FARM PONDS

FARM PONDS

Objective

o	To increase ground water table
o	To increase storage of rain water
o	To improve recharge of Bore wells
o	To provide water facility for crops during crucial period
o	To facilitate raising of ID crops
o	To provide drinking water for cattle
o	To provide wage employment to Agricultural Labour

Specifications

L x B x D : 13 x 8 x 2
Capacity : [((13 x 8) + 2 x 2)] x 2 = 108 Cub. Mts.

Excavated Earth : 108 Cub. Mts.

Estt. Cost : Rs.4093.20 (Limited to Rs.4000.00)
Requirements

Land Area : 1 gunta (2.5 cents)
No. of Mandays : 50 – 60

Catchment Area : Min. 1.00 acre

Farm Pond at Gandimasanipet Village Yellareddy Mandal, Nizamabad District

· Govt. Assistance

o Rice : 5.00 Quintals of worth Rs.4000.00

· Advantages

o	Storage of 1.08 Lakh litres of water
o	Recharge of 10.80 Lakh litres of water (i.e., Ten times of the capacity)
o	Generation of Employment between 50 & 60 mandays
o	Dispersal of Rice over large number of beneficiaries instead of bulk allotment which restricts mis-utilization
o	Income from plants on bunds like Custard Apples, Vegetables etc. which will off set the loss of income on the land used for pond

· Progress in Nizamabad District

o No. of Farm Ponds Fully Completed	: 10305
o No. of Farm Ponds Partially Completed	: 19473
o Total Quantity of Rice utilized	: 10660.270 MT
o No. of Mandays Generated	: 10.66 Lakhs