Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
allied activities like horticulture, livestock, fishery,
agroforestry, apiculture, conservation/promotion of
NTFPs etc. to enable farmers not only in maximizing
the farm returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to
mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme
weather events.
· Farmers would have the option to choose one or
combination of farming systems suitable to the
specific eco-system supported through local KVK,
SAU, ICAR Centre, ICRISAT, ATMA etc., for maximizing
agricultural productivity.
(ah)
OFWM:
· Focus primarily on enhancing water use efficiency
by promoting efficient on-farm water management
technologies and equipment & effective harvesting &
management of rainwater.
· Assistance for adopting water conservation
technologies, efficient delivery and distribution
systems etc.
· Emphasis to manage and equitably distribute the
resources of commons by involving the water users
associations, etc..
· To conserve water on farm itself, farm ponds may be
dug using MGNREGA funds.
(ai)
SHM:
· Soil health cards to be issued every 3 years, to all
farmers of the country, so as to provide a basis to
address nutrient deficiencies in fertilization practices
· Assistance for various improved package of practices
based on land use and soil characteristics, generated
through geographical information system (GIS)
based thematic maps and database on land and soil
characteristics through extensive field level scientific
surveys.
Annexures
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