Development Commissioner Reviews Progress of Projects on Climate Resilient Agriculture

Bhubaneswar : Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Water Resources  Anu Garg has reviewed projects on Climate Resilient Agriculture in a meeting held in the conference hall of Rajiv Bhawan on Saturday.

It was attended by the Principal Secretary PR&DW Department Sushil Kumar Lohani, Principal Secretary A&FE Dr. Arabind Kumar Padhee and Principal Secretary of F&ARD Suresh Kumar Vashisth, CGM,
NABARD, Directors of the key Departments, Collectors of Ganjam and Mayurbhanj, representatives of agencies such as ICRISAT, ICARDA and IRRI and other stakeholders associated with the projects. 

Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture(OIIPCRA) is being implemented in 15 districts of the State with an objective is to intensify and diversify agricultural production and enhance
climate resilience under four components: climate smart intensification and diversion of production; improving access to irrigation and water productivity; institutional capacity strengthening and project management. 

Besides improving availability and irrigation in minor irrigation tanks, the project is taking up cross-sectoral convergence of water/ agriculture/ horticulture/ fisheries sectors to benefit farmers through increased quality of irrigation service; average yields; marketable outputs; diversified incomes; climate resilience etc.
 Similarly, the Green Climate Fund is a project aimed at ground water recharge in community ponds through structural adaptation measures and use of solar pumps for micro irrigation to ensure water security in vulnerable areas.