IWMP-11 - Commissionerate of Rural Development Gujarat State ...

DWDU, Rajkot
6.1 Expected Outcomes
6.1.1 Environmental Benefits: As demand for groundwater has gone up, rapid urbanization and land use changes have decreased
drastically the already low infiltration rates of rainfall into the soil and have diminished the natural recharging of aquifers. The ground
water table thus has depleted over the years. Substantial opportunities exist for groundwater recharge and water harvesting to
supplement water supplies in the Kanpar, Junapiplya, Jivapar, Dolatpar and Sanathali village. In order to improve the ground water
situation it is necessary to artificially recharge the depleted ground water aquifers. The available techniques are easy, cost-effective
and sustainable in the long term. Many of these can be adopted by the individuals and village communities with locally available
materials and manpower. Proper water harvesting structures and percolation-tanks will be constructed to increase ground water
table from 15-18 mt to 12-15 mt in the post project period. Tree cover in the cluster villages is very less. The village has a forest area of
100.2 ha in the cluster area which consists of only Juliflora Prosopis (ganda babool) and other forest trees. Trees like Neem, Sitaphal and
Lemon are seen on few farm boundaries. It is planned that 60.76 ha land to be covered under new plantation in both villages.
Table no.52: Environmental Benefits
Sr.
No. Village
Soil loss
(Tonnes/ha/yr)
Water storage
(Cumec) Ground water table (mt) Tree cover
Preproject
Expected
postproject
Preproject
Expected
postproject
Open
well:
preproject
Open
well:
postproject
Bore
well:
preproject
Bore
well:
postproject
Area
in Ha.:
preproject
Area
in Ha.:
postproject
Tree
count:
preproject
1 Kanpar
Juna
2 Pipaliya
3 Jivapar
4 Dolatpar
5 Sanathali 2478.27 991.40
6.1.2: Drinking water
384000
10005400
15-18
12-15
40-50 35-45 45 126.76
Tree
count:
postproject
16105 50704
Detailed Project Report: IWMP-11 162