Volunteering
Donation

Select district Adilabad Agra Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Aizawal Ajmer Akola Alappuzha Aligarh Alirajpur Allahabad Almora Alwar Ambala Ambedkar Nagar Amravati Amreli Amritsar Anand Anantapur Anantnag Andaman Angul Anjaw Anuppur Araria Ariyalur Arwal Ashoknagar Auraiya Aurangabad_Bihar Aurangabad_MH Azamgarh Bagalkot Bageshwar Bagpat Bahraich Baksa Balaghat Balangir Baleswar Ballia Balrampur Banas Kantha Banda Bandipora Bandra Suburban Bangalore Bangalore Rural Banka Bankura Banswara Barabanki Baramulla Baran Bardhaman Bareilly Bargarh Barmer Barnala Barpeta Barwani Bastar Basti Bathinda Beed Begusarai Belgaum Bellary Betul Bhadrak Bhagalpur Bhandara Bharatpur Bharuch Bhavnagar Bhilwara Bhind Bhiwani Bhojpur Bhopal Bidar Bijapur Bijnor Bikaner Bilaspur_Ch Bilaspur_HP Birbhum Bishnupur Bokaro Bongaigaon Boudh Budaun Budgam Bulandshahr Buldhana Bundi Burhanpur Buxar Cachar Central Delhi Chamba Chamoli Champawat Champhai Chamrajnagar Chandauli Chandel Chandigarh Chandrapur Changlang Chatra Chennai Chhatarpur Chhindwara Chickmagalur Chikkaballapura Chirang Chitradurga Chitrakoot Chittoor Chittorgarh Churachandpur Churu Coimbatore Cooch Behar Cuddalore Cuddapah Cuttack Dadra Dahod Daman Damoh Dantewada Darbhanga Darjiling Darrang Datia Dausa Davangere Dehradun Delhi Deogarh Deoghar Deoria Dewas Dhalai Dhamtari Dhanbad Dhar Dharmapuri Dharwad Dhemaji Dhenkanal Dholpur Dhubri Dhule Dibrugarh Dimapur Dindigul Dindori Diu Doda Dumka Dungarpur Durg East Champaran East Delhi East Garo Hills East Godavari East Kameng East Khasi Hills East Midnapore East Siang East Sikkim E. Singhbhum Ernakulam Erode Etah Etawah Faizabad Faridabad Faridkot Farrukhabad Fatehabad Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehpur Firozabad Firozpur Gadag Gadchiroli Gajapati Ganderwal Gandhinagar Ganganagar Ganjam Garhwa G B Nagar Gaya Ghaziabad Ghazipur Giridih Goalpara Goa North Goa South Godda Golaghat Gonda Gondia Gopalganj Gorakhpur Gulbarga Gumla Guna Guntur Gurdaspur Gurgaon Gwalior Hailakandi Hamirpur_HP Hamirpur_UP Hanumangarh Harda Hardoi Haridwar Hassan Hathras Haveri Hazaribag Hingoli Hisar Hooghly Hoshangabad Hoshiarpur Howrah Hyderabad Idukki Imphal East Imphal West Indore Jabalpur Jagatsinghapur Jaintia Hills Jaipur Jaisalmer Jajpur Jalandhar Jalaun Jalgaon Jalna Jalor Jalpaiguri Jammu Jamnagar Jamtara Jamui Janjgir-Champa Jashpur Jaunpur Jehanabad Jhabua Jhajjar Jhalawar Jhansi Jharsuguda Jhunjhunu Jind Jodhpur Jorhat Junagadh Jyotiba Phule Nagar Kaimur Kaithal Kalahandi Kamrup Kamrup (metro) Kanchipuram Kandhamal Kangra Kanker Kannauj Kannur Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Nagar Kanyakumari Kapurthala Karaikal Karauli Karbi Anglong Kargil Karimganj Karimnagar Karnal Karur Kasargod Kathua Katihar Katni Kaushambi Kawardha Kendrapara Keonjhar Khagaria Khammam Khandwa Khargone Kheda Khordha Khunti Kinnaur Kiphrie Kishanganj Kishtwar Kodagu Koderma Kohima Kokrajhar Kolar Kolasib Kolhapur Kolkata Kollam Koppal Koraput Korba Koriya Kota Kottayam Kozhikode Krishna Krishnagiri