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ANNUAL REPORT2013 - 2014

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CONTENTSORGANISATION OVERVIEW ....................................................3CURRENT WORKPROJECT PROFILES Rajasthan ................................................................................ 5 Focus area Watershed Development Community Engagement Achievements and Project Impact

Uttar Pradesh ......................................................................... 11 Focus area Watershed Development Sustainable agriculture Community Engagement Achievements and Project Impact

Tamil Nadu .......................................................................... 18 Focus area Community facilitation Water and agriculture Achievements and Project Impact

BACK TO BASICS ............................................................................ 25Community Based Partners ............................................................ 27Donors ............................................................................................... 28Board of Trustees ............................................................................... 29Audited Balance Sheet and Receipt and Payment

Figure1 : Earthworks underway at Srirampura nadi

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Organisation Overview

Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development (FORRAD), established in 1980, is a public charitable trust working in the field of natural resource management and sustainable agriculture. FORRAD facilitates and supports grass-root initiatives that address issues of natural resource management, human resources development and sustainability. FORRAD’s work intersects with issues of social justice, empowerment, public health and employment generation.

Over the last 32 years, the organisation has undertaken a wide range of projects relating to irrigation, drinking water, agriculture, road construction, housing, forestry, land development, alternative energy, and livelihood in partnership with more than 450 grassroots organizations in rural Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

FORRAD’s work approach and profile has changed over the last few years. Though the interventions remain largely technical in nature the focus is increasingly on the social dynamics governing water security including harvesting, conservation and de-contamination, and sustainable agriculture. This is accompanied by a strong commitment to participatory, transparent and sustainable processes. A new component of FORRAD’s work is its engagement with industry, exploring ways in which various stakeholders can collaborate towards more equitable and ethical forms of industrialisation.

The organisation believes and recognizes that rural women, more than men, feel the burden of depleting natural resources and environmental degradation. The prevailing norms and values however, deny women and other vulnerable sections voice and visibility. FORRAD strives for inclusiveness and ensures that women’ opinions are prioritised; and that women and other vulnerable sections are a part of and fulfil decision-making roles in the planning and implementation of all projects.

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PROJECT

1. Watershed Development around Sambhar Salt Lake

2. Watershed Development in Mahoba

3. Ethical industrialisation – water and agriculture projects, community facilitation

4. Direct Aid – to the most disadvantaged families

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

Rajasthan, Ajmer, Nagaur and Jaipur districts

Uttar Pradesh, Mahoba district

Tamil Nadu, Tiruvallur district

Rajasthan, Ajmer district Delhi - Jai Hind Camp, Bihar - Saristabad

FORRAD is primarily a facilitator and supports its partners in implementation of projects. Only in Tamil Nadu, FORRAD has its own field office and a team of program staff and volunteers. As a facilitating agency, FORRAD supports its partners through regular field visits, project reviews, feedback and support in implementation. FORRAD is responsible for the overall implementation and accountability to its donors. It receives the reports from the partners, reports to the donors and manages the relations with them. It also raises resources for projects.

CURRENT WORK

FORRAD currently works in three states in India – Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Its projects are summarised as follows:

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Figure 2 Tal ki nadi September 2013

PROJECT PROFILES

RAJASTHANFocus areas: • Improving the availability of sweet water through rainwater harvesting to recharge surface and ground water sources, through the construction of rain water harvesting structures.

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Structure

Nadi

Nadi

Channel

Nadi

Nadi

Banda

Kund

Nadi

Anicut

Nadi

Nadi

Banda

Kund

Anicut

Location within village

Abas ki nadi

Bausi tiba

Dheera talaab (feeder channel)

