Water Management

Barren land viewed on 30th March, 2008.

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Barren stream near Gundiya village photographed from a new check dam.

Checkdam near Gundiya built by Sarvodaya.

Check dam by Sarvodaya.

Friends of Dharampur
on a check dam built by Sarvodaya near Gundiya.

Guests on a checkdam built by Sarvodaya near Gundiya.

Bandhpalas/soil bunding created terrace farms at Waghval.

Concrete checkdam at the valley near Sadarveda.

2nd check dam at Sadarveda.

Mango plantation on hill slope.
Several such plantations have become possible because of Water management & tree plantation campaigns
by NGOs in Dharampur.

Farmers are happy with a good crop helped by irrigation.

Waghval school children performing a cultural programme.
Managed by Vedchhi Pradesh Seva Samiti-
Shri Bhikhubhai Vyas & Smt. Kokilabahen Vyas.

Waghval school children performing at parents’ meet.
VPSS invites all parents once a year for cultural event.

Waghval School Parents meet.
29th March, 2008.

Waghval School Parents meet.

Waghval school.

On 29th March, the team of “Friends of Dharampur” visited – (i) Sarvodaya Parivar School & Boarding (Ashram Shala) at Pindval; (ii) VPSS Ashram shala at Waghval and Samuha Lagna at Sadarveda.

On 30th March, the team visited – Samuha Lagna at Khoba, check dams built by Sarvodaya; and the two institutions - Arch & Kedi at Nagaria, Dharampur.

The Lord of the birds on visit to Waghval School
Photographer for all these photographs…Rashmin.

The Lord on a visit to Waghval School.

Peacock meeting Pannabahen at Waghval School.

In the year 1999,

when I first visited Dharampur,

one could not hear any birds.

Almost all forests were cut down

by timber contractors;

and by tribals.

In the next nine years,

about 500 check dams have been built

in Dharampur by NGOs –

VPSS, Sarvodaya, Jashodabahen Charitable Trust.

More than 300 check dams

have been built by Government of Gujarat.

Plenty of Soil Bunding has taken place.

All these have made “two crops a year” possible.

Tree plantation has increased.

Wild life is increasing.

Peacock – the largest bird in India

has arrived in Dharampur.

A dramatic impact of the

water management projects.

The project has helped people as well as wild life.

Rashmin Chandulal Sanghvi

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