SUCCESS STORY OF COMPREHENSIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 
IN EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
( INDIRA PRABHA)

 

                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALU THIMMAPURAM MODEL CLDP BLOCK

 

PROJECT OUTLAY: Rs.500.27 Lakhs

 

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

 

 

1.DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, KAKINADA.

2.THE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT SCHEDULED CASTES

   CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., KAKINADA.

3.BANKERS.

4.DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING, GOVERNMENT OF

   ANDHRA PRADESH.

5.NAVABHARAT VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED ,SAMALKOT

   (DECCAN SUGARS) 

6.PREMIER IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT LIMITED.

7.JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEM LIMITED.

8.KUMAR DRIP IRRIGATION PRIVATE LIMITED

 

Valu Thimmapuram, Kondapalli, Anuru, Ramesampeta and Surampalem are the five remote upland villages in Peddapuram and Gandepalli mandals of East Godavari District. These villages have sizeable BPL S.C population,. Their struggle for existence and the agony for years to bring their assigned land into cultivation was finally found a solution for them in the form of Comprehensive Land Development Project ( C.L.D.P ).

           Their livelihoods problem for about 2 decades ended in a happy note not only in the form of finding a solution, but also getting the marketing facility for their produce with good financial returns.  

          The District Water Management Agency, East Godavari District took the challenge and made Comprehensive study to develop the land which is to the tune of 730 acres. Taking the beneficiaries totaling 540 into confidence, a comprehensive programme for development of the land was taken up with the financial assistance of NABARD under RIDF-X. 

          The project was sanctioned under with project cost of Rs.500.27 lakhs under Public-Private partnership. An amount of Rs.127.78 lakhs have been sanctioned under RIDF-X. and 137.45 lakhs have been sanctioned under APMIP  The work is under progress and the project is expected to be completed by June’2007.

  

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

 

COMPREHENSIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT V.THIMMAPURAM, ANURU,KONDAPALLI,SURAMPALEM AND RAMESAMPETA

 

1. Number of S.C.farmers                                      :540

 

2. Extent                                                               :Acs.730.35

 

3. Nature of Land                                                   :The land was assigned to S.Cs @ A.Cs

                                                                              1.35 to each located on the plain hill

                                                                                 top of V.Thimmapuram,Anuru,

                                                                                 Kondapalli, Surampalem, and

              Ramesampeta during 1975.

 

4. Total No. of blocks                                               : 10

    Gandepalli                                                          : 3 blocks

    Peddapuram                                                        : 7 blocks

 

5. Total Project Cost                                                 : 500.27 Lakhs

 

a) DWMA                                                    

    1) Land Development under

        CLDP                                                   : 88.52 Lakhs

    2) Energisation of Tube wells

        under CLDP                                         : 39.26 Lakhs

    3) Micro Irrigation under CLDP

        & APMIP                                               : 109.96 Lakhs

    4) RMG Finance by bankers                      : 16.44 Lakhs

    5) Off farm livelihoods grounded

        Under convergence with IKP-

        DRDA                                                  : 13.59 Lakhs

                             TOTAL                           : 267.77 Lakhs

 

b) S.C Corporation:                           

    1) Cost of Drilling of 71 blocks @

        Rs. 1.6 lakhs per well                           : 113.6 lakhs

    2) Engergisation of 71 bore wells              : 39.26

    3) Micro Irrigation                                    : 27.49

    4) Providing of SMPS of 10 HP

        @ Rs. 0.60 lakhs                                  : 42.60 lakhs

                             TOTAL                           : 222.95 Lakhs

 

c)  Marketing Department  Funds  

     released by District Collector                            : 8.00 Lakhs

                             TOTAL                           : 8.00 Lakhs

 

 

d) Corporate partnership                            

    1) Navabharat Ventures private

        Limited(Deccan Sugars Ltd),Samalkot : 1.00 Lakhs         

   