Charagah

Charagah

Moriya naka

Jeevan pujari ki ghati

Solawata

Dungri naka

Tal ki nadi

Charagah nadi

Ghasi baba

Balaji ki dhani

Sewako ki dhani

Geographical Coordinates

Lat: 26.904Long: 74.9466

Lat: 26.9209Long:74.952

Lat: 26.9587Long: 74.9012

Lat: 26.8132Long: 75.1663

Lat: 26.9929Long:74.8771

Lat: 26.8712Long: 74.8908

Lat: 26.9897Long: 74.8652

Lat: 26.8099Long: 75.1309

Lat:26.8930Long:74.8896

Lat:26.8923Long:74.8898

Lat:26.8435Long:74.8584

Lat: 26.5828 Long:74.514

Lat:26.9938Long:74.9044

Lat 26.5849Long 74.5150

Status

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

In progress

Village

Sinodiya

Sinodiya

Jhag

Srirampura

Bawali

Ujoli

Bawali

Solawata

Kotri

Jhakholai

Jajota

Gudda

Balaji ki dhani

Jhadhun ki nadi

Panchayat

Sinodiya

Sinodiya

Sinodiya

Srirampura

Kharadiya

Kotri

Kharadiya

Srirampura

Kotri

Kotri

Sinodiya

Sinodiya

Kharadiya

Kharadiya

District

Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer

Jaipur

Nagaur

Ajmer

Nagaur

Jaipur

Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer

Nagaur

Nagaur

Watershed DevelopmentAs a long term solution to the shrinking fresh water sources and ever expanding soil salinity, FORRAD is working towards recharging surface and ground water and harvesting rainwater though watershed structures over a catchment area of 750 sq. km. FORRAD has constructed/ enhanced 31 rainwater harvesting structures in 20 villages consisting of cement and earth dams, bunds and tanks. 5 of the watershed structures have been completed in the reporting year. Work is on-going in 8 of the watershed structures. Construction began on the following structures this year.

List of Watershed structures started during April 2013- March 2014

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S.No Name of Village Structure Location Estimated Capac-ity

(in litres)

Estimated impact

No.

of

Villa

ges

No.

of

peop

le

No.

of

anim

als

Sinodiya Nadi Abas ki nadi 39,688,948 4 9200 19000

Sinodiya Nadi Bausi tiba 42,080,000 4 5100 8300

Jhag Talab Dheera talaab

(main inlet channel)

90,006,000 7 6500 7150

Srirampura Nadi Charagah 28,000,000 2 2096 5000

Bawali Kund Jeevan pujari ki ghati 50,100,000 2 5300 9500

6. Solawata Nadi Charagah 18,600,000 2 1619 7000

7. Kotri Anicut Dungri naka 4,020,000 6 12120 45008. Jakholai Nadi Tal ki nadi 106,632,200 6 12000 52009. Jajota Nadi Charagah nadi 86,532,000 4 12000 6000

10. Gudda Banda Ghasi baba 10,112,840 2 2400 650011. Balaji ki dhani Kund Balaji ki dhani 2,400,000 3 7400 1470012. Ujoli Banda Moriya naka 60,605,700 4 8300 16400

13. Sewako ki dhani Nadi Jhadun ki nadi 7,050,000 4 6200 12700

14. Bawali Nadi Charagah 5,081,526 3 4000 9500

. 550,909,214

Structure-wise details of estimated impact

The storage capacities indicated in the table below are still only estimates. With the exception of the nadi in Solawata, none of the structures filled completely in the previous monsoon; that, while being good for the crops was not heavy enough to fill most of the structures.

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Structure Location within village Status Village Estimated Storage capacity(Litres)

1 Banda Balaji Ka banda Completed Kotri 6,054,78622 Nadi Charagah Completed Kotri 58,173,5003 Banda Gochar Completed Nosal 252,792,6744 Banda Khedi ka banda Completed Jhag 236,910,8985 Nadi Kumharia nadi Completed Bawali 19,748,6326 Nadi Charagah nadi Completed Ringi 91,560,5747 Nadi Charagah nadi Completed Habaspura 39,537,2688 Nadi Abas ki nadi Completed Sinodiya 39,688,9489 Nadi Bausi tiba Completed Sinodiya 42,080,000

10 Channel Dheera talaab (feeder channel)

Completed Jhag 90,006,000

11 Nadi Charagah Completed Srirampura 28,000,000

12 Nadi Charagah Completed Bawali 50,100,00013 Banda Moriya naka In progress Ujoli 18,600,000

14 Kund Jeevan pujari ki ghati In progress Bawali 4,020,00015 Nadi Solawata In progress Solawata 106,632,20016 Anicut Dungri naka In progress Kotri 86,532,00017 Nadi Tal ki nadi In progress Jhakholai 10,112,84018 Nadi Charagah nadi In progress Jajota 2,400,00019 Banda Ghasi baba ka banda In progress Gudda 60,605,70020 Kund Balaji ki dhani In progress Balaji ki

dhani7,050,000

21 Anicut Sewako ki dhani In progress Jhadhun ki nadi

5,081,526

Total 1,310,180,622

Water storage capacity created so far:

An estimated total storage capacity of 1,310,180,622 litres has been created so far. The monsoon this year was not as plentiful as the previous year and none of water structures completely filled up, with the exception of Solawata nadi. On an average, the structures filled to about 40% of their storage capacity.

