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Chhattisgarh
Name of the Project: Climate Adaptation Strategies in Wetlands along
Mahanadi River Catchment areas in Chhattisgarh.
Project Focus: Water Conservation
Location: Mahasamund, Raipur (Baloda Bazar), Dhamtari Districts of
Chhattisgarh
Project Finance: Rs. 21.47 Crore (USD 2.86 million)
Duration: 4 Years (2016-2020); Extended upto 2022; Ongoing
Name of Executing Entity: State Centre for Climate Change, Aranya
Bhavan, Raipur, Govt. of Chhattisgarh
Project Beneciaries: Total 8222 (3986 men and 4236 women)
farmers and wetland dependent communities along the Mahanadi
River Catchment Area
Project Area: Chhattisgarh is a state with poor social and physical infrastructure and low social and human
development index. A total 7,711 wetlands have been mapped in the State and a 27,823 wetlands (< 2.25 ha) have also
been identied. e mean maximum temperature in the state has increased by 1.10 ºC whereas mean rainfall has
decreased @ 1.4385 mm per year from 1971-2013.
e Mahanadi Basin which extends
over an area of 1,43, 441 Km2 has been
facing drought and ood conditions
across its various parts leading to
changes in the hydrological regime,
quantity and quality of water supply,
vegetative cover, proliferation of exotic
species, etc. It is also facing
anthropogenic pressures like
unsustainable extraction of wetland
resources, pollution, encroachment, etc.
e seasonal reduction in open water
spread from post monsoon to pre
monsoon season is observed to be about
4,611 ha, 8,044 ha, and 7,785 ha. for
Mahasamund, Raipur (Baloda Bazar),
and Dhamtari respectively of the
Mahanadi River Basin. To address the
above vulnerabilities, the given project
envisions to facilitate the long term
restoration and management of Eutrophication of
wetlands through promotion of Wetland
sustainable agriculture, water
conservation and demand management,
resource harvesting, livelihood
diversication, community Siltation and Reduced
participation, JFM initiatives, etc. Water Carrying Capacity
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