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EU
Assisted Project for Reclamation of
Alkali Land |
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Objective:
- To improve the income level of
small & marginal farmers by reclaiming potentially
fertile alkine lands
- To test and demonstrate to farmers
the technology involved in the reclamation and
management of calcareous saline sodic soils
and the associated improvement on farm water
management and cropping practices.
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| Name
of the project |
EEC |
| Selected
Districts (10) |
Jaunpur, Kanpur Dehat, Unnao, Azamgarh &
BulandShahar |
| Project
Period |
September
, 1993 to March 2001. |
| Physical
Target |
16075
Ha. (revised 26375 Ha.) |
| Project
Cost |
90.10
Crore. |
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| Beneficiary
Profile: Total
70947, SF/MF 66696 (94%), SC/ST20141(28%), BC 28271
(40%) |
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Physical
Achievments :
- 28643 ha. sodic area out of which
14249 ha. barren area brought under green cover
for the first time.
- 445.58 km main drain remodeled
and make functional.
- 162.48 km drain-cum inspection
path has also been contructed.
- 913 km link drain constructed/rehabilitated.
- 4157 new borings drilled and
developed.
- total borings equipped with pumpsets
7075.
- Generation of additional irrigation
potential 19428 ha. area through new borings.
- 1362 ha. area brought under horticulture/inter-horticulture.
- Regular crop-production with
improved yields "paddy 30 qt/ha. and wheat
26 qt/ha."
- 7075 WUG 's formed which are
functional.
- 1377 Women self help groups formed.
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