· Olive green coloured rows describe structures that have been completed in the previous reporting period.

· Orange coloured rows describe structures were completed during this reporting period.

· Blue coloured rows descried structures are in progress.

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Community Engagement:

Community Engagement: Pani Samitis have been formed to manage and maintain all the watershed structures. The Pani Samitis are actively involved in the decision making regarding site selection, sourcing material, providing manual labour and maintenance of the structure. This year the Pani Samiti at Nosal, took the initiative to further deepen a section of the nadi using the funds available under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).

In Moriya Naka, Ujoli, Ajmer District, the Pani Samiti floated tenders for the transport of stone; and decided to give the opportunity to a young man, new in the business, who had quoted a rate much lesser than the rest. Despite the risk of a new unknown vendor, as sighted by many community members, the Pani Samiti took the chance; which paid off. The young man has now been consistently supporting the project and has become a part of the team, working towards building the structure.

EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORKMen approached the Moriya Naka site supervisor (Pusa Ram) on 6th May to say that they found it unacceptable that men and women were getting the same rates for their labour. Their demand was that either the labour payment given to women be dropped from INR 200 to INR 150 or their daily payment be increased from INR 200 to INR 250. The site supervisor refused to give in to their demands and the men threatened to stop working. The site supervisor said “Go ahead.. I will employ only women in your place.” The men taunted him and said that women would not be able to mix the cement for construction. But Pusa Ram stood firm. The masons (men) were nervous that the women would neither be able to under-stand the proportions required for the mixing nor have the physical strength to mix. Pusa Ram urged them to give it a try. As of today there are on average 18 women working on the site every day. 4 men have returned to work and they are receiving the same wages as the women. Women continue to mix the cement for masons.

Figure 3 Women assisting masons at Moriya Naka

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Achievements and Project ImpactWater storage: 1.3 billion litre storage capacity has been created. In a year of good monsoons, 70% of these structures will fill to overflowing, sometimes twice. In a year of poor monsoon, at least 40% of the total storage will be filled. This means that at least 52 million litres of rainwater will be harvested every year, considerably enhancing the availability of fresh water in 32 villages for 45,000 people and 56,000 animals

While the prime objective of this project is of course rainwater harvesting, a very important benefit in using manual labour to undertake this work is the employment generated and the income that accrues to the local people. A total number of 15,000 days of work have been generated till March, 2014. All the income from this work has reached the hands of local people living below the poverty line.

Improvement of livelihood: While still anecdotal, there is evidence that farmers have resumed agriculture in the areas surrounding the lakes and dams. There is an increased availability of fodder and water for livestock.

Figure 4 Solawata nadi September 2013

Figure 5 . Animal drinking water from Srirampura nadi

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UTTAR PRADESHFocus areas: • Watershed Development• Sustainable agriculture

FORRAD and its local partner Gramonnati Sansthan are working in District Mahoba, a drought-prone area in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh. The district faced erratic and unpredictable rainfall and relative drought between 2000 and 2010, adversely affecting agriculture and livelihood.

It was against this backdrop that FORRAD initiated a community designed watershed development project on 500 hectares of largely private land, owned by the adjacent villages of Bilkhi and Tola Swayam.

Figure 6 Tilling land that was previously unfit for cultivation

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The following earth works and watershed activities were carried out in 2013-14

• Farmponds: Farm ponds are proving to be an effective decentralised and low-risk means of harvesting rainwater and providing irrigation to farmers. The water collected in each farm pond impacts the ground water and soil quality of the neighbouring fields as well. Six farm ponds were constructed in village Bilkhi during the year. With a dimension of 10m x 10m x 3 m, each pond has the capacity to irrigate approximately 1.5 hectares of land.

• CheckDams: Two check dams with a total storage capacity of 7828 m3, directly benefitting over 18 farmers and irrigating 17.90 hectares of land were constructed.

