MAJOR PROGRAMMES OF THE DEPARTMENT

To confront the gargantuan task related to land and water resources depletion, the Department has taken up various conservation measures and developmental programmes in arable and non-arable land through the following schemes: -

JHUM CONTROL PROGRAMMES : - This is one of the major schemes aimed at combating further deterioration of fertile topsoil due to jhum/bun cultivation. The main thrust of the scheme is to provide an effective supporting base for permanent settlement of jhummia family. Initiated in 1974-75, the scheme consists of the following component: -

Double Benefits - Growing Horticultural crops for maximum returns and soil and water conservation
  1. To provide developed permanent cultivation lands with assured irrigation facilities
  2. To provide follow-up programme by way of free supply of inputs like seeds & plants, manures & fertilizers, including cultivation cost for 3(three) years at a gradual; sliding scale.
  3. To provide cash/horticultural crop plantation.
  4. To provide water supply to village settlements.
  5. To provide link roads to work areas.

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES : - This is a package scheme aimed at integrating various soil and water conservation measures to be taken up in selected micro – watershed basis. The main objective of the scheme is to bring about a continued utilization of land and vegetation resources for optimum production. The works taken up under this scheme are terracing and land reclamation, follow up programme, water harvesting and irrigation, drinking water facilities, construction of link roads to work areas, afforestation, cash and horticultural crop plantation, fodder and pasture development and erosion control works.

Breaking the slope by terracing to reduce surface runoff and prevent soil loss assuring good returns

Afforestation - The turning point to help nature recoup

SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES (In general areas) : - This scheme cover the general areas outside those not specifically covered by the above two schemes. Its main objective is to reduce the erosion hazards and land degradation where individual farmers adopt faulty cultivation practices. Works taken up under this scheme include terracing and reclamation, erosion control, water conservation and distribution, afforestation, water harvesting and farm ponds and conservation work in urban areas.

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