Practice Name:

Soil Reclamation by Harvesting of Rain Water

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Category	Soil Management
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients
Details of Innovation	Farmers prepare field bunds with the help of sand, clay, and stones surrounding the entire salt-affected field. They steer the monsoon streams towards that field by preparing an extra lateral canal in the adjacent elevated area. However, this adjoining area must be free from salt crusts. Harvested rainwater is allowed to drain and evaporate naturally. Farmers believe that salts leach away with the rain. They dig the reclaimed soil with the help of a special kudali (spade having a long blade) before using it for cultivation. This operation is locally known as Pana-godh. This method can be used for only low-lying areas. Some farmers use both methods simultaneously and can reclaim soil within 2-3 years.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dahyabhai Ramsanghbhai Rabari
District	Kutch
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vivekanand Research and Training Institute, Mundra, Kachchh
Address	Vill:May Tal: Bhachan
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	370140

PAS_1	“Scraping may be a useful method for the remediation of salt-damaged paddy soils when irrigation or culvert systems are affected severely by tsunamis and earthquakes.” Kang, Dong-Jin, Akira Endo, and Young-Jin Seo. "Effects of soil scraping on the reclamation of tsunami-damaged paddy soil." Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology 16, no. 3 (2013): 219-223." https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dong-Jin_Kang/publication/263372257_Effects_of_soil_scraping_on_the_reclamation_of_tsunami-damaged_paddy_soil/links/0c96053ca2a8e56cda000000.pdf
PAS_2	"Soil Reclamation by growing salt resistant/absorbent plants." http://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=60&page=3&search_case=soil%20reclammation
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.2, 2.4) ,Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5)
Other Community Practices	“Rice as a crop for salt-affected soil in process of reclamation. Pearson, George A., and Alvin Dearing Ayers. Rice as a crop for salt-affected soil in process of reclamation. No. 43. Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 1957." https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6UgKI66zUDcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Removing+salt+from+soil&ots=kNXezwnqCz&sig=-DTva7rqQpnAzOTvqxAj6Tswkig&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Removing%20salt%20from%20soil&f=false
Practice ID	KNW0020000000329
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/87
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	370140