Details of the Check Dams

• GullyPlugs: 12 gully plugs were constructed over 9.3 hectares of land benefitting over 7 farmers. The plugs are expected to reduce gully erosion, contribute to ground water recharge and help improve soil quality.

• Farm Bunds: 64 ha of land belonging to 39 farmers were bunded this year bring the total to 192 hectares of land belonging to 122 farmers covered under farm bunding.

• Outlets: 35 farmers were selected for the construction of outlets in their fields of which two outlets have been constructed. The two outlets will impact an area of 2.367 hectares.

• Diversifying cropping pattern: 33 farmers were engaged in double cropping (two crops on a single piece of land) on 46.2 hectares of land. 16 farmers were engaged in mixed farming covering 22.91 hectares of land; while around 20 farmers were involved with vegetable production.

Check dam Group name

Storage capacity Catchment area Land irrigated No of Farmers to directly benefit

Biklhi Kishori 3604 m3 8.35 Ha 9.60 Ha 10Tola Swayam Mardan 4224 m3 6.23 Ha 8.30 Ha 08Total 7828 m3 14.58 Ha 17.90 Ha 18

Figure 7 Kashi farm pond during the monsoon of 2013

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Details of cropping patterns and its impact

Approximately 37 percent more farmers in Bilkhi and 14 percent more farmers in Tola Swayam now engage in double cropping, as a consequence of the project.

PLANTATION:

Around 1654 saplings were distributed to farmers to plant them on nearby check dams, fields and on their farm bunds during this reporting year. Plant saplings were bought from Government Nursery, Mahoba at subsided government rates.

Saplings Bilkhi Tola SwayamMango 130 100Guava 200 100Lemon 130 100Karondha (Carissa carandas) 60 50Amla(Indian gooseberry) 60 50Pomegranate 15 50Golden 20 0Papaya 5 0Teak 0 300Jamun (Syzygiumcumini) 0 34Poplar 0 100Jackfruit 0 100Sheesham (Indian rosewood) 0 50Total 620 1034

Figure 8 Kashi samooh checkdam, monsoon 2013

S.No Village Total No. of farm-ers

Before the project After the Project No of farmers doing single

cropping

No. of farmers doing double

cropping

No of farmers doing single

cropping

No. of farmers doing double

cropping1 Bilkhi 186 159 27 139 472 Tola Swayam 97 83 14 69 28

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New agricultural techniques

Several new techniques were introduced in the region with aim of improving water management and making agriculture more sustainable and profitable

o Nadep Compost Pits: Nadep tanks/ compost pits use garden, kitchen and agriculture waste along with cow and buffalo dung and water, layered and rested for 90 -110 days, to produce compost. Each pit produces 3 to 3.25 tonnes of compost which is sufficient for 1 hectare of land. One pit usually lasts for about 10 years and costs approximately INR 10,000 to construct. 10 farmers were selected to pilot Nadep compost on their fields. Out of the 10 planned Nadep compost pits, nine were completed – five in Bilkhi and four in Tola Swayam. A study of the impact of Nadep composting will be undertaken soon.

o Beejamrit1

A workshop was held in November 2013 where 44 farmers were trained to use Beejamrit. As a trial, 18 farmers treated (PVW -47) wheat with Beejamrit on 15 acres of lands. 14 farmers sowed vegetable seeds treated by Beejamrit.

Farmers reported fewer crop diseases as compared to when they were using chemical pesticides. They also reported that the seeds remained good in both conditions when moisture was low and during the period of high rainfall.

Subsequent to the demonstration, 340 farmers used Beejamrit.

Figure 9 Seeds soaking in beejamrit

1Beejamrit is an organic mixture of cow dung, cow urine, water, lime and field bund’s soil. It is used as a pesticide in the treatment of seeds.

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· Pheromone Traps: These traps were introduced to control the incidence of Helicoverpa armigera, a species of moths that attack crops in the fields. 64 farmers participated in an orientation workshop conducted by Gramonnati Sansthan, where the use and impact of the pheromone traps were explained.

