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Case Studies

sectors > Rural Infrastructure Development
Channeling Growth
GUJARAT

THE INITIATIVE

  • Construction of irrigation canals

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Farmers and villagers around Kastigarh canal, Doda District, Jammu & Kashmir

THE CHALLENGE

  • Dependence on rainfall meant limited cropping options
  • Irregular water supply which had narrowed down livelihood options
  • Low agricultural productivity

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD extended financial assistance under RIDF for construction of a canal

THE IMPACT

  • Increased crop productivity
  • Farmers able to plan their cropping pattern well in advance
  • Allied activities such as animal rearing encouraged by availability of fodder
  • Successful financial inclusion efforts by banks
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