    2) Premier Irrigation Equipment Limited   : 0.25 Lakhs

    3) Jain irrigation System Limited             : 0.20 Lakhs

    4) Kumar drip Irrigation Limited                         : 0.10 Lakhs

                             TOTAL                           : 1.55 Lakhs

 

 

 

 

VALU THIMMAPURAM MODEL CLDP BLOCK

Component wise funding pattern

                                                                                 (Rs.In lakhs)

01

Cost of Land Development

88.52

 DWMA

02

Cost of Drilling of 71 Tube wells @ Rs.1.6 lakhs per well

113.6

 

S.C.Cooperative Society Limited

 

03

Cost of  Energisation of 71 Tube wells.

78.52

 DWMA         -39.26 Lakhs

S.C. Society -39.26 Lakhs

04

Providing 71 SMPS of 10HP each @ Rs.0.60 lakhs each

42.6

 MM of S.C. Cooperative Society - 8.52

S.C.A subsidy of

S.C.Cooperative Society Limited-12.78

Banker loan                              -21.30

05

Providing of Micro Irrigation

137.45

 DWMA                                      -27.49

S.C.Cooperative Society Limited-27.49

APMIP                                       -82.47

06

Crop  Loan from Commercial Banks for 27 RMGs

16.44

 RMG finance by bankers through DWMA

07

Off farm Livelihoods

13.59

 IKP-DRDA

08

Laying of Roads & construction of small godowns

8.00

 Marketing department funds released by District Collector

09

Laying of Roads

1.00

 Navabharat Ventures Private limited (Deccan Sugars),Samalkota

10

Construction of small godowns

0.25

 

Premier Irrigation equipment limited

 

11

Construction of small godowns

0.20

 

Jain Irrigation System Limited

 

12

Construction of small godowns

0.10

 

Kumar Drip Irrigation Pvt.Limited

 

TOTAL

500.27

 

 

BLOCK WISE DETAILS OF VALU THIMMAPURAM MODEL CLDP BLOCK

S.No

Mandal

Block

No.of Beneficiaries (S.Cs)

No.of Borewells

Area 

 (in Acres)

Plantation

Amount Sanctioned (Rs.in Lakhs)

Amount Released   (Rs. in lakhs)

1

Gandepalli

Surampalem-I

81

12

110.70

Cashew

14.34

13.91

2

Surampalem-II

50

2

67.50

Cashew

7.80

7.57

3

Rameswarampeta-I

31

10

41.9

Cashew

11.81

11.46

4

Peddapuram

V.Thimmapuram-I

85

8

114.75

Cashew & Sugarcane

20.14

19.53

5

V.Thimmapuram-II

62

8

83.70

Cashew & Sugarcane

17.83

17.29

6

Kondapalli-I

38

3

51.30

Cashew & Sugarcane

10.89

10.56

7

Kondapalli-II

33

5

44.6

Cashew & Sugarcane

9.83

9.53

8

Kondapalli-III

47

7

63.5

Cashew & Sugarcane

13.26

12.86

9

Anuru-I

79

15

107

Cashew

18.35

17.80

10

Anuru-II

34

1

45.90

Cashew

3.53

3.07

TOTAL

540

71

730

 

127.78

123.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valu Thimmapuram MODEL CLDP Block

Rythu Mitra Groups Financed by DCCB, Peddapuram

Sl.No.

Village Name

Name of the R.M.G.

No.of Beneficiaries

No.of Eligible Beneficiaries

Amount (in.Rs.)

1

V.Thimmapuram

Chaitanya RMG

18

13

63500

2

Jai Bheem RMG

20

17

85000

3

Mahatma Gandhi RMG

18

13

65000

4

Indiramma RMG

19

16

80000

5

B.R.Amabedkar RMG

19

14

70000

6

Abyudaya RMG

17

11

55000

7

Priya Darshini RMG

18

15

75000

8

Adarsha RMG

18

11

55000

Total

147

110

548500

9

Kondapalli

Kranthi RMG

17

8

40000