As a pilot batch, 50 acres of gram fields were covered by pheromone traps. Each trap is capable of trapping 8-10 moths per day .Costing INR 20 at subsidized rates, these traps are easily available in the agricultural department Kanpur District and the Agriculture Institute, Indore. This has evidently proved to be successful in controlling Helicoverpa armigera,as the demand for pheromone traps is increasing among the farmer

· Constructionofrainwaterharvestingtankinschool:

FORRAD supported the construction of two percolation tanks in the primary school and middle schools of Tola Swayam. These schools have a combined strength of 220 students. These tanks each have a storage capacity of approx. 28,000 litres in a single filling. During the summer months, the hand-pumps in the schools tend to dry up, making the availability of drinking water scarce; the percolation tanks help recharge the ground water and delay the drying up of hand pumps during the summer months. It is hoped that these tanks will serve a demonstration purpose and people will be encouraged to harvest roof water in fresh building construction.

Figure 10 Pheromone traps on a field of green peas

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Details of Work till Date

Community Engagement – All the various community groups that have been established, including the watershed committee, women SHGs and farmers groups, are at differing levels, involved with the project development and progress and engage on a regular basis with the field staff. The watershed committee is involved in planning activities, monitoring on-going activities and recruiting labour.

Figure 11 Some music and some planning at a village level meeting

Earthwork Number Land coverage

( in hectares)

Number of beneficiaries

Check Dams 5 41.23 49 FarmersFarm Ponds 8 3.72 8 FarmersGully Plugs 20 9.36 13 FarmersFarm Bunds 146 256 146 FarmersOutlets 2 2.367 2 FarmersDouble Farming - 46.2 33 FarmersMixed Farming - 22.91 16 FarmersOrganic Farming - 159.73 464 FarmersPheromone Traps 50 50 120 FarmersRain water harvesting 2 - 220 StudentsNadep compost pits 9 9 9 FarmersPlantation 2301 - Community asset

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As the work progresses and the results become visible, increasing numbers of people have shown an interest in participating in the work. People have begun requesting the construction of check dams, gully plugs and other earth works on their fields without having to be persuaded. The community contributes 20 percent labour for the creation of bunds and construction of check dams and pond farms and 10 percent for gully plugging.

Below is a summary of the meetings/workshops that were conducted during the year.

Community engagement programs

Achievements and Project Impact

· Improved Irrigation and Soil Quality: The watershed development project on 500 hectares of arid land has reached the halfway stage and is likely to be completed before the close of the next financial. Good rainfall in the region in the past two years has further consolidated the impact of the project. The landscape has been altered from a barren wasteland to a thousand acres of cultivated fields and has benefited 4000 people.

· Increased agricultural productivity: Owing to introduction of newer techniques of sustainable agriculture, mixed cropping techniques, pheromone traps and improved soil quality and water availability, the overall agricultural productivity has seen a marked increase. In-fact the damage caused by moths was decreased by 70 percent owing to the pheromone traps.

· Employment Generation: A total of 12,825 person-days’ of employment has been generated during this year.

Community engagement programs No. of meetings Women SHG Meetings (1 per village) MonthlyFarmers meetings MonthlyWatershed team meetings MonthlyTraining of watershed team 2 workshops thus farTraining of Women SHGs 4Trainings of farmers 10School children Programme 1Educational tour for farmers 3

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TAMIL NADU

Focus areas

· Water and agriculture · Community facilitation

Michelin India Tamil Nadu Tyres Private Limited (MITTPL) has an allotment of 290 acres in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) industrial park .This land, which formerly belonged to the Panchayat of Thervoy-Kandigai, is now being developed as an industrial site.

FORRAD is a part of a multi stake holder CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programme initiated by MITTPL that involves the community, government bodies, several NGOs, neighbouring companies and institutions. The CSR extends to 31 villages and hamlets surrounding the site and covers a population of approximately 30,000 people.

Figure 12 Tamarai kulam, a pond restored in 2010, filled with water in Jan 2014

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Project Activities

· Cleaningofoverheadwatertanks: The water quality tests conducted by the facilitation cell indicated that 25 public overhead tanks in the area had a high degree of bacterial contamination. At the request of the respective Panchayats, these 25 tanks were cleaned and chlorinated during the months of January and February 2014. The cleaning of overhead tanks involved the following process and was done by members of FORRAD’s facilitation cell in collaboration with the respective panchayat.

o Meeting with the village community to understand the issueo Obtaining a letter from the Panchayat requesting the cleaning of the

tank and a commitment that future cleaning and maintenance will be the responsibility of the Panchayat.

o Physical works including emptying of the tank; clearing out, cleaning and whitewashing the inside walls; Repair/replacement of inlet and outlet pipes where required; chlorination and finally, repair/replacement of the tank cover.

