Water Management & Waghval Ashramshala - Vedchhi Pradesh Seva Samiti (VPSS)
29th March, 2008
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| Barren land viewed on 30th March, 2008. |
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| Barren stream near Gundiya village photographed from a new check dam. |
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| Checkdam near Gundiya built by Sarvodaya. |
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| Check dam by Sarvodaya. |
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| Friends of Dharampur on a check dam built by Sarvodaya near Gundiya. |
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| Guests on a checkdam built by Sarvodaya near Gundiya. |
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| Bandhpalas/soil bunding created terrace farms at Waghval. |
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| Concrete checkdam at the valley near Sadarveda. |
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| 2nd check dam at Sadarveda. |
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| Mango plantation on hill slope. Several such plantations have become possible because of Water management & tree plantation campaigns by NGOs in Dharampur. |
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| Farmers are happy with a good crop helped by irrigation. |
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| Waghval school children performing a cultural programme. Managed by Vedchhi Pradesh Seva Samiti - Shri Bhikhubhai Vyas & Smt. Kokilabahen Vyas. |
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| Waghval school children performing at parents’ meet.
VPSS invites all parents once a year for cultural event. |
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| Waghval School Parents meet. 29th March, 2008. |
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| Waghval School Parents meet. |
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| 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. |
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| The Lord of the birds on visit to Waghval School. Photographer for all these photographs…Rashmin. |
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| The Lord on a visit to Waghval School. |
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| 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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