and grow Jhum in May.... Continue Reading →
The Government of Odisha has given thrust on construction of bathing ghat and dress changing room while renovating or constructing tanks or ponds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS to protect the modesty and dignity of women in rural areas. Taking a step forward in this regard, the Government has also framed a guideline on construction of... Continue Reading →
The floods of 2014 created havoc and had a devastating effect on the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The State had to put in all the effort to restore the infrastructural conditions in the State that was left in shambles due to the natural calamity. One of the major initiatives undertaken by the State was... Continue Reading →
Kamagiri Gram Panchayat in Adilabad District of Telangana State has undertaken the construction of cattle watering troughs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. These are being created as community assets at strategic locations on the community land. Through this initiative, drinking water facility is being made available to the entire livestock of the village. Implementation Most of... Continue Reading →
Cement Concrete Paver Block road has been used as a specialized problem-solving technique for providing pavement in areas where conventional types of construction are less durable due to many operational and environmental constraints. In Assam, this method has been used to connect Kochoiting Ahom gaon of Hatigarh Gram Panchayat in Dhemaji district with National Highway... Continue Reading →
A pilot project, to create Fly-Ash bricks was taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in village Banawala block Jhunir District Mansa. This Project was initiated through convergence of Vedanta/ Talwandi Sabo Power Plant Limited (TSPL) with Banawala Gram Panchayat. It is the first project under MGNREGS to be taken under Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.... Continue Reading →
Nongstoin Town in West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya had no proper dumping site to dispose the solid and liquid waste from the villages and the market places. After much search, a plot of land in Mawsmai, Mawkhlam-Nongpyndeng was identified for this purpose. The location was three kilometers away from the district headquarters, and there... Continue Reading →
Shakhadasar – 2 Gram Panchayat of district Bhavnagar, Gujarat has implemented Stone-pitching project of ponds with a complete support from Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. This project was taken up to strengthen the walls of the water bodies in order to increase the retention capacity and capability. It prevents soil erosion and provides strength to the walls.... Continue Reading →
The Government of Odisha has given a major thrust to construction of Anganwadi Centres through convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA and Women and Child Department (W & CD) in the State. This strategy led to the building of 232 Anganwadi centers through convergence during 2015-16. In 2016-17, 1,165 Anganwadi centers have been completed through convergence... Continue Reading →
In certain areas in Karnataka, farmers thresh their harvested crops by laying them on the road, and allowing them to be run over by vehicles. This is unscientific and leads to tremendous wastage of crop. It also poses danger to travellers and the farmers. In light of this problem, threshing yards were constructed in Chitradurga... Continue Reading →
Suangpiulawn Gram Panchayat is situated in Phullen RD Block of Aizwal District in Mizoram. During a survey conducted by the Rural Development Department and Public Health and Education Department in 2015, 25 households without latrines were identified. The construction of Individual Household Latrines were taken up for these 25 households through convergence of Mahatma Gandhi... Continue Reading →
Shri Paturi Sambasiva Rao owned an acre of land but, in the absence of adequate irrigation facilities, it was a non-performing asset. In 2013-14, he approached the MGNREGS field assistant, to seek advice on how to make his land cultivable and earn income from it. Post field inspection, Shri Rao was advised to cultivate acid... Continue Reading →
Govindapuram village in Madakasira mandal of Ananthapur district does not have any perennial water sources. Farmers here practice rain fed agriculture and experience regular stress of income insecurity especially those who have small landholdings. Dependency on rain brings uncertainty in crop yields. Shri Balappa is one such farmer who owns two acres of land and... Continue Reading →
Many a times, lack of work and sustainable income generation opportunities push villagers to migrate to other places for work, especially daily wagers. This disturbs family balance, health and education opportunities and is not a viable long term solution. MGNREGS works and creation of assets have provided opportunities to citizens in rural India to earn... Continue Reading →
Gaddasam village in Dattirajeru mandal of Vizianagaram district has six irrigation tanks that together with a couple of tube wells and open wells provide water for the agricultural lands. The total area under cultivation is 1580 acres for kharif and rabi crops and 240 acres for horticulture crops. 0f the total population of 2695 in... Continue Reading →