· Cleaning and Repairing Open wells: Four unused open wells in the Panchayats of Mukarampakkam, Karadathipur, Kollanoor and Kannankottai were repaired and cleaned and restored to use.

Open wells cleaned

Figure 13 Draupadi Amman koil kulam being desilted

Cleaning and Repairing of Open WellsS.No Location Date Panchayat

Mukarampakkam Oct 2013 MukarampakkamKaradiputhur Oct 2013 KaradiputhurAaramani Oct 2013 KollanoorKannankottai School Dec 2013 Kannankottai

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· Construction of a Garbage Bin: The area around the Chandrapuram well, cleaned in the previous year, continued to be used as a garbage dump after the cleaning of the well. In an effort to persuade people not to use the area around the well as a dumping ground, a large garbage bin was constructed some distance away from the well. Its usefulness will be established in the coming months.

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· Renovation of Draupadi Amman Koil Kulam: The pond, located on the south-west corner of Perambur village in Lachivakkam Panchayat was de-silted and weeded. The major earthworks for restoration of the pond comprised – desilting and weeding, both manually and using heavy machinery, new stone revetments, and fixing hume pipes for inlet and outlets.

The restoration enhanced the storage capacity from eight million to 13 million litres. This has positively impacted over 50 tube wells in the vicinity, including two bore wells that serve the household needs of the village. Now, after the renovation, the pond also serves as a watering hole for animals and birds.

Figure14 Work in progress of Karadiputhur well

Figure 15 Construction of garbage bin

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· Popularisation of Panchkavya and Herbal Mix: Farmers were introduced to a combination of Panchakavya and a herbal mix as a pesticide and growth accelerator for vegetables and crops. Till date over 100 farmers have agreed to trials on their land with encouraging results. They have reported larger and better produce and higher yields. Interestingly, the farmers who cultivated flowers also reported the flowers to be more beautiful in appearance and sweeter smelling. The Panchkavya and herbal mix has been used on over 50 acres of farm land so far. Though farmers continue to use chemical pesticides, the quantity has dropped to one-third what they would normally use.

· Community Facilitation Cell: Members of the facilitation cell have assisted

local people to submit and follow up. During this reporting period, a total of 440 applications for various government schemes and documents have been applied and 243 applications have been sanctioned. The government schemes include Old Age Pension, Maternity Support, Education Allowance, Ration Cards, Community Certificate, Bank Accounts, Age and Birth Certificates and Aadhar cards.

Figure 16 Earthwork done at Draupadi Amman Koil Kulam

Figure 17 Draupadi Amman Koil kulam in the monsoon of 2013

Figure 18 Sorting the plants for herbal mix Figure 19 Mixing of Ingredients

Figure 21 Spraying of Panchakavya in fieldsFigure 20 Panchakavya fermenting in plastic barrels

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Water testing resultsAs in the previous year, indicative water quality tests were conducted on a representative selection of sources across the project villages during the summer and the monsoon. What follows is a summary of the results with a comparison with the previous year

• In 2012, 59 sources were seen to be alkaline; in 2013, 53 sources were alkaline.• The presence of chlorides has ‘increased’ this year compared to the previous year • the presence of fluorides has reduced this year compared to the previous year• Drop in the number of sources showing bacterial contamination from 78 to 67

Table showing the comparison between this year’s monsoon season water testing results with the previous year

