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A Maharashtra village's journey from 'punishment zone' to award winning watershed management
The story of Hiware Bazar Village in Ahmednagar of Maharashtra is one of rural revolution.
Situated in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats, natural resources were scarce in Hiware Bazar village in Maharashtra. On an average, there are merely 35 rainy days per year but this village has gone on to become an inspiration for many across the country.
From
a
drought-prone
village
that
was
the
ideal
spot
for
punishment
transfers
for
government
officials,
the
village
today
has
set
gold
standards
in
the
field
of
watershed
management.
It
owes
its
success
to
Popatrao
Bajugi
Pawar,
an
enterprising
Sarpanch
who
led
the
journey
of
transformation
from
a
drought-prone
village
to
a
green
and
prosperous
model
village.
The
village
banked
upon
its
strengths.
The
local
vegetation
cover
comprises
of
shrubbery
and
a
few
native
variety
of
trees
and
in
1994,
Joint
Forest
Management
(JFM)
programme
resulted
in
regeneration
of
complete
degradation
of
70
hectares
of
village
forest
and
the
catchments
of
the
village
wells.
The
village
collectively
worked
to
improve
the
water
balance
sheet
with
rain
water
harvesting.
This
resulted
in
ground
water
level
rising
from
75
feet
to
22
feet.
Change
in
cropping
pattern
from
traditional
crops
to
various
horticultural
and
cash
crops
was
implemented.
This
increased
cropping
intensity
and
fodder
availability.
As
a
result,
the
village
saw
an
increased
in
cow
based
economy
like
milk
and
milk
products.
Organic
farming
is
what
the
farmers
here
support.
Key concerns for substantial energy needs are met through biogas and solar sources in this village. Today, a trend of reverse migration is witnessed in the village due to the implementation of Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme.
People who left to the city are returning to their homeland. Hiware Bazar has received multiple awards. Ideal Village Award, National Productivity Award in Dryland Farming and National Water Award are some of them.
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