- Irrigation facility available in about 30 acres of farmers’ fields
Jobapara, a dependent village, is located at the foot of a hill in the Kadamnara Gram Panchayat of Koriya district. Approximately two dozen tribal families reside here. The construction of a stop dam on the Nakti stream flowing beneath the hill is transforming the lives of these farming families. With the help of a stop dam constructed with appropriate site selection, a dozen farming families in Jobapara are moving forward on the path to prosperity. With the irrigation facilities provided by the stop dam, paddy crops are flourishing on approximately 30 acres of land.
- Struggling with difficult geographical
conditions, Jobapara, a dependent village in the Kadamnara Gram Panchayat, is perched on a hill, beneath which flows the Nakti stream. The population here is predominantly tribal. Due to the land’s undulating terrain, farming in these geographical conditions is extremely challenging. Even with water available in the stream, the farming families living here were always struggling to irrigate their fields. However, a stop dam has eliminated all irrigation problems.
- Relief from the Stop Dam:
Farmers from Joba Para, attending the Gram Panchayat, demanded the construction of a stop dam on the Nakati drain. As per the Gram Sabha’s decision, over 19 lakh rupees were approved for the construction of a stop dam under MNREGA. The construction work was completed under the Gram Panchayat’s supervision. Now, a dozen farmers are directly benefiting from it.
- Irrigation by Installing Solar Pumps
Farmers living in the village said that after the stop dam construction was completed, they installed pumps under the Solar Sujala Yojana. Now, the solar power plant is easily supplying abundant water to every field upstream. Additionally, electric pumps can also be installed in the stop dam as needed.
- Perennial Irrigation:
Mr. Dayal Sai, the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, explained that before, it was difficult to retain water in the drain due to strong currents, but the stop dam has made everything easier. Now, the drain irrigates thirty acres of fields in the village. After the paddy harvest, all the farmers will also plant vegetables and wheat in their fields.
- Beneficiary farmers:
Due to the construction of the stop dam, 2 acres of agricultural land of Dharampal, a tribal farmer living in village Jobapara, is being irrigated. Along with this, 2 acres of Ram Singh’s, 1 acre of Prabhudayal, 1 acre of Jokhan Ram, 1.5 acres of Shri Ganesh, 3 acres of Umesh Kumar, 5 acres of Dayal Sai, 3 acres of Karan Sai, 3 acres of Vansh Gopal, 3 acres of farmer Lodh Ram, 2 acres of Sheshman and 3 acres of Dakhal Sai have got ample water. All the farmer families are happily planning for the cultivation of the next crops.