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Puducherry

Name of the Project: Integrated surface water management through
rejuvenation of 20 tanks and 32 village ponds for Climate Change
Adaptation in Puducherry
Project Focus: Water Resource Conservation and Management
Location: North West part of Puducherry
Project Finance: Rs. 16.76 Crore (USD 2.51 million)
Duration: 4 Years (2016-2020); Extended upto 2022; Ongoing
Name of Executing Entity: Department of Science and Technology,
Government of Puducherry
Project Beneciaries: 8.5 lakhs residents of North West part of
Puducherry

Project Area: e Union Territory of Puducherry has been experiencing multifaceted climate change impacts viz., sea
level rise, coastal erosion, increase in summer temperature & precipitation, increased frequency of extreme weather events,
etc. ese changes have been adversely aecting the climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture and tourism. e analysis
of the tide gauge data for a period of 54 year has estimated that the sea level has been rising at the rate of 0.085 mm / year
across the Puducherry coast. About 30.3% of the 24 km coastline along Puducherry region is already facing the threat of
coastal erosion. ese climatic changes have aggravated the problems like salinization of groundwater, drying up
of surface water sources, decrease in ground water table, reduction of soil fertility, and decrease in
output of crops. e ground water table has reduced to the order of 15 to 30 m in the
west and about 7 m in the eastern part of Puducherry due to drying up of rivers and
decrease in ground water recharge.

e project envisions to rejuvenate
surface water resources such as
tanks & ponds to increase its
storage capacity, increase ground
water recharge, limiting ground
water salinization and minimize
the risk of usage of saline water.

Solid Waste Accumulation
around the Ponds

Weed Accumulation in the
Water Tanks

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Climate Change Interventions of
NABARD – A Glimpse