The ‘Jalgram’ project launched by Bharat Aluminium Company ltd (BAlCO) to provide irrigational facilities to the farmers of Dondro village has started paying rich dividends, a company statement said here on Monday.
A total of 3 mini check dams had been constructed under the project on Bahara Nullah of Dondro village with assistance from NABARD.
The monsoon rains had filled up the dams this month which had bought cheer to the farmers. An estimated Rs8 lakh was spent for the construction of the check dams which would irrigate 50 acres of land of around 30 farmers.
The ‘Jalgram’ project is operational in four villages of Korba district mainly—Dondro, Jambahar, Chuiya and Rugbahari.
Under the project, there are plans to develop more check dams, creation of lakes, augmentation of irrigational facilities, dissemination of information on modern agricultural techniques, better seeds and training on the use of fertilisers.
The Balco-Nabard initiative would provide a major fillip to the efforts on agricultural development and rural water management .
The Nabard-Balco initiative under Village Upliftment Programme is making efforts towards making villagers more aware about various schemes of the State Government. The implementation of the project had been done by a social organisation ‘FPro Task Force’