Kulgam Kullu Kupwara Kurnool Kurukshetra Kurungkumey Kushinagar Kutch Lahaul & Spiti Lakhimpur Lakhimpurkheri Lakhisarai Lakshadweep Lalitpur Latehar Latur Lawngtlai Leh (Ladakh) Lohardaga Lohit Longding Longleng Lower Dib Valley Lower Siang Lower Subansiri Lucknow Ludhiana Lunglei Madhepura Madhubani Madurai Maharajganj Mahasamund Mahbubnagar Mahe Mahendragarh Mahesana Mahoba Mainpuri Malappuram Malda Malkangiri Mamit Mandi Mandla Mandsour Mandya Mansa Marigaon Mathura Mau Mayurbhanj Medak Meerut Mewat Mirzapur Moga Mohali Mokokchung Mon * Moradabad Morena Muktsar Mumbai Munger Murshidabad Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarpur Mysore Nabarangapur Nadia Nagaon Nagapattinam Nagar Haveli Nagaur Nagpur Nainital Nalanda Nalbari Nalgonda Namakkal Nanded Nandurbar Narayanpur Narmada Narsinghpur Nashik Navsari Nawada Nawanshahr Nayagarh Neemuch Nellore New Delhi Nicobar Nilgiris Nizamabad N & M Andaman North 24 Parganas North Cachar Hills North Delhi North Dinajpur North East Delhi North Kannada North Sikkim North Tripura North West Delhi Nuapada Osmanabad Pakur Palakkad Palamu Pali Panch Mahals Panchkula Panipat Panna Papum Pare Parbhani Patan Pathanamthitta Patiala Patna Pauri Garhwal Perambalur Peren Phek Pilibhit Pithoragarh Pondicherry Poonch Porbandar Prakasam Pratapgarh_UP Pudukkottai Pulwama Pune Puri Purnia Puruliya Rae Bareli Raichur Raigad Raigarh_Chattisgarh Raipur Raisen Rajauri Rajgarh Rajkot Rajnandgaon Rajsamand Ramanagara Ramanathapuram Ramban Ramgarh Rampur Ranchi Rangareddy Ratlam Ratnagiri Rayagada Reasi Rewa Rewari Ri Bhoi Rohtak Rohtas Rudraprayag Rupnagar Sabar Kantha Sagar Saharanpur Saharsa Sahibganj Saiha Salem Samastipur Samba Sambalpur Sangli Sangrur Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Ravidas Nagar Saran Satara Satna Sawai Madhopur Sehore Senapati Seoni Serchhip Shahdol Shahjahanpur Shajapur Sheikhpura Sheohar Sheopur Shimla Shimoga Shivpuri Shopian Shrawasti Siddharthnagar Sidhi Sikar Simdega Sindhudurg Singrauli Sirmaur Sirohi Sirsa Sitamarhi Sitapur Sivaganga Sivasagar Siwan Solan Solapur Sonbhadra Sonepur Sonipat Sonitpur South 24 Parganas South Andaman <br> South Delhi South Dinajpur South Garo Hills South Kannada South Sikkim South Tripura South West Delhi Srikakulam Srinagar Sultanpur Sundergarh Supaul Surat Surendranagar Surguja Tamenglong Tapi Tarn Taran Tawang Tehri Garhwal Thane Thanjavur The Dangs Theni Thiruvananthapuram Thoothukudi Thoubal Thrissur Tikamgarh Tinsukia Tirap Tiruchirappalli (trichy) Tirunelveli Tirupur Tiruvallur Tiruvannamalai Tiruvarur Tonk Tuensang Tum-kur Udaipur Udalguri Udham Singh Nagar Udhampur Udupi Ujjain Ukhrul Umaria Una Unnao Upper Dibang Valley Upper Siang Upper Subansiri Uttarkashi Vadodara Vaishali Valsad Varanasi Vellore Vidisha Viluppuram Virudhunagar Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Warangal Wardha Washim Wayanad West Champaran West Delhi West Garo Hills West Godavari West Kameng West Khasi Hills West Midnapore West Siang West Sikkim West Singhbhum West Tripura Wokha Yamunanagar Yanam Yavatmal Zunheboto