Year March 2012 April 2013

Characteristic BIS Ac-ceptable

Limit

BIS Per-missible

Limit

Range of results

Samples above

Acceptable Limit

Samples above

Permissible Limit

Range of results

Samples above

Acceptable Limit

Samples above

Permissible Limit

pH 6.5 – 8.5 6.5 – 8.5 6.5-8 0 0 6.5-8 0 0

Hardness 200 600 40-830 63 4 50-700 71 1

Alkalinity 200 600 30-740 58 1 18-630 52 1

Chloride 200 1000 20-620 21 0 10-860 29 0

Fluoride 1.0 1.5 0-1.5 4 0 0-1 0 0

TDS 500 2000 144-2544 77 1 96-1800 86 0

Iron 0.1 1.0 0-0.3 29 0 0-1 21 0

Ammonia - - 0-5 - - 0-3 _ _

Nitrite - - 0-0.5 - - 0-2 _ _

Nitrate 45 45 0-45 0 0-45 _ _

Phosphate - - 0-5 - - 0-1 _ _

Residual chlo-rine

0.2 0.2 0-0.5 _ 6 0-0.5 _ _

Turbidity - - none - slight turbidity

- - None _ _

Appearance - - Clear and colourless - brownish

- - Clear ,Slightly Brown

_ _

Odour - - None - soil and algae

- - None _ _

Bacteria Not pres-ent

Not pres-ent

Not present - present

- 78 Present &

Not pres-ent

_ 67

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Table showing the comparison between this year’s dry season water testing results with the previous year

• In 2012, there were 68 bacterial contaminated sources whereas in 2013, there are only 25 bacterial contaminated sources.

Year December 2012 December 2013

Character-istic

BIS Ac-cept-able Limit

BIS Per-missible Limit

Range of results

Samples above Accept-able Limit

Samples above Permis-sible Limit

Range of results

Samples above Acceptable Limit

Samples above Permissi-ble Limit

pH 6.5 – 8.5 6.5 – 8.5 6.5-8.5 0 0 6.5-8 0 0

Hardness 200 600 30- 750 56 2 50-690 47 2

Alkalinity 200 600 10-670 42 1 20-790 39 1

Chloride 200 1000 10-690 13 0 10-550 19 0

Fluoride 1.0 1.5 0-1.5 1 1 0.5-1 0 0

TDS 500 2000 72-2532 62 2 156-1962 58 0

Iron 0.1 1.0 0-5 8 3 0-10 1 3

Ammonia - - 0-3 - - 0-3 _ _

Nitrite - - 0-0.5 - - 0-45 _ _

Nitrate 45 100 0-45 0 0-45 _ _

Phosphate - - 0-2 0 0 0-0.5 _ _

Residual chlorine

0.2 0.2 0-0.2 0 0-0.5 1 1

Turbidity - - none - slight turbidity

- - _ _

Appearance - - Clear and colourless -brownish

- - - _ Clear and colourless - brownish

Odour - - None - soil and algae

- - _ None- Al-gae

Bacteria Not present

Not pres-ent

Not present - present

68 None 25

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Achievements and Project Impact

• Increased water security in the region - through water storage in the restored surface water bodies open wells and effective replenishment of the ground water table.

• Improved, low costs and environmentally sustainable irrigation facilities - for small and marginal farmers who do not have tube wells.

• Alternative water sources for the community in the form of de-contaminated well water; and for livestock and birds though restored surface water

• Provision of cleaner water for household use through cleaning and repair of overhead tanks.

• Through the consistent efforts of the facilitation cell and FORRAD staff, the process for sanctioning applications has become more streamlined. The local Village administrative officers have also begun to accept and process applications without bribes.

• Introduction and use of a non-chemical pesticide and growth accelerator for plants – Over 100 farmers have used the combination of Panchakavya and herbal mix with excellent results.

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Figure 22 Woman fetching water from water storage tank in Rajasthan

BACK TO BASICS – DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES

Back to Basics is a FORRAD initiative to assist vulnerable families identified by its partners with basic necessities such as water, shelter, warm clothing and light. Back to Basics seeks to provide direct assistance to the most vulnerable sections – women headed households, widowers, elders, differently-abled or families living in extreme poverty. It is funded predominantly by monetary and in-kind contributions from a network of individual supporters.

Below is a summary of the assistance that was provided under Back to Basics in 2013-14:

WaterStoragetanks: A total of 40 concrete water storage tanks were constructed in partnership with Manthan Sanstha in Rajasthan, for families who are living in difficult circumstances in villages where water is scarce and supply is extremely erratic. Experience shows that by constructing water storage tanks for households, time and energy that was once spent in fetching water is being diverted to other productive activities. The collective water storage capacity of these tanks is 2.83 lakh litres.

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Warm clothing: A total of 975 families in 35 villages in Nagaur and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan were assisted with warm covers, woollen and other clothes. In Delhi, 85 families in Jai Hind Camp were similarly assisted. In all, FORRAD distributed 311 quilts; 977 blankets; 130 shawls; 100 woollens for children and 500 assorted clothes. The quilts covers are made from old fabrics, table and bed linen and upholstery donated by homes, factories and shops.

