| Project Detail |
The project aims at achieving some of the targets of Land Degradation Neutrality set up by Govt. of India in Buxwaha block of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, through the application of GIS based Ridge to valley approach of planning in the area of interest followed by the capacity building in sectors of GIS planning (at the district level) and adopting sustainable agricultural practices by the adopting the Antyodaye Vatika Model at the Gram Panchayat Level and further scaling up the process at the block level. These process will be taken up by the stake holders (SHGs of Landless women) at village level, gram panchayat level functionaries in understanding the technology and implementation of activities such as (Agro forestry, increased organic farming process ridge to valley treatment in untreated and gullies areas, promotion of multi cropping and inter cropping activities) this will direct effect in the increased production of the SHGs, and will result in sequestration of Carbon from the atmosphere. This will direly affect the quality of soil and generate better livelihood of the people in the area. Also, the Treatment in the upper reaches of the block will ensure reduction in the erosion of the top layer of soil, hence preventing the loss of the fertile top soil because of Sheet Erosion and an amalgamation of all these processes will reduce the impact of land degradation in the area of Interest. At the ground level, Jan Madhyam Will follow a defined hierarchy to taken up these activities. These processes will be taken up by forming the village councils followed by group of these into villages clusters and working simultaneously as a unit. The flow chat of the process has been illustrated below |
