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Soil
and Water are two vital natural resources for sustaining agriculture production
in the state. Both these resources are under tremendous pressure and
deteriorating at a faster rate. Soils are affected with problems like
water erosion, water logging, salt affected soils, over use of pesticides &
chemicals etc. About 39% of Soils come under the category of severely
degraded soils. Similarly water, which is an important input for
sustaining agriculture, is depleting at an alarming rate. About 70%
cultivated area of the state depends on underground water. More than 60%
of area, where the depletion is very high, has come under dark category areas.
The department of Soil & Water Conservation is playing a key role in
conservation of both soil & water so that these resources are judiciously used
in view of the sustainability of production and need for diversification in
agriculture.
ITEM WISE
PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TILL DATE
|
Sr.
No. |
Item
of Work |
Area
Covered (in Hect.) |
|
1 |
Land Leveling |
1,50,453 |
|
2 |
Bench Tarrrecing
|
30,000 |
|
3 |
Laying of Undergroud Pipeline on
Individual Tubewells and from Canal Outlets. |
4,75,283 |
|
4 |
Length of Underground
Pipeline
|
12493 Km. |
|
5 |
Length of Common Water
Courses
|
3831km |
|
6 |
Contour bunding and Gully
Reclamation and waste land development |
40,006 |
|
7 |
Watershed Management
|
33,962 |
|
8 |
Water Harvesting Structure,
Tapping of Hill Seepage and lift irrigation scheme including Hydrams |
10076 (Water harvesting
Structure -No.72 Hill Sepage-No.35 & lift irrigation – No.-25 |
|
9 |
Field Drainage |
2610 |
|
10 |
Drip Irrigation
|
4,247 |
|
|
Total
|
7,45,637 |
Though most of the schemes being run in the department are Centrally Sponsored
Scheme 90:10, the major problem faced by the department in the two-three years
is non/less release of funds by the state govt. In fact no funds have been
released to the department for its state plan schemes since the year 1999. As
major portion of the works of this department is of technical/infrastructure
type, less or no flow of funds has stagnated the growth of department. However
the department has, through its own efforts, manage to arrange funds for various
Soil & Water Conservation Works from outer agencies/departments like Central
Ground Water Board, DRDA, Rural Development Department and Department of Science
and Technology. These funds have been utilized for carrying out innovative
activities like ground water recharging, development ravenous land, wet land
conservation and lift irrigation schemes. The department has also help the
farmers of the state in raising to the tune of approx. Rs. 20.00 crores annually
from NABARD.
FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL
PROGRESS FOR THE YEAR 2006-07
|
S.No. |
SCHEMES |
APPROVED OUTLAY |
REVISED OUTLAY |
FUNDS RELEASED |
FUNDS UTILIZED |
PHYSICAL TARGETS |
PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS |
|
1 |
State Plan Schemes |
370.00 |
725.77 |
725.77 |
742.16 |
2775 |
3031 |
|
2. |
Centrally Sponsored Schemes-Macro
Management in Agriculture-Works Plan |
1078.00 |
1421.00 |
1324.51 |
1100.33 |
19525 |
16640 |
|
Total |
1448.00 |
2146.77 |
2050.28 |
1842.49 |
22300 |
19671 |
|
3 |
Institutional Finance/Cash |
2030.00 |
1970.00 |
1970.00 |
2179.38 |
11820 |
10553 |
|
4 |
IWDP(DRDA)
Schemes |
- |
- |
- |
253.06 |
- |
4128 |
|
5 |
Ravenous &
Wet Land |
- |
- |
- |
30.00 |
- |
- |
|
6 |
MP Funds |
- |
- |
- |
35.40 |
- |
120 |
|
7 |
Punjab
Nirmaan Funds |
- |
- |
- |
24.77 |
- |
98 |
|
8 |
Border
Area Development Funds |
- |
- |
- |
27.78 |
- |
- |
|
9 |
Rashtriya
Save Rojgar Yojna |
- |
- |
- |
14.26 |
- |
- |
|
10 |
Cattle
Fare Funds |
- |
- |
- |
6.13 |
- |
30 |
|
Grand
Total |
3478.00 |
4116.77 |
4020.28 |
4413.27 |
34120 |
34600 |
FINANCIAL AND
PHYSICAL PROGRESS FOR THE YEAR 2004-05
|
S.No. |
SCHEMES |
APPROVED OUTLAY |
REVISED OUTLAY |
FUNDS RELEASED |
FUNDS UTILIZED |
PHYSICAL TARGETS |
PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS |
|
1 |
State Plan Schemes |
860.60 |
469.80 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
600 |
600 |
|
2. |
Centrally Sponsored Schemes-Macro
Management in Agriculture-Works Plan |
825.75 |
384.30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total
|
1686.35 |
854.10 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
600 |
600 |
|
3. |
Institutional Finance |
2241.00 |
2241.00 |
2241.00 |
2354.60 |
15415 |
14735 |
|
4. |
Subsidy on Drip Storage Tanks
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.11 |
-- |
75 Nos. |
|
5. |
Central Ground Water Board Funds on Water
Recharging |
-- |
-- |
-- |
17.72 |
-- |
75 |
|
6. |
DRDA Funds |
-- |
-- |
-- |
69.12 |
-- |
1345 |
|
7. |
RVP |
-- |
-- |
-- |
24.31 |
-- |
375 |
|
8. |
RDB/D.C. Funds |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.54 |
-- |
97 |
|
9. |
Ravenous & Wet Land |
-- |
-- |
-- |
47.45 |
-- |
320 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
3927.35 |
3095.10 |
2291.00 |
2578.85 |
16015 |
17547 |
FINANCIAL AND
PHYSICAL PROGRESS FOR THE YEAR 2003-04
|
S.No. |
SCHEMES |
APPROVED OUTLAY |
REVISED OUTLAY |
FUNDS RELEASED |
FUNDS UTILIZED |
PHYSICAL TARGETS |
PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS |
|
1 |
State Plan Schemes |
948.45 |
497.93 |
244.46 |
39.75 |
150 |
135 |
|
2. |
Centrally Sponsored Schemes-Macro
Management in Agriculture-Works Plan |
751.51 |
400.14 |
400.14 |
87.76 |
2400 |
1255 |
|
Total
|
1699.96 |
898.07 |
644.60 |
127.51 |
2550 |
1390 |
|
3. |
Institutional Finance |
2015.00 |
2015.00 |
2015.00 |
2435.41 |
14100 |
13118
length 913.07 km |
|
4. |
Subsidy on Lift Pumps on Sirhind Feeder |
-- |
-- |
-- |
34.88
loan 321.60 |
-- |
1640
length 55.29 km |
|
5. |
Subsidy on Drip Storage Tanks
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
47.57 |
-- |
40 |
|
6. |
Central Ground Water Board Funds on Water
Recharging |
-- |
-- |
-- |
16.90 |
-- |
65 |
|
7. |
DRDA Funds |
-- |
-- |
-- |
77.50 |
-- |
1304 |
|
8. |
RVP |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20.16 |
-- |
390 |
|
9. |
RDB/Panchayat Funds |
-- |
-- |
-- |
38.20 |
-- |
626 |
|
10. |
Ravenous & Wet Land |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.00 |
-- |
35 |
|
11. |
D.C. Funds |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.10 |
-- |
36 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
3714.96 |
2913.07 |
2659.60 |
2814.23 |
16650 |
18644 |
Financial –Rs in
lacs , Physical- In hectares
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