Real-Time Assessment of Jalyukt Shivar Campaign for Drought Problem in Anpatwadi (Koregaon Taluka)

Abstract

Jalyukt Shivar (JYS) Campaign is a programme of Government of Maharashtra, aims to bring water empowerment to the drought-affected villages to make Maharashtra Drought Free by the year 2019. This Campaign is organized action plan where in many departments are collectively and collaboratively working towards a common goal i.e. ‘Water for All’. The JYS proposes a framework for village level water balance calculation which includes crop-water estimation requirements, drinking water stress etc. This paper is an assessment of Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan works executed at Anpatwadi Village, Tal Kolhapur in Satara District. This program is one of the projects approved by government of Maharashtra to makes 5000villages free from drought in a year. The main aim of the study is to study the JYS progamme from the aspects of Construction management and performed assessment of JYS Abhiyan works. The Idealistic project time of the construction of various water and soil conservation structures is defined and the problems responsible for the substantial delays in JSA processes are discussed. The probable measures, suggestions and alterations in the existing processes of implementation of campaign are listed out.