THE INITIATIVE

• Much needed irrigation infrastructure in North East

THE BENEFICIARIES

• Farmers of Shangpung, Meghalaya

THE CHALLENGE

• Heavy leakages in the old canals
• Farmers unable to fully utilize their cultivable land due to the absence of proper irrigation facilities

THE SOLUTION

• NABARD provided a loan to the State Government for renovation/ reconstruction of Thwai-U-Riang Dolloi
• A major chunk of the canal re-designed with new conveyance capacity
• Distribution lines revived in the command area

THE IMPACT

• The initiative has impacted 180 ha of land positively
• Adequate water supply has brought 90 percent of the land under cultivation in the Kharif season
• Kharif paddy production, on an average, rose from 1.30MT/ha to 2.30MT/ha
• Growth in number of farmers taking up vegetable production