Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project

Organisation :

The objective of the Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development project for India is to reverse the process of degradation of the natural resource base and improve the productive potential of natural resources and incomes of the rural households in the project areas. The project has continued to perform well and some of the notable achievements they are; expansion of command area under irrigation to 7547.23 ha; Increase in agricultural productivity of around 139 percentages over baseline; increase in cropping intensity from 172 percentages to 18 percentages; production of high value agriculture crops (117percentages); extensive production and use of vermin-compost (more than 6000 metric tons per year) resulting in substantial reduction in use of chemical pesticide; and formation of 1,500 nos. of farmers milk federations and linking them into a milk chilling plants. This project recommendation is consistent with and in compliance of Banks’ operational policies, including: (i) the project objectives continue to remain achievable; (ii) the performance of the implementing agencies and consequently the ratings are satisfactory/ satisfactory and there are no outstanding audit reports or risk flags; and (iii) implementation agencies have prepared an action plan for the balance works.

Project Details

Status:
Active
Start Date:
2005
End Date: 2017