Dharmavaram village in Prathipadu mandal of East Godavari district is dominated by small and marginal farmers who are mostly dependent on rain for agriculture. Juvvala Venkata Rao, a native of the village, owns 2.5 acres of dry land which is the only source of his living. As there were no rains and no other sources... Continue Reading →
MGNREGS has enabled cultivation of many barren areas in rural India with its focus on land development and natural resource management. Apart from immediate source of income through daily wages, these works provide the village population especially women and self-help groups (SHGs) with sustainable livelihoods making them self-reliant in the long term. IMPLEMENTATION The barren... Continue Reading →
The nine-acre village tank, Narasimhuni Sagaram at Gangannapadu village of Terlam mandal in Vizianagaram district is located adjacent to the major district road. It is a source of irrigation in over 27 acres in the area where people mostly cultivate paddy and pulses. MGNREGS functionaries have been organizing awareness camps on additional livelihoods that can... Continue Reading →
In hot climatic regions, employment opportunities are limited in the post harvesting season that may sometimes stretch to more than six months. In Mandapam block of Ramanathapuram district, it was decided to engage available unskilled labour in cultivation of milky mushroom through MGNREGS. This is a low-cost endeavor suitable for the hot weather and results... Continue Reading →
Water conservation structures have regularly been prioritized under MGNREGS especially in areas that practice rain-fed agriculture. In Arcot block of Vellore district, the focus of MGNREGA is to address the issue of water scarcity and uplift the under privileged people and provide them with sustainable source of income. Individual farm ponds allow farmers to harvest... Continue Reading →
An innovative project named ‘Water Kiosk’ was undertaken by the district administration of Thrissur. The district experiences regular water scarcity. This project was envisaged as a convergence between MGNREGS, Nirmiti Kendra (a government agency formulated to propagate low cost building methods in the state) and the Kerala Water Authority. The strategy was to install water... Continue Reading →
Andhra Pradesh has led the way in encouraging vermi-composting work under MGNREGS in convergence with the Horticulture Department to ensure continuous fertility of agricultural lands. Lolugu is a small backward and drought-prone village, ten kilometres away from Ponduru mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district. Despite owning many acres of land, small farmers are unable to cultivate... Continue Reading →
Jaggampet Gram Panchayat of Jaggampet mandal, East Godavari district has a small road that connects it to the State highway. This road was constructed many decades ago and was regularly used by the villagers to access the highways and their agriculture lands. Lack of maintenance and repair work had led to severe deterioration of the... Continue Reading →
In the 11 mandals of Padheru which is an ITDA (Integrated Tribal Development Agency) in Vishakhapatnam district, socio-economic conditions and livelihood opportunities are very poor. People in these areas are mostly backward and lack basic facilities for living and working. They have agriculture landholdings, but since these are in the forest area, they are uneven... Continue Reading →
Many villages in rural India go through periods of droughts because they lack rainwater harvesting structures to manage water shortages in different seasons. Solutions such as bunds are short-term and not durable during long stretches of drought. Village irrigation tanks, inter-channels, farm ponds and other water harvesting structures that have been damaged due to climate... Continue Reading →
Silt and weeds often accumulate in the distribution channels of water structures over a period and obstructs the free flow of water, especially to the tail-end farm fields and impact yields. In Penumanchili village of Achanta mandal in West Godavari district, 275 acres of agriculture land depended on one local distribution channel that got heavily... Continue Reading →
The villages in northern Andhra Pradesh face hardships due to extreme summer temperatures, lack of shade on the roads and scarcity of water in irrigation tanks. The impacts are worse for the poor. Avenue plantation has emerged as one of the most preferred works under MGNREGA in the region. Fruit-bearing trees bring additional revenue to... Continue Reading →
The Bharari Gram Panchayat of village Bharari in Belha block of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh included the construction of a Nali (feeder water channel) in the labour budget of 2016-17. Bharari has three interconnected ponds that are used for domestic purposes and to provide drinking water to cattle. ISSUE During the Integrated Participatory Planning Exercise (IPPE),... Continue Reading →
