(a) whether the Government has implemented any Pilot Project to check soil erosion in the
southern parts of Gujarat;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) by when these projects are likely to be completed?
(a) whether the Government has implemented any Pilot Project to check soil erosion in the
southern parts of Gujarat;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) by when these projects are likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a)to(c): Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture are implementing two major watershed
development programmes, namely, National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas
(NWDPRA) and Soil Conservation for Enhancing the Productivity of Degraded Lands in the
catchments of River Valley Project & Flood Prone River (RVP & FPR) through Macro
Management of Agriculture (MMA). Under these programmes, since inception upto Ninth Five
year Plan, 6.70 lakh ha. area has been developed by adopting soil & water conservation measures
to check soil erosion and land degradation with an expenditure of Rs.161.20 crore in the State of
Gujarat including southern parts. These programmes are continuing in the X Plan.
In addition to these, the ongoing State Plan Schemes for Soil Conservation are being
implemented for checking the soil erosion in the southern parts of Gujarat. An area of 0.399
lakh ha. has been treated with an expenditure of Rs.33.459 crore during the past five years, i.e.
1999-2000 to 2003-04. The district-wise details are:-
Name of district Physical (area in ha.) Expenditure (Rs.in lakh)
Narmada 9184.99 791.49 Bharuch 10273.46 516.93 Surat 10048.00 917.18 Navsari 3940.00 401.82 Valsad 5341.00 565.51 Dang 1128.00 153.01
Total 39915.45 3345.93