Integrated Watershed Management Project (IWMP)

During 2002-09, SVA implemented micro-watershed development programs with focus on Natural Resource Management in 30 Micro-watersheds covering around 85 villages in 3 blocks of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Nuapada districts of western Odisha. It involved 11,000 households and the activities implemented included construction of water harvesting structures, field bunding, tree plantation, forest regeneration and protection, bio-diversity conservation, etc. along with promotion of livelihood activities based on the local natural resources. The community organizations promoted in the micro-watersheds are actively managing their micro-watersheds and SVA has been supporting them as and when needed. It was part of the Western Orissa Rural Livelihood Project (WORLP) under the Odisha Watershed Mission and funded by DFID, UK.