Assessing the multiple-uses of tanks in Andhra Pradesh

February 24, 2010Jacob Kalle

Tank Based Livelihoods Study

Objectives:

Identifying the broad range of uses and benefits from tanks

Arriving at more realistic benefits (direct and indirect) from the tank

Exploring the scope for building the stakes for other users and their roles and responsibilities in future O&M of the tank through WUA

Tank Based Livelihoods Study

Pedda Cheruvu, Warangal

Komsetty pally , Ranga reddy

Tank Based Livelihoods Study

Rayala cheruvu, Anatapur

Pedda cheruvu, Vijayanagaram

Yatavanka,Chittor

Tank Based Livelihoods Study

NUMBER OF USERS

DAMMNNAPET

DURBLI RAYALACHERUVU

YATALA

VANKA

KOMSETTYPALLY

CHERUVU

District Warangal Vijayanagaram Ananthapur Chittor Ranga Reddy  

Agriculture 150 21 249 62 350

Fisheries 18 10 12 6 60

Livestock 200 (300 cattle)

80 (350 cattle) 100 (200 cattle)

40 (82 cattle)

200 (400 livestock)

Sheep/goat - 48 (300 cattle) 70 (2000 sheep and

goat)

8 (700 sheep)

80 (5000 livestock)

Agricultural wage employment

150 10 200 60 250

Toddy tapping/ Toddy trees selling

100 2 - - -

Basket weaving 16 - - - -

Washer man 30 - - 1 -

Silt application 200 - 150 12 -

Service providers 5 - - 1 -

Profile of users

Tank Based Livelihoods Study

Quantified the benefits from the tank for a period of the past three years

Income from agriculture (quantified based on the gross income i.e including the input costs). Silt application and other heads would form a part of agriculture and need not be dealt separately.

Agricultural labour (quantified based on the number of days x number of people x rate)

Livestock quantified based on the sale of milk (in case of dairy), sale of animals (in case of meat) – this is gross income

Fisheries (quantified based on the gross income from the sale of fish)

Others would include the gross income earned by stakeholders like pot makers, toddy tappers, service providers etc

Incremental Benefits in Community Scale -MUS ?

Broad based Stakeholders and Institutional approach

Participatory approach in planning , implementation and Management

Inter- sectoral planning

Policy and Advocacy

Thanks a million