ACHIEVEMENTS

Water Conservation Activities 

• 4505 rainwater harvesting tanks in various villages of Jhunjhunu District covering 59841 beneficiaries.  

• A capacity to harvest more than 8.30 Cr. liters annually has been created in villages and till date 93.43 Cr. liters of water has been harvested. 

• Safe drinking water availability has been increased for usage round the year. 

• Construction of 128 recharge wells, 3404 soak pits and 6 ponds have significantly sustained the ground water table. 

• A capacity to recharge (Recharge well and Ponds) 19.11Cr. liters annually has been created and till date 158.24 Cr. liters have been recharged benefitting 30,000 villagers. 

• 11 ground water table measuring wells to know the monthly fluctuation in ground water.

• To measure accurate rainfall at village level rain gauges in 48 villages of Chirawa Panchayat Samiti.

• The organization has conducted a robust indepth study of ground water scenario of 89 villages of CHIRAWA by a scientific soil resistivity survey. 

Agriculture Activities 

• Worked with 7950 farmers in 15350.14 hectare area and saved 1802.54 cr liters of water till date. 

• The Farmers are benefitted from demonstrations and inputs on improved variety seeds, fertilizer and technical know-how provided by the organization, resulting in enhancing their income by 35.11 %. Production of farmers has increased by 22% to 50% depending on the crop.  

• Promoting Indigenous cow breeds for organic farming till date 106 such farmers identified, those are doing cow-based farming. More than 102 hectare farming is based on indigenous cow-based manures. 

• 203 vermi-compost, 36 Bordex unit, 11 Azola Units, 300 Organic Pesticides & Bioenzym and 875 waste decomposer units established for organic farming. 

• 176 drip units installed to reduce ground water exploitation and efficient use of it. and 18 Solar units installed by motivation. 

• Under Badi promotion more than 3949 families covered, under this scheme seasonal vegetable seed provided to poorest of the poor section of the society, those who cannot afford nutritive vegetable on daily basis. This has been introduced to reduce malnutrition among them. 

Forestry and Plantation Activities

• Under the Conservation of Environment activity more than 4.00 lakh plants have been planted on community land as well as on individual farms. A concept of Family Planting has been introduced by which every family was motivated to plant at least 5-10 plants (shed & fruit) in their houses, community land or at their farm. 

• 1084 orchards of Kinnow, Nimboo, Maushmi, Beel, Ber etc. have been promoted. Through Orchard establishment use of ground water has reduced by 72 % . Since inception of the orchards 136.56 Cr liter was saved.

• A forestry development programme has been initiated to conserve Pasture and grazing land. By seed broadcasting and seed ball technique 119.25 hectare area has been covered. 

Sanitation ( plastic free and totally clean village concept )

• Under total sanitation campaign, RJDSS ensures 100% toilet construction as well as their use. 

• Till date it has constructed 2361 toilets benefitting 13788 residents and created 89 Open Defecation free Villages, 14 Plastic free villages and 62 totally clean villages. 

• 3404 soak pits constructed till date.

Awareness Programme 

• Along with regular awareness programmes organization celebrates Environment Day, World Water Day, International Women Day, Earth Day, International day for the preservation of Ozone layer, world Organic Day, World Sail Day and Farmer Day.

• A five-day campaign for awareness on the occasion of World Water Day, a Amrit jalam Kalash Yatra has been initiated. This yatra moves from 58-60 villages of District Jhunjhunu.

• In each project villages slogan writing has been done on various topics like water, environment, pollution, plastic free village, alcohol free village, women empowerment, agriculture and its allied activities .