Bhaliadal village of Talacampei gram panchayat in Banspal block, Keonjhar district has a largely rain fed agriculture system and low yield of paddy. Despite having a requirement of is 0.014BCM (Billion cum) for paddy crop, it is only able to realise 0.004 BCM, significantly affecting productivity and threatening food security. Though there are perennial springs... Continue Reading →
Senvariya village in Kathiya Mathiya Gram Panchayat under Sikta block of West Champaran district selected pyne-desiltation works under MGNREGS. The agricultural fields that are far from the proposed irrigation channels and without access to bore wells are left fallow in the rabi season. The high runoff of water during monsoon leads to severe soil erosion... Continue Reading →
Gram Panchayat Adhmi under Sanoli Khurd block in Panipat district undertook a liquid waste management project through MGNREGA in convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G). A pond as a water conservation structure was constructed through this convergence initiative. IMPLEMENTATION The estimated cost of the work was Rs 45.20 lakh of which Rs. 18.14 lakh were... Continue Reading →
An open well (locally known as koop) was included in the labour budget of Balampur Gram Panchayat (Dumarbhawna village) under Batauli block of Sarguja district. The region is suitable for dug wells but practices rain-fed agriculture therefore, the block was assigned a target for dug wells. During the IPPE, the village planning team communicated the... Continue Reading →
During the annual labour budget preparation, village Rangole of Saraipali Gram Panchayat in Pali block of Korba district identified and prioritised pond (locally known as talab) at Chhuhi Munda site. The ST households living in the downstream area of the pond practice rain fed agriculture in a single season. Under the Infrastructure for Climate Resilient... Continue Reading →
Three note-worthy initiatives taken up in various Gram Panchayats of Udaipur district of Rajasthan with the help of MGNREGS works promote enhanced irrigation efficiency, hygienic living conditions for livestock and organic farming. This benefits communities at large and especially the farmers. Harit-dhara project in various Gram Panchayats has repaired damaged sluice gates of 84 irrigation... Continue Reading →
Chandauli village in Barri Gram Panchayat under Katra block in Muzzarfarpur district is a flood affected area and has the River Bagmati running through it. Recurrent floods had reduced the agricultural productivity due to siltation on agricultural land and increased water logging. A pyne (irrigation channel) desiltation site was selected in village Chandauli under MGNREGA.... Continue Reading →
In Mathicode Gram Panchayat under Killiyoor block of Kanyakumari district, renovation of three km channel known as ‘pampoorivaikkal’ was undertaken through MGNREGS. Pampoorivaikkal, which is the inlet channel to Mannukulam tank, starts from Adiyamadai near Palliyadi located about 20 km away from Mathicode panchayat. The channel passes through Mathicode village Panchayat covering 50% of the... Continue Reading →
In Mahua Sagarua village and Gram Panchayat under Mainatand block of Paschim Champaran district, a channel irrigation system, traditionally known as Pyne was being under-utilised because of lack of maintenance of the conveyance channels that resulted in accumulation of silt over the years. This affected the villagers residing at the tail-end of the irrigation channel... Continue Reading →
Addakal village and Gram Panchayat under Addakal mandal of Mahbubnagar district demanded and implemented percolation tank work under MGNREGA. There was a place suitable for construction of percolation tank situated below two hillocks. The MGNREGA implementation functionaries, especially the Technical Assistant encouraged the farmers in the area to demand for the work as it would... Continue Reading →
Cheemaldari village under Mominpet mandal of Vikarabad District executed staggered contour trenches work under MGNREGA in 2015-16 on 30 acres of hill area land. Staggered contour trench technique is useful in slowing surface water run-off and soil erosion from sloping land, and in re-vegetating degraded land. This is especially useful in areas with high rainfall,... Continue Reading →
Khandabandh village in Jashipur Block of Mayurbhanj District suffered from intense top soil erosion that hindered productive agriculture. The village practiced rain fed irrigation and received an average of 1600.6mm rain annually. The kharif crops got destroyed due to the heavy monsoons because of high runoff and poor water holding capacity of the soil. The... Continue Reading →
Elathur Gram Panchayat under Shencottai block of Tirunelveli district has played a pioneering role in improving the infrastructure of the village through MGNREGA and engaging the villagers to earn wages through the scheme. Gram Sabha has been effectively used as a platform to deliberate on inclusive planning and structured growth of Elathur Village which and... Continue Reading →
Old Mohong-I village is in 2-Upper Lekang Anchal Samity under CD Lekang Block of Namsai District. It has a population of 380 and fish rearing is the main source of livelihood in the village. This is a case study of a village successfully utilising available land to augment their traditional source of livelihood in Mohong... Continue Reading →
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