Dhun Jaipur x Water Project
By Dhun FoundationAbout This Project
Dhun, Jaipur has launched a community rainwater harvesting initiative “Water Project” that aspires to bring resilience to local farming communities by making them self-sufficient in water throughout the year. The initiative focuses on executing large-scale watershed
management in peri-urban Jaipur to effectively mitigate the risks of extreme flooding and drought. Dhun in collaboration with The I Love Foundation is crowd-pooling support and ensuring quality execution in collaboration with regional farmers. Our target is to build 1000 ponds in the region.
Selected sites are located around Dhun in peri-urban Jaipur, Rajasthan. The climatic zone is semi-arid with an annual average rainfall of 650mm and the temperature varies from 4-47 °C in a year.
PROCESS & APPROACH
The chosen sites are largely community pasture lands or private fields. Creating farm ponds here will help protect the community's pasture lands from encroachment, mitigate risk from flooding and drought, reduce groundwater dependencies, increase yield and income, improve health and livelihoods, and strengthen the overall regional ecology.
COST TO BUILD 1000 PONDS - INR 11.7 CR. / USD 1.4 M.
CURRENT IMPACT
- 750 million liters of rainwater harvested.
- Farmer’s income doubled every 3-4 acres of land.
- Seasonal crop yield increased 2-2.5 times.
- Increased trust within the regional community, 60 more farm ponds are now being built.
PROJECTED IMPACT AREAS
WATER & RESILIENCE
- Rise in groundwater table and increased water availability for irrigation and domestic use.
- Reduced dependency on rainfall through effective irrigation methods such as drip, sprinkler, and basin irrigation.
- Increased water storage capacity through the construction of ponds with a capacity of 9 Lakh liters.
- Improved water management through rainwater harvesting and efficient water use practices.
PRODUCTION & REVENUE
- Multiple crop rotation (wheat, gram, mustard) leading to increased crop diversity and yield per farm.
- Increased probability for cash crops due to improved water availability.
- Reduced dependency on chemical fertilizers and increased use of organic methods.
- Opportunities for multi-cropping, leading to increased annual food production and revenue.
- Increased livestock well-being through improved water availability for both farming and animal husbandry.
Project Impacts
Funding 50 Planned Farm Ponds
Funding 500 Planned Farm Ponds
Fund 50% of the planned farm ponds by community rainwater harvesting in Jaipur.
The chosen sites are largely community pasture lands or private fields. Creating farm ponds here will help protect the community's pasture lands from encroachment, mit
Funding 250 Planned Farm Ponds
Fund 25% of the planned farm ponds by community rainwater harvesting in Jaipur.
The chosen sites are largely community pasture lands or private fields. Creating farm ponds here will help protect the community's pasture lands from encroachment, mit
Funding 150 Planned Farm Ponds
Fund 15% of the planned farm ponds by community rainwater harvesting in Jaipur.
The chosen sites are largely community pasture lands or private fields. Creating farm ponds here will help protect the community's pasture lands from encroachment, mit
Dhun Foundation
Dhun aims to reimagine and redesign systems related to education, workplace, commerce, and recreation in order to build an environment that provides people with the freedom, inspiration, and resources to discover and develop their own potential.
