A two-day national-level meet on ‘Diversion-Based Irrigation (DBI) organised by the Bhubaneswar-based livolink Foundation at the Yatri Niwas here was attended by 65 representatives from different NGOs and Government bodies and scientists and technical experts. Mumbai-based Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) and Allied Trusts supported the programme.
The programme related to DBI schemes of different States with an aim of sharing ideas and innovations on such schemes and also for designing a future course of action for the DBI process.
The DBI is a simple and cost-effective method that applies gravitational force to guide water from adjacent streams and rivers to agricultural fields. The SDTT and Allied Trusts have been initiating the process of programming on DBI since 2008. It has worked in 47 districts of 13 States through a network of 74 partner NGOs so far. More than 63,000 farmers have been benefited from the DBI process which has covered around 70,000 acres of land.
Senior Programme Officer of SDTT Biswanath Sinha, Executive Director of livolink Foundation Tushar Kanta Dash, members of livolink Foundation Kamakshi Prasad Padhy and Shreesh Tripathy, P Chattopaddhyay from IMMT, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Baripada Sanjay Kumar Swain and OUAT Professor PK Roul attended the programme as subject specialists and training facilitators.