Govt mooting special programme to revive eroded, washed out farm lands

15-09-13

* As per the assessment, 12,233 hectares of agricultural land is severely eroded and 1,413 hectares has been washed out in Nagpur Division

Staff Reporter
Stunned by the scale of erosion and washing out of agricultural land, the Government is giving a thought to chalking out a special programme to revive these lands. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar made a statement to this effect while interacting with affected farmers during his ongoing tour.
After visiting several villages including Pendhri (Deoli), Kinhi Dhanoli, Khapri (Gandhi), Kanholibara, and Takalghat. At Pendhri (Deoli) in Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district; Umra, Gaul, Bhosa, Kandhli in Wardha district; Kinhala (Kalamb), Mohda, Kopa Mandvi, Pimpalkhuti (Pandharkawda) in Yavatmal district; Pawar visited the damaged farms and also interacted with affected farmers. He saw the plight of farmers first-hand and admitted before farmers that it was beyond their resources to restore the eroded and washed out agricultural lands.
Pawar assured farmers that the Central Government in collaboration with State Government, was mooting a special programme to revive eroded and washed out farm lands. The Central Government would try to do everything necessary to see that such lands were revived for agriculture by next season. The revival or restoration of fertile soil was a very difficult and highly expensive task. Hence, the Government was thinking over chalking out a policy for removal of fertile silt in dams and lakes/tanks and dumping of the same at eroded/washed out farm lands, Pawar told farmers at Yavatmal on Sunday.
As per the assessment report of the administration, in Nagpur Division itself, 12,232.70 hectares of farm land has been eroded severely while 1,413.56 hectares has been washed out. In Amravati Division also, farmers are affected by this especially in Yavatmal, Amravati, and Washim districts. Against this backdrop, these affected farmers are eagerly waiting for the Union Agriculture Minister’s announcement to transform into concrete policy decision soon.

Farm land eroded, washed out in Nagpur Division

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District         Severely eroded     Washed out

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Nagpur         4,616.69 Ha             980.19 Ha

Wardha         3,333.40 Ha             330.11 Ha

Chandrapur  3,051.52 Ha               50.24 Ha

Gadchiroli    998.90 Ha                  16.74 Ha

Gondia         205.26 Ha                   2.37 Ha

Bhandara     26.93 Ha                   33.91 Ha

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Total         12,232.70 Ha              1,413.56 Ha

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