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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
of Conservation Practice 22 (CP-22) (Riparian buffer) are guaranteed as
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10-15 years of annual rental payments with an additional 20% Rental
Rate Incentive
Payments covering up to 90% of the eligible costs of establishing the
practice – 50% from a Cost-Share Payment and 40% from a Practice
Incentive Payment (PIP)
Sign-up Incentive Payment (SIP) up to $100/acre
Maintenance Rate Incentive
Mid-Contract Management Cost Share
NEBRASKA, USA 17
Nebraska has a buffer strip program wherein the government pays the
farmer a “rental rate” of $20 to $250 per acre to plant streamside buffer
strips. Rates depend on the soil type, whether land is irrigated and
whether farmers are enrolled in other programs. Streamside buffers are
generally seen as extremely important by all US state forestry services.
Cropland adjacent to perennial and seasonal streams, ponds, and
wetlands can be enrolled in buffer strips, which are designed to filter
agrichemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. Two kinds of buffer strips
are eligible – filter strips, which are narrow strips of grass, and riparian
forest buffer strips containing trees and grass. The minimum widths are
20 and 55 feet, respectively; the maximum widths are 120 and 180 feet,
respectively.
COON VALLEY, WISCONSIN, USA 18
Starting from 1935, the US government worked with farmers to restore the
Coon valley. After a few years, they found better dry season flows, reduced
flood peaks, and healthier soil. Forest cover went up from 37% in 1939 to
50% in 1993.
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