Shelter: 15 families in Rajasthan were assisted with tin sheets to rebuild/repair their homes which had either collapsed or had been badly damaged during the monsoon.

Solar lights: Solar lights were provided to 48 families in Saristabad, a village in Nalanda district of Bihar. These are landless families who belong to the most vulnerable sections of society. They were settled here in the year 1993, thanks to the efforts of our partner organisation, Samaj Kalyan Mandal, who campaigned to help them obtain homestead land and pattas from the State government. Saristabad is not connected to the power grid, has no education or health facilities, and is situated in a drought prone region of Bihar.

Figure 23 Blankets stacked in the office to be sent to Jai Hind camp

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Organisation Brief Description AddressPrayatnaSansthan

Established in 1985, Prayatna works Dudu Block, Villagewith over 100 villages in the Sambhar Solawata, Jaipur, RajasthanSalt Lake area and focuses on natural 303348 resource management, public health, +9129573957employment generation and education. prayatnasansthan@gmail.com

Director: Dhanraj Sharma

Manthan Sanstha

GramonnatiSansthan

Manthan Sanstha began its life in 1987 Village and P.O. Kotri, Via as a field centre of the Barefoot College Rupangarh,in Tilonia. Registered as an autonomous District - Ajmer, Rajasthan organization in 1998, Manthan works on 305814education for girls and young adults, +91-1497-226011 preventive health care, water barefootkotri@gmail.com conservation and watersheddevelopment, and public accountability. Coordinator: Teja Ram

Established in 1983, and inspired by the Langhanpura, Near Subhash Gandhian ideals of village self- Chowki, At/P.O. Mahoba, sufficiency Gramonnati works on Uttar Pradesh 210427 livelihood, land rights, women's +91-5281-254097 empowerment, water conservation, gramonnatiup@yahoo.co.in sanitation, and hygiene.

Director: Arvind Khare

OUR COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS

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IndividualandInstitutionalMonetaryDonationstoBacktoBasics

A.K.Ahuja, Anita Saran, Anita Sethi, Anne Mc Intyre , Annie Thomas , Arti Anand, Aruna Mehta, Asha Chopra, Bal Krishna Kochar, Brinda Singh, Chandrika Pathak, Dieter Rolf Reeb, Gitanjali Kamra Kamala Sood, Kanika Satyanand, Madhumita Mitra, Mahi Mehra, Malivika Sharma , Mathew Abraham , Naina Kapur, Nalini Khullar, Namita Unnikrishan, Nandita Parshad, Nitya Nand, Poonam Kalra, Prabha Bhasin, Pradeep Anand, Pramila N Phatarphekar, Pravin Kumar Sharma, Rahul Kapur, Rita Bagai, Rita Tejpal, Sajni Thukral, Shalini Misra, Shanoor Seervai, Sharmila, Shashi Agarwal, Sonali Srivastava, Soonu Kochar, Susan Abraham, Urvashi Khosla, Vikram Bajaj, Vimla Manmohan Singh

DONORS

Donor Project Grants ReceivedApr 2013 – Mar 2014

Amounts in INR

Anandana (India) Watershed Development in Bundelkhand

2,140,000

Michelin India Tamil Nadu Tyres Private Limited (India)

Initiatives in agriculture and water and community facilitation

4,012,450

Bekaert Industries Private Limited(India)

Initiatives in agriculture and water and community facilitation

200,000

Coca-Cola Foundation (USA) Watershed development around the Sambhar Salt Lake

11,225,259

Back to Basics Donations from individuals and institutes

995,137

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NAME POSITION

Mr. D.K. Manavalan Chairperson

Dr. Ms. Jyotsna Chatterji Vice-Chairperson

Mr. Sanjit (Bunker) Roy Trustee

Dr.T.C.A. Srinivasaramanujan Trustee

Prof. S.K. Joshi Trustee

Ms. Mythily Jagannathan Trustee

Ms. Kanika Satyanand Trustee

Ms. Neelam Singh Managing Trustee

Ms. Susan Abraham Director, (Invitee)

AUDITORS: SMS & Associates

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