Narmada is a backward district
Unemployment is the biggest problem we face.
We do have schools. Educated people do not have much livelihood opportunities.
Women are not empowered.
Women literacy is very weak.
Women are not encouraged to study further. People are very obnoxious in their approach.
People are poor so they do not give much importance to education and literacy. They are more interested in earning a living.

Narmada District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2755.5 Km2
Population in Narmada (Census 2011)
Total Population : 590,379

Disabled population
Total disabled population : 10537
In seeing : 5189
In speech : 750
In hearing : 931
In movement : 2777
Mental : 890

Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis )
Narmada District : VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
Backwardness : 38
Sex Ratio Rank : 342 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 509 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 375 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits

Brief About Narmada District

NVDA
Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA), is an organization of Govt. of M.P. constituted for planning water resources development in Narmada basin and expeditious implementation of projects . NVDA was constituted vide notification No. 501-2-NVDA-XXVII-83 dtd 16-7-1985 was published in Madhya Pradesh Gazette dated 9 Aug' 1985.

The Narmada Valley Development Authority is a multidisciplinary organization of the State Government and its head office is at Bhopal. The NVDA shall have jurisdiction over the major water resources development projects in the Narmada Basin.

NARMADA BASIN

Narmada is the fifth largest river in India and largest west flowing river of Indian peninsula originating from Maikala ranges at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of 900 m . It flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km before draining into the Gulf of Cambay, 50 km west of Bharuch city. The basin lies between east longitudes 72° 32 and 81° 45' and north latitudes 21° 20' and 23° 45'. Vindhya hills in the north, Satpura ranges in the south, Maikala ranges in the east and the Arabian sea in the west form the boundaries of the basin. The basin has an elongated shape almost like a thin ribbon with a maximum length of 953 km east to west and a maximum width of 234 km north to south. The first 1,077 km of the river flows in Madhya Pradesh and the next 35 km stretch of the river forms the boundary between the State of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Again for the next 39 km, it forms the boundary between Maharashtra and Gujarat. The last stretch of 161 km lies in Gujarat. Out of the total Catchment area of about 1 Lakh sq. km 87% lies in Madhya Pradesh, 2% in Maharashtra and 11% in Gujarat.

Narmada River is known as the "Life Line" of Madhya Pradesh. It originates in Amarkantak, District Shahdol and of its total length of 1312 up to Arabian Sea, it runs for about 1112 km in the State of Madhya Pradesh. 87% of Basin lies in Madhya Pradesh covering the Districts, Shahdol, Balaghat, Rajnandgaon, Mandla, Seoni, Dindori, Katni, Jabalpur, Damoh, Sagar, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda, Raisen, Sehore, Khandwa, Indore, Dewas , Khargone, Dhar, Jhabua, & Barwani.

The annual utilisable quantity of water of Narmada at Navagam, in Gujarat, was estimated to be 34.537 million cubic metre (MCM) 28 million acre feet, at 75% dependability by NWDT. On full development, the Narmada has a potential of irrigating over 6 million ha (15 million acres) of land along with a capacity to generate about 3,000 Mega Watt of hydro electric power.

VISION

The Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh has tremendus capacity to provide irrigation and to generate power. Besides Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are other beneficiary states. Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal vide its award of December 1979 has fixed share of water of each state as under :-

1. Madhya Pradesh 18.25 MAF
2. Gujarat 9.00 MAF
3. Rajasthan 0.50 MAF
4. Maharashtra 0.25 MAF

The allocation is proposed to be reviewed in the year 2025 and it may be reallocated in case states failed to utilize there share of water. Keeping in view the above situation the state Government is determined to develop use of 18.25 MAF of water by the year 2025. In order to utilize 18.25 MAF of water allocated to Madhya Pradesh it is planned to construct 29 major, 135 medium and over 3000 minor irrigation projects.

As development of irrigation under major projects requires of period of 10 to 12 years, it is planned to complete the 29 major projects by the year 2012 and provide irrigation to 14 lacs Hectare using 11.36 MAF water. In addition Power Generation of 3291 MW will also be possible.

OBJECTIVES

The NVDA shall be responsible, in particular for the following functions:-

to prepare a detailed plan for exploitation of the water resources of the Narmada river and its tributaries and to undertake all necessary major engineering works for the harnessing of the river and its tributaries for the purpose of irrigation, power, navigation and other development;

to undertake ancillary engineering works for the distribution of water for irrigation, industrial, domestic and other purposes;

to undertake generation, sale of power in bulk to MPEB and all necessary engineering works ancillary thereto;

to acquire and manage land in the Narmada Valley for the purpose of carrying out engineering works, to provide for human resettlements and the needs for irrigation, flood control and navigation;

to shoulder responsibility of human resettlement and rehabilitation in respect of projects in the Narmada Valley, to establish towns and villages and to take all necessary measures to ensure planned settlement and rehabilitation;

to advise for the proper conservation and development of forests, wildlife and fisheries in the Narmada Valley;

to set up a designs organization for the projects entrusted to it;

to undertake operation and maintenance of the projects;

to undertake monitoring and evaluation.

