1. All India DBI Partner NGOs Meet
27-28 February’2012
Puri, Odisha
Presentation by :
Madhyam Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

2. Genesis of DBI in Madhyam…
Feb,2008:
Madhyam
started a three
year integrated
livelihoods
project in 20
villages located
inside highly
inaccessible
reserve forest
area of Ranapur
block of
Nayagarh
district , Odisha
under support
from
SDTT, Mumbai

3. September,2008…
Madhyam, invited by
SDTT, attended a
consultation of NGOs to
explore potential of
launching DBI project in
Odisha
 Madhyam submitted a
proposal for 3 DBI structures
in Ranpur block
 Madhyam was sanctioned
Rs.13.58 Lacks for a period
of 1 year (March’2010 to
May’2011)
 Technical support was
provided by DBI secretariat
to assess the feasibility and
to design the structure.

4. Outputs…
Other than house hold use, a total of 78.8 acres of agricultural
land in 3 villages (25 acres in Jaripada,36 acres in Sanatulubi &
17.8 acres in Tikirai pada) came under irrigation due to the DBI
structures.
Crops like Sun flower, mustard & vegetables (Cauliflower,
Radish, greens, beans, cucurbits, tomato, brinjal & chilly) were
grown with DBIs water.

5. Achievements…
YEAR NO OF HH ACRES IRRIGATED
VILLAGES BENEFITTED
KHARIF RABI SUMMER
2010 1 23 25 18 12.5
2011 2 32 53.8 35 09
TOTAL 3 55 78.8 53 21.5

6. Innovations…
Farmers practiced
vegetable cultivation
in a compact patch in
organized way under
common fencing for
management convenience
rather than individual
farming
in Tikiraipada village .

7. Innovations…

8. Innovations…

9. Innovations…

10. Difficulties faced …

11. Process followed…

12. Leveraging for DBI ; scope…

13. Suggestions for quality improvement…
• Measures for strengthening the protection wall in the periphery of intake
well
• Periodical treatment of command area and de-silting measures
• Provision of concrete platform with drainage at outlet points
• Concrete cover of all outlet points, where ever not made
• Mobilizing community for periodical cleaning of the intake structure and
treatment of water
• Developing volunteers from among the user community and train them
on repair and maintenance of the structures
• Sensitizing community on judicious use of water and safe disposal
• Provisioning tools and implements to each community for
repair/maintenance of DBI structures
• Converging DBI with agri-horticultural program to bring a continuity in the
program

14. Selected photographs…

17. Crop planning in DBI villages

19. Visit of trustees to the DBI villages