Case4-April-2013
Location background Manamadurai block is located on the southern part of the Sivagangai district. Bounded on the North by Sivagangai block, East by Ilayangudi block, South by Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram district) and Narikudi block (Virdhunagar district) and west by Thiruppuvanam block. River Vaigai flowing from North West to South direction on the block areas. About 58% of the block area is found to be under agricultural land. Waste land and water bodies are found to cover about 25% and 15% of the block area respectively. In Manamadurai block, 39 Panchayats and 212 Hamlets are there. Manamadurai block have the 154 Union tanks and 91 P.W.D tanks. In Manamadurai block 12 Cascades are there. Paddy is the main crop and Sugarcane; other pulses are the secondary crop in Agriculture. Manamadurai is famous for Pot making and Charcoal production and bricks production activity. DHAN Foundation enters to Manamadurai block on 2005. Manamadurai block had received fund from ITC, FPARP, PHILANTHROPY, HUL funding agencies. Now 55 vayalagams, 35 MFG’s, 2 cascades and 1 Federation was in Manamadurai block. In fish rearing, we have collaborated with KVk, Kundarakudifor fish rearing and capacity building of the members for the past 2 years and we had done the fish rearing activities with the available project funds.
In conservation and development works, we had done the following works,
As on we had completed the conservation works as worth of Rs. 42 lakhs from different funding agencies. In Farm ponds, we created the 25 farm ponds for the purpose of irrigate the Agriculture crops and inland fish rearing.
Normally we seeded the following fingerlings in our area
In Manamadurai block, rain water is available for 4 to 6 months in tanks and ponds based on the rain fall.
T. Anjumani is a farmer. He is living in the village of Somathur; it is in the Chinnakannanur Panchayat, Manamadurai block and Sivagangai District. He is the member of Manamadurai Vattara Vayalaga Oruginaippukulu. He is having the cultivable land as 3.5 acres. His land is situated at tail end of the somathur tank. He cropped Paddy in variety of IR 36 crop every year in this land depends on tank and rain water. In some years, they had cultivated the paddy in less growth due to less rain. In the year 2008-2009, we (DHAN Foundation) approached him for vayalagam (Farmers Association) formation and creation of Farm ponds and Tank conservation works related. That time, he had interested in Tank conservation works through the association. And he tried to form the association, but the villagers are not accepted. And also he is not interested to do the farm pond works; he does not want to use his land for farm pond creation. In same year, rainfall is less and due to this reason and also land situation as far from the tank, his entire crops had failure. He did not cultivate the crop.
In the year, 2009-2010, we approached him for association promotion. At that time, he knows the importance of Farm pond. He tried to promote the association, due to some issues in the village, they are not agreed. Then he wants to do the farm pond work through our intervention. He had joined a member in Manamadurai Vattara Vayalaga Kootamaippu. We had done the farm pond work through the funding from ITCMSK and Mr. T. Anjumani Participation. For this work, total estimate is Rs.28,000/-, from this RS.20,000/- is ITC contribution and Rs.8000/- is farmer contribution. In this work, we had done the earth work as 720.38 m3, and inlet work and the total expenditure is Rs.28,451/-.
After the Rainy season, the farm pond had filled. The Farm pond had stored the 7,20,380 liters of water. He prepared the nursery for paddy crop on time, before of villager’s preparation. He was transplanted the seedlings in first from the villagers. He had cultivated the Paddy in his land with full growth. He had cultivated the crop in 2.5 acres with 30 bags /acre by used the irrigation water from Tank and farm pond.
And also he had done the fish rearing activity by used the water from Farm pond. He had seeded the fish finger lings as 1000 on 31-12-2010 to his farm pond. Due to continuous rain, he did not able to cultivate the fishes. On 15-05-2012 only he had cultivated the fishes. He got 75 kgs of fishes from his farm pond. Each variety weight has ranges from 5 to 6 kgs. He purchased the fishes as Rs.100/Kg to the villagers only.
In Kulaiyanur village, the two supply channels of Kula iyanur tank had desil ted by the Kulaiyanurooranivayalga members through the ITC fund as worth of Rs.185200/- Last 10 years the tank had not filled, due to siltation of channels. Yearly once through Siramadhan, the villagers had desilted the channels, but they are not desilted that much. Through our intervention, we desilted the channels as nearly 6000 m3 and this year tank gets more water. This year during the North East monsoon, the tank gets full water and surpluses two times. The command area crop (Paddy) also in good condition and cultivated the paddy as 30 bags per acre. Last year, they had cultivated only 20 bags per acre. And also they had done the fish rearing activity in this tank through our work.
In this activity, they had spent Rs. 40000/- and they got Rs.47000/- profit from cultivated fishes. They used the money for the oorani renovation work at this village. For this oorani work total contribution is Rs.62500/- and remaining amount they had collected from each farmer. That oorani work also completed.
Through this fish rearing activity,