Project ‘Jal Sindhu’

Project focuses on developing the methodologies for rain-water harvesting in the soil through low-cost natural means.This would be helpful in sustainable cropping pattern.

Objectives

• To establish correlations between cow-dung, cow-urine and biomass with earthworms
• To reduce surface run-off and evaporation losses
• To enhance water absorption capacity of soil
• To develop natural process of sustainable water conservation & harvesting @1250 L/m2 per year

Project includes

• Application of Gaushala products like gomaya, gomutra andothers
• Developing conducive environment for growth of earth-worms in soil
• Development of 3-5 m deep and 5-6 mm diameter burrows in soil
• Allowing rain-water to enter inside burrowsand enhance water holding capacity

Project Outcomes

• Water flows during rainy season are less turbid compared to other farms
• Better water percolation in the soil
• Survival and flourishing of plants even without supplying external water
• Early development of waphsa condition
• Project leading to harvesting and conservation of 110 million liter of water per year