Highlights of the scheme
- It is assisted by World Bank.
- Neeranchal will translate into better implementation outcomes of PMKSY.
- The programme will lead to reducing surface runoff of rainwater, increasing recharge of ground water and better availability of water in rainfed areas resulting in incremental rainfed agriculture productivity, enhanced milk yield and increased cropping intensity through better convergence related programmes in project areas.
- Neeranchal is designed to further strengthen and provide technical assistance to the Watershed Component of PMKSY, in particular and all components of PMKSY, in general, to enhance its delivery capacity.
- Neeranchal will support the Watershed component of PMKSY (erstwhile IWMP) which was implemented by the Department of Land Resources (DoLR) in 28 States.
Challenges
- Rainfall and Water availability in India has huge Regional Imbalance
- We suffer from Sub-optimal utilization of created facilities
- India’s Irrigation Efficiency is very poor
- We have a faulty Groundwater Policy
- Competing demand for water is increasing rapidly
- Overexploitation of surface water leading to drainage problems
- Water Resources Face challenges from Climate Change
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