The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) had implemented a project titled North Gujarat Sustainable Groundwater Initiative (NGI) for 6 years (2002-2008) under one of its prestigious programmes called IWMI-Tata water policy research programme. The project was supported Cheap Cialis by Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), Mumbai. In the beginning, the project was implemented on an action research mode. The aim was to test a variety of locally viable, supply and demand side interventions in water management with the aim of establishing local regimes for sustainable groundwater management in north Gujarat region through.

The project during its pilot phase tested a range of physical interventions in agricultural water management including those for augmenting local recharge of groundwater, and reducing the demand for water for irrigation. It subsequently identified a set of interventions that, on a sustainable basis, could reduce the water use in agriculture and improve Cheap Cialis groundwater balance in the region, without causing adverse impacts on farm economy and rural livelihoods.

During the second phase, the project successfully up-scaled these interventions in 12 talukas of north Gujarat area through: widespread water literacy programmes; extension activities, including on-farm demonstrations of various technologies and practices, field to field contacts of farmers, exposure trips for farmer groups, cross visits and market demonstrations of various water saving technologies; documentation and wider dissemination of the learnings and experiences through workshops and farmer conventions.

1. Design economically viable and ecologically sustainable models of farming systems for introduction in north Gujarat and other semi arid and regions of India, including those which poor farmers can adopt; and field test them in selected areas.
   
   
2. Facilitate large-scale implementation of these models in selected regions, with the involvement of grass root developmental organizations, and government agencies/programmes.
   
           
3. Analyze the short-term and long-term impacts of these interventions on groundwater resources and communities, and overall developmental outcomes.
              
           
4. Document and disseminate the knowledge gained from the programme implementation vis-à-vis the techno-economic viability of the interventions, and their overall effectiveness for the benefit of larger constituency of stakeholders.
   
   
5. To analyze the potential impact of the combinations of water demand management interventions on agricultural surpluses and groundwater use, and assess their implications for food security, risk and vulnerability of farming communities, and labour absorption for different scales of implementation in arid and semi arid regions of India.
   
   
6. To build capacity among organizations, groups and individuals involved on the issues of land and water management.
   
   
7. To undertake activities related to policy advocacy for desirable policy interventions by the concerned departments as well as general policies of the State and Central  Government in the areas of natural resources with focus on land, water, agriculture, horticulture etc.
   
   
8. To collaborate and cooperate with other local, regional, national and international   level institutions and individuals working in the same or related fields.
   
   
9. To gather and document the processes and learning’s generated by the     ongoing field projects and disseminates it to partners and policy makers.
   
   
10. To take up all other lawful activities for the attainment of the above objects of the Society.
    
    
11. To transfer any or all, moveable and/or immovable properties to anybody / institution / organisation for carrying out any of the above activities.
    
    
12. To frame byelaws and rules and regulations for the conduct of the business of the Society and its officers and employees.
    
    
13. To do all such other lawful acts, deeds and things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

Vision and Mission : To promote strategies for Cheap Cialis sustainable groundwater management in arid and semi arid regions of India that help improve groundwater balance, with no adverse impacts on farming and rural livelihoods. 

Mission : Sustainable ground water use in arid and semi arid regions of India.


Formation

It is a professional agency, registered under Societies Act. The overall governance is provided by a Governing Board, headed by a Chairman. The board has total of 12 Members, including the Chair and the Member Secretary. The Director of the organization is the Member Secretary.