Practice Name:

Water Management

Details

Category	Water Management
Scout	HBN
Details Of Innovation	Shri Morubhai Vasava dug a 1.5-2 km. long water channel to irrigate his field on the hill, which is situated at a high elevation where there was no possibility of getting water except rain. A stream flows about 2 km. away through an elevated part of an adjoining hill. He has dug a water channel from that point with the help of a kudali along the contour. A small reservoir has been prepared at the entrance of the field. Whenever he needs water for irrigation, he blocks the flow of water in the stream by making a bund and diverts it in to the field channel. He grows sugarcane, lemon, groundnut and other winter as well as summer crops with the help of this irrigation method. He had personally dug out this water channel based on his own idea and didn't allow other farmers to use it. However, this year, he plans to allow some neighbouring farmers who offered him help to repair the channel after the monsoons.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Morubhai Sojiyabhai Vasava
District	Bharuch
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Po-Chaswad, Tq.: Valiya, Distt. Bharuch-393130
Address	Vill:Malsamot, Tal:Valiya
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	392001

PAS 1	"Water management: Current and future challenges and research directions."https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2014WR016869
PAS 2	"Water Resources Issues and Management in India."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328213691_Water_Resources_Issues_and_Management_in_India
PAS 3	"Water Management Problems and Challenges in India: An Analytical Review."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312525643_Water_Management_Problems_and_Challenges_in_India_An_Analytical_Review
PAS 4	"Eco-friendly hot water treatment reduces postharvest decay and elicits defence response in kiwifruit" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26002370/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central (Malva ) Highlands, Gujarat Plains and Kathiawar, Peninsula Ecoregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Other Community Practices	"Irradiation : Growing public demand for chemical residue-free fruit is leading to increased development of alternative technologies, such as heat and irradiation. Gamma (γ) irradiation kills microorganisms and insects by damaging their DNA, but does not alter the nutritional value of food (Ferrier, 2010) and can even be used to extend the shelf life of fresh produce (Farkas et al., 2014)." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323347747_Post-harvest_storage_management_of_mango_fruit)
Practice ID	KNW0020000000365
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/133
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY