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Patan District was formed on 2-10-97 from the parts of Mahesana and Banashantha Districts. Patan District was formed including Patan, Siddhapur, Chanasma, Harij and Sami Talukas of Mahesana district and Radhanpur and Santalpur Talukas of Banaskantha District. The head quarter of the District is Patan. In this District 7 Talukas viz Patan, Siddhpur, Chanasma, Harij, Sami, Radhanpur and Sakul have been included in Patan District is situated between 20 41 to 23 55 north latitudes and east longitude of 71 31 to 72 20. The area of Patan District is 5600 sq. k.m. In the north and north-west borders there is Banaskantha District and in the west there is the border of Kutch district. In the south and south-east there is Desert of Kutch and some part of Surendranagar District. Besides this, there is Mahesana District situated in the east part of Patan.
How DWDU is Selected
* If the project area is more than 25,000 ha, a dedicated District Watershed Development Unit (DWDU) will be set up.
* If the area is less than 25,000 ha the existing arrangements will be followed.
* DWDU will coordinate with District Planning Committee for convergence.
* DWDU will have multi-disciplinary professionals.
IWMP Cycle
Know About IWMP Projetcs
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)
Area development programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) like the Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP), Drought Prone Area Programme (DDP) and Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP) has been following the watershed development approach since 1995-96 with the first watershed development guidelines coming into force..
With the coming into effect of the new Common Guidelines, 2008, the individual Watershed Development Programmes have been merged together to form one comprehensive programme, namely, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP).
The main aims of the IWMP are to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water. The outcomes are prevention of soil run-off, regeneration of natural vegetation, rain water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table. This enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro-based activities, which help to provide sustainable livelihoods to the people residing in the watershed area.
Gujarat is among the front runners in the country in taking up new projects. The Government of India has sanctioned 151 watershed projects covering 7.08 lakh hectares involving more than Rs. 930 crores. To manage the IWMP at state level, Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency has been established.
New Features under IWMP
- GIS application:
The planning for the IWMP has been rigorous with the help of Geographic Information System (GIS). The nodal agency, Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency (GSWMA) has had a tie up with Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics for the purpose. While prioritizing the projects, different parameters are categorized into the natural resource base (including the historical data) of the area and the socio-economic aspects. Some of the important data sets and images include: Geo-morphology, Soil, Slope, Erosion, Aspects, Drainage, Contour, Geo-hydrology, concentration of BPL and SC/ST population, etc. The satellite image on the same parameters are collected in different sheets and then superimposed to get a composite picture of the priority areas. This process is followed for all the watersheds, starting from the micro-level to the macro-level. The micro-watershed wise prioritization culminated in prioritizing the watersheds for the districts and the whole of the state. It has helped in the following ways:
• The projects could be equitably distributed among all the districts.
• The most needy watershed areas could be identified; the districts were able to take those watersheds on priority.
• The Planning for convergence of IWMP with other developmental schemes of various Government Departments is prepared on the basis of the GIS based maps
• The state was able to plan for the next 18 years
- Capacity Building:
GSWMA has identified 29 well recognized institutions across the state for Capacity Building of the different stakeholders in the watershed programme, starting from the state and district level executives to the village watershed committee members. A comprehensive Capacity Building Plan / Manual has been developed which will be followed diligently.
- Livelihood Plan:
A comprehensive region specific Livelihood Strategy has been developed for direct livelihood support. The regions have been divided along different agro-climatic zones and occupation patterns. The livelihood strategy would ensure appropriate measures are taken in different regions.
About Patan District
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