As Head of “Mother NGO”, Dr.
Soham Pandya worked in the field of Watershed Management, (a program of
“Ministry of Agriculture”, Government of Maharashtra) during 10th and 11th Five
year plan to transfer appropriate technologies and methodologies to Program
Implementing Agencies (PIA) of Wardha, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Bhandara
and Gondia associated with Government and Non Government organizations.
Extension: Dr. Soham Pandya
transferred appropriate technologies like Water Harvesting; Soil Management;
Biotechnology; Organic Farming; Food Processing; Processing of NTFP; Herbal
Medicine; Natural Dying etc. to thousands of farmers and SHG members of 220
villages of Vidarbha region.
In many cases trained beneficiary
converted technologies in to trade.
Soil and Water Management:
Management of these resources is necessary in an area where the land is
denuded. Following are some actions which play a crucial role in the management
of soil and water.
Ridge to valley approach for
ensuring minimum soil erosion and minimum water runoff;
Large scale Plantation in waste
land;
Construction of Continuous
contour trenches (CCT)
Making Loose Boulder Structures
(LBS)
Digging Farm Ponds
Erecting Earthen Dams and
Inserting Cement Plugs (CP) in
drainage lines.
These measures ensure
availability of water round the year for agriculture, horticulture, social
forestry etc.
