UP SODIC LANDS RECLAMATION PROJECT SODIC-II            (An Overview) Download  ICRR Download
    Objective
 
Reverse the process of sodicity through sustainable of sodic lands & poverty alleviation
Prevention of further increase in sodicity in selected district of the State.
 
 
Name of the project U.P. Sodic Lands Reclamation Project-II (Cr.3152 IN
Funding Agency IDA
Selected Districts (18) Aligarh, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Auriya, Bulandshar, Etah, Etawah, Fatehpur, Harodi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Mainpuri, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Sultanpur , Unnao,
Project Period April 1999 to September 2007
Physical Target  1,50,000 ha (B+ 30,000, B 45,000 & C 75,000)
 
    Project Cost (Crore Rs)
 
Shares
U.P. Sodic Lands Reclamation Project-II (Cr.3152 IN) Rs. in Crore

US $ (in Million)

State Share
230.19
44.8
World Bank (IDA) Loan
989.14
194.1
Sub Total
1219.33
238.9
Farmer Share
250.13
47.7
Total Cost
1469.46
286.6
 
     
 
Total Villages 3591
Beneficiary Profile  
  • S C / S T
111564 (30.3%)
  • Backward Caste
172167 (46.8%)
  • Marginal Farmers
209318 (57%)
  • Small Farmers
133916(36.4%)
  • Large Farmers
24387(6.6%)
Total 367621
 
     
  Key Performance Indicators  
  The key performance indicators to monitor this objective as envisaged in PAD were:  
 
a
 Increased crop yields (paddy 3.5 tons/ha; wheat 2.7 tons/ha) and increase in cropping intensity in reclaimed areas (up to 200%);
b
 Increased market value of land (4 times);
c
 Increased household income (up to Rs 12,000) of small and marginal farmers who (would) constitute about 75% of the beneficiaries;
d
 Establishment of improved drainage network in the ten (original) districts (which will also improve agricultural production in adjacent non-sodic areas);
e
 Upgrading 700 km farm to market roads; and
f
 Increased community participation.
 DPU wise details of sodic lands reclaimed under sodic II
 
     
 
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