Table 2 Darewadi Watershed restoration benefits

Table 2 Darewadi watershed restoration benefits
Benefit	Before Watershed Development, 1996	After Watershed Development, 2001	January 2005
Cropped area:
Kharif	490 ha	616 ha	620 ha
Rabi (winter)	310 ha	417 ha	425 ha
Rabi (summer)	0 ha	38 ha	40 ha
Main crops grown	Bajra (pearl millet)	Bajra, onion, tomato, wheat, jowar (sorghum), maize, vegetables	Bajra, onion, tomato, wheat, jowar, maize, vegetables
Waste land	167 ha	17 ha	15 ha
Livestock:
Crossbred cows	14	113	97
Indigenous cows	170	101	85
Sheep	1017	434	610
Goats	306	132	215
Summer milk production	Insignificant	788 liter/day	550 liter/day
Fodder availability	1054 tons/year	2848 tons/year	3265 tons/year
Agricultural employment	3-4 months/year	9-10 months/year	9-10 months/year
Agricultural wage rate	Rs. 20-30/day	Rs. 40-50/day	Rs. 40-50/day
Value of waste land	4,000 Rs/acre	18,000 Rs/acre	20,000 Rs/acre
Biogas units	0	2	2
Gas cylinders	0	32	32
Smokeless chulhas (stoves)	0	54	54
Kitchen gardens	0	30	30
Individual latrines	0

50 50 Televisions 3 76 76 Bicycles 2 122 122 Motorcycles 0 42 45 Tractors 0 2 1 Source: WOTR 2005