Income Generation
The Noamundi unit of Tata Steel Rural Development Society
encouraged Income Generation through land-based activities, allied farming activities,
forestry & plantations and micro enterprises.
The thrust of its land based activities continued to be irrigation, water management and
agricultural extension during the current year as well. Land Based Activities
In order to enhance food security for the
villages within its operational area, the Noamundi unit reinforced its food security
project by encouraging multi-crop farming and use of modern farming techniques.
While paddy and vegetables were grown in the kharif season over 212 acres, wheat and
winter vegetables covered 60 acres under the operational area of the unit.
Water Management
Noamundi has been striving to increase
the irrigation cover of the agricultural land to improve productivity. Better Water
Management has ensured that the ground water
was recharged and the water table raised in the reporting year. Watershed development
projects were undertaken in ten villages in 2004-2005.
As a result of these efforts, 60 acres were irrigated from seven ponds, two irrigation
wells and a 0.5 km sketch of a radiating channel.
Farm implements such as paddy winnows, water cans and pump sets were provided to farmers
to improve their farming practices.
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| Achievements |
- Rs. 3.99 lakhs earned from Kharif corps by farmers
- Rs. 1.43 lakhs earned by farmers from Rabi crops.
- Rs. 0.75 lakhs earned from cash crops. |
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| Land Based Activities |
- Kharif seeds distributed to 72 farmers
- Rabi seeds help 32 farmers crop 31 acres
- Cash crop seeds provided by TSRDS used by farmers over 10.85 acres.
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| Farm implements provided |
- 20 water cans
- 12 paddy minnons
- Three pump sets
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| Infrastructural Development |
- Five water harvesting structures created.
- One check dam built at Katinga
- Five lift irrigation projects revived
- Two irrigation wells dug
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