(a) the names of the schemes being run for soil conservation in the country particularly in
Orissa;
(b) the amount of money allocated in the last two years for Soil Conservation Schemes;and
(c) the success achieved by the Government under the said schemes during the last two years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE(SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a) to (c): Government of India is implementing various Watershed Development Programmes,
namely,
(i) National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA),
(ii) Soil
Conservation for Enhancing the Productivity of Degraded Lands in the Catchments of River Valley
Project and Flood Prone River (RVP & FPR),
(iii) Reclamation of Alkali Soils (RAS),
(iv) Watershed Development Projects in Shifting Cultivation Areas (WDPSCA),
(v) Drought Prone
Area Programme (DPAP),
(vi) Desert Development Programme (DDP) and
(vii) Integrated Wasteland
Development Programme (IWDP) for the conservation of soils in the country.Out of above
programmes, the programmes namely; NWDPRA, RVP & FPR, DPAP and IWDP are being implemented in
Orissa.
Under the above programmes Rs.3304.57 crore has been spent and 116.89 lakh ha area have been
developed during 2005-06 & 2006-07 in the country. In case of Orissa, an amount of Rs.189.81
crore has been utilized and 3.73 lakh ha. area has been developed in last two years.