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    SUCCESS STORY FARMPOND, Angul Block

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    Susant Divedi, a farmer in Bedasan village, owned 2 hectares of land that was lying fallow due to lack of water, limiting him to a single annual crop earning Rs. 15,000-18,000. Through MGNREGS, a 20x20x3 meter farm pond was constructed on his land, costing Rs. 1.99 lakhs. This has enabled him to grow vegetables, bananas, and take up fish farming, increasing his annual income to Rs. 25,000-30,000. Other farmers in the area have now expressed interest in replicating farm ponds to improve crop yields and livelihoods.

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    SUCCESS STORY FARMPOND, Angul Block

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    Susant Divedi, a farmer in Bedasan village, owned 2 hectares of land that was lying fallow due to lack of water, limiting him to a single annual crop earning Rs. 15,000-18,000. Through MGNREGS, a 20x20x3 meter farm pond was constructed on his land, costing Rs. 1.99 lakhs. This has enabled him to grow vegetables, bananas, and take up fish farming, increasing his annual income to Rs. 25,000-30,000. Other farmers in the area have now expressed interest in replicating farm ponds to improve crop yields and livelihoods.

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    Susant Divedi, a farmer in Bedasan village, owned 2 hectares of land that was lying fallow due to lack of water, limiting him to a single annual crop earning Rs. 15,000-18,000. Through MGNREGS, a 20x20x3 meter farm pond was constructed on his land, costing Rs. 1.99 lakhs. This has enabled him to grow vegetables, bananas, and take up fish farming, increasing his annual income to Rs. 25,000-30,000. Other farmers in the area have now expressed interest in replicating farm ponds to improve crop yields and livelihoods.

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    SUCCESS STORY FARMPOND, Angul Block

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    Kundan Kumar 1115
    Susant Divedi, a farmer in Bedasan village, owned 2 hectares of land that was lying fallow due to lack of water, limiting him to a single annual crop earning Rs. 15,000-18,000. Through MGNREGS, a 20x20x3 meter farm pond was constructed on his land, costing Rs. 1.99 lakhs. This has enabled him to grow vegetables, bananas, and take up fish farming, increasing his annual income to Rs. 25,000-30,000. Other farmers in the area have now expressed interest in replicating farm ponds to improve crop yields and livelihoods.

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    FARMPOND:ASILVERBOONTOPOORFARMER’S FAMILY

    INTRODUCTION

    Irregular monsoon has been


    continuing to be a menace for
    Angul block since last couple of
    years where agriculture practice
    is being managed mostly
    depending on rainfall. As a result
    farmers are discouraged to grow
    crop in their fields due to
    prevalence of dry spell during
    Kharif. Hence to provide assure
    irrigation in such situtations
    throughout the year,
    Farm Pond could be a smart and sustainable approach. During the COVID-
    19Pandemic,Farm Pond under the scheme MGNREGA is proved to be the small
    land marginal farmers.
    PROJECTINTERVENTION

    SusantDivedi,a progressive farmer of Bedasan village under Bedasan GPowns2Ha


    of cultivable land. It was laying fallow due to scarcity of water and his family
    members were living hand to mouth as he was practicing a single crop i.e.,paddy
    and annually earned aroundRs.15,000to Rs.18,000 for own consumption.. The
    land feasibility and all requisite documents were verified by the technical team for
    availing farm pond to the beneficiary. A Farm pond was excavated in the Kansa
    padia of size 20 x 20 x 3 M having inlet and outlet provision, through MGNREGS
    under the 5T with the help of Project Director Watersheds,Angul. The total cost
    was 1.993lakhs.
    RESULT ANDIMPACT

    The Farm pond has a great impct on


    enhancing the livelihood of farming
    community through changing the crop
    productivity as well as cropping intensity. It
    has also helped in changing the economic
    situation. He is now growing vegetables such
    as Drumstick, papaya,Brinjal over 2.0 Acre
    land and doing bund cultivation of Banana and
    The beneficiary has also started Argar Pisciculture
    withstockingof4kgfingerlingsinthe pond area with a view to earn good
    remuneration. Besides this, h e ha s t a k e n u p New Mango plantation around
    the farm pond during FY 2020-21.The farm pond has strengthened his livelihood
    security a she is earning 25000 to 30000/-per annum.

    Susant Dwivedi has planned to grow more Rabi crops due to availability of water
    and he is interested to grow banana in coming year for commercial purposes
    which will provide him an additional incomeof10000to 12000/-

    TheotherpositiveoutcomesofexcavationofFarmpondinSusantDivedi’sField
    are as follows:

    • During Covid-19 pandemic situations, labors were engaged in


    construction of farm pond for getting daily wages ,generating 784person
    days.
    • By the end of September2020,it was estimated that 1200cm surface runoff
    could be collected and around 2Haof lifesaving irrigation could be
    facilitated in its’ command areas.
    • Soil moisture condition has been improved to grow crop in the adjoining
    areas.
    After seeing the results, farmers of his locality are showing keen
    interest to conserve rain water through pond for better production and
    have decided to replicate this idea to improve their livelihood. As a whole,
    farm pond can also beutilized to prevent the drought like situation as well
    as fulfilling farmers’ demand in a sustainable way.

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