JAN JALA

Rain Water Harvesting Program

Acute drinking water problem exists in almost all villages in the operational area of Janakalyan. “The water is distributed through printed cards during the summer @ 1 pot for two persons per day”.  

Rooftop water harvesting structures constructed with CAPART assisted project in Sindhanur

Janakalyan found that the water is available at their doorstep and even then they are simply blaming the administration. The normal annual average rainfall of the area is about 581.7mm. The roof surface of each household is about 15’x25’, which yields about 17000 liters of water at the annual average rainfall.

Rooftop Water Harvesting Program (RWHP) is introduced in drought prone areas of Sindhanur block in Raichur District. In addition to addressing the acute drinking water problem during the summer it also supplies green vegetables through Bio-Intensive Garden (BIG) using the surplus water.  

Introduction of pedal pump to lift the water from irrigation tanks

JSYS: Karnataka Community Based Tank Management Program (KCBTMP) is a World Bank assisted program through Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha (JSYS). Janakalyan has implemented it in Deodurga taluk of Raichur district to improve the ground water condition as well as provide the surface water for irrigation to the farming communities.

Rainwater harvesting to irrigate field crops