Environment Protection

FLORA, FAUNA AND CARRYING CAPACITY ASPECT OF SSP

A large number of studies on this aspect had already been carried out and completed by all three party-States. After review of the studies by the committee of experts convened by NCA, the main emphasis was laid on conservation of endangered species, provision of migratory corridors and improving the carrying capacity of the surrounding areas. An action Plan on development of Shoolpaneshwar sanctuary was completed by GOG. Massive afforestation and soil conservation works were carried out under catchment area treatment programme and compensatory afforestation schemes of the State Govts.

Environment Protection

HEALTH ASPECTS OF SSP AND ISP

To review the preparedness of the Plans and to gear up their implementation, the 2nd meeting on health aspects was convened on 22nd May 1998 and a detailed geographical reconnaissance survey to identify the potential breeding areas of vector, was agreed. Director, Malaria Research Center (M.R.C.) agreed to provide needed technical inputs to the States on this aspect. Report produced by Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal on Epidemiological surveillance was reviewed and it was agreed to incorporate the reference baseline data in the study reports by the investigators. It was also agreed to include two impacted villages of M.P. in the National Disease Surveillance Programme of National Institute of Communicable Diseases. The phase-II programme of surveillance studies in Maharashtra by Topiwala National Medical College was approved.

Agriculture Sector

Irrigated agriculture in general, results in increased crop intensity and irrigation intensity in the command areas of various irrigation projects. Increased production and net income to the farmers enable them to go for high input technology available year after year. In case of Narmada Sagar and Omkareshwar Projects, the cropping intensity is expected to rise as under (155 to 193 %) respectively for the whole year.

Growth in irrigated area enables the peasants to harvest more. Conjunctive use of surface and ground water is proposed in the proportion of 80:20 to 60:40 to minimise the chances of water-logging in the command areas. Command Area Development Programme for above mentioned projects also envisages provision for on-farm development, agro-industries, regulated markets, warehousing facilities, irrigated forestry, roads etc.

There is no command area of Sardar Sarovar Project in Madhya Pradesh. Maheshwar being hydel power generation project, no irrigation benefits are proposed.

Environment Protection
FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

Large water bodies shall be created as a result of various dams being constructed on the river Narmada & its tributaries. After construction of the dams, the fishing pattern will change from lentic to lotic in the upstream areas. The reservoirs would, therefore, offer tremendous opportunities for fisheries development which would ultimately benefit the fishermen socially and economically in the respective areas. With proper stocking and better management, it is possible to achieve a production of 40-60 Kg. per ha. in a period of 20 years.

The average water area of six projects coming up on Narmada river and its tributaries of the lower Narmada Zone, the production and employment potential (for fishermen) are given in the table below :

It is contemplated to adopt a two tier cooperative structure with primaries at the base level and Apex/ Federal body at the regional level for the exploitation of fish from the reservoirs. On full development, these projects would not only generate employment opportunities from fish production but employment would also be provided through different allied occupations viz hatchery management, seed production, fish marketing, net making, packing of fish, ice factories, boat operation and also in other ancillary industries like basket making, pattal making, transport of fish etc. Fishermen would be getting better remunerations which will ensure increase in their per capita income.

 Pattern of Fisheries Management in the Reservoirs of Narmada Valley :

The fisheries conservation and development activities including marketing of the fish catch will be looked after by M.P. Matsya Mahasangh (Sahkari) Maryadit the Apex body. The primary fishermen cooperative societies of the oustees will be given exclusive fishing rights of the reservoirs.

The pattern of management adopted in Bargi reservoir in 1994 through the Fisheries Production and Marketing Cooperative Federation Ltd. Jabalpur of Oustees of Bargi Project has been discontinued from September, 1999. The Matsya Mahasangh is looking after the conservation, development and marketing aspects and other welfare schemes while the Primary Societies of the oustess are involved in the fishing operations.