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{{Short description|Irrigation project in Telangana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox project
| name = Mission Kakatiya ({{lang|te|మన ఊరు మన చెరువు}})
| image = File:Mission Kakatiya official logo.png
| type = Restoration of 46,000 Tanks and Lakes
| established = {{start date|2015|03|12|df=y}}
| location = [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| founder = [[Government of Telangana]]
| chiefminister = [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]]
| ministry = Ministry of Irrigation
| website = [http://missionkakatiya.cgg.gov.in/ Official website]
| current_status = Active
}}

'''Mission Kakatiya ("Our Village Our Lake")''' is a scheme for restoring all the [[minor irrigation]] [[tank]]s and [[lake]]s in [[Telangana State]], [[India]]. This scheme aims to renovate 46,531 tanks and lakes, storing 265 [[Tmcft|TMC]] water across the state in five years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://missionkakatiya.cgg.gov.in/homemission|title=Mission of the program - Mission Kakatiya|website=missionkakatiya.cgg.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413130121/http://missionkakatiya.cgg.gov.in/homemission|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is the first program to be taken up by the [[Government of Telangana]] after coming into power in June 2014.

The tanks and lakes are dug to remove [[silt]] for increasing water storage capacity. The household agricultural income has also increased by 78.50% in the tank ayacut area.

In April 2022, the [[Government of India]] launched a similar water body rejuvenation scheme called the Mission Amrit Sarovar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1824518|title=Mission Amrit Sarovar - A high level meeting held to review the progress of the Mission under the chairmanship of Secretary, Rural Development|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The agriculture was solely depended on the tanks. Until the [[Asaf Jahi Dynasty|Nizam rule]], the tanks had a capacity of 244 TMC in Telangana region, but due to negligence most of it was lost. The irrigated land (ayacut) under 70,000 tanks in 1956 was around 25 lakh acres. By 2014 the tanks left were 46,531, nearly half of them were dry. The farmers started depending on [[water well]]s for agriculture. When the [[water table]] depleted the wells dried up, farmers started digging [[borewell]]s, which also dried up for lack of Land and Groundwater.

==The project==
The project was taken up in five phases:

* Phase one - 8003 tanks
* Phase two - 8927 tanks
* Phase three - 5886 tanks
* Phase four - 6000 tanks
* Phase five - Remainder and New tanks creation

Big tanks and lakes, with higher ayacut, were taken up first. It started on 12 March 2015 and ended By March 2018. 27,713 lakes work was completed, spending ₹8700 crores, stabilizing and providing water for 20 lakh acres.

==Usage of silt==
The usage of silt or soil that is rich in [[soil nutrient]]s was transferred by the farmers to their fields. Nearly 7 Crore tractor silt dug up from the tanks was used by the farmers.

The [[crop yield]] proved to be a boon, as published by pioneering, patented work of a Telangana farmer, [[Chintala Venkat Reddy]]. The yield for cotton had gone up by 11.6%, maize by 6.7% and paddy by 4.4%. And the fisherman’s income went up by 30-35%.

==Success==
By using [[surface water]] instead of Tube borewell water there was a marked change in quality. Over 2.88 lakh acres of new ayacut was stabilised and will reach 12 lakh acres by the completion of the project. The [[ground water table]] increased from 6.9% to 9.2%. The livelihood of fisherman community was also restored.

The water activist, popularly known as ''Waterman of India'', [[Rajendra Singh (environmentalist)|Rajendra Singh]], toured the rejuvenated lakes and was impressed by the turnaround of life. He celebrated his birthday in 2016 on a lake bund in [[Warangal]].

==Geospatial database==
The [[geotagging]] and [[Spatial database|geospatial database]] is maintained for 45,800 tanks, for analysis and monitoring.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://telanganatoday.com/central-team-to-recommend-mission-kakatiya-in-other-states |title=Central team to recommend Mission Kakatiya in other States |website=telanganatoday.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211814/https://telanganatoday.com/central-team-to-recommend-mission-kakatiya-in-other-states |archive-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> Every tank is assigned a unique [[GEOID]], based on its [[latitude]] and [[longitude]]. This helps the engineers to plan and monitor effectively with an exhaustive, granular and realtime data, obviating the need for manual recording. The sanitization of the tank database is done by Command Area Development Authority (CADA). This is helping the Department to estimate the area of irrigated land, crops under a given tank, for each season using satellite imagery like [[Google Earth]].

==Biodiversity==
The project has resulted in return of many [[migratory bird]]s because of water levels and fishes in the tanks.

==Studies==
The project is being studied by different government agencies, and also two US based universities, [[University of Michigan]] and [[University of Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/%E2%80%98Mission-Kakatiya-already-showing-positive-results%E2%80%99/article13982637.ece | title=Mission Kakatiya already showing positive results|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 January 2016|first=B.|last=Chandrashekhar|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-06-01/Mission-Kakatiya-wows-US-varsities/231918 Mission Kakatiya wows US varsities]</ref>

===University of Michigan===
University of Michigan study group are developing a low-cost way to increase crop yield and reduce the use of fertilizers for Indian farmers. A multi-disciplinary team of 16 students, from eight schools of the university, after having analyses the work in two villages of Adilabad and Karimnagar districts for 12 months to learn about the program’s effectiveness.<ref>[http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22935-desilting-ponds-in-india-benefit-farmers-environment Desilting ponds in India benefit farmers, environment | University of Michigan News]</ref> Their findings include reduction of fertilizer usage, reduced power utilization, increase in crop yield.
<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/us-varsity-students-study-on-mission-kakatiya-vies-for-natgeo-award/article19694037.ece U.S. varsity students’ study on Mission Kakatiya vies for NatGeo award], The Hindu, 2017-09-15</ref>

===University of Chicago===
University of Chicago’s Tata Development Centre has come forward to do a detailed 2-year study of the program, which will evaluate its impact on agricultural, environmental and economic outcome.

===NABCON===
Government of Telangana requested [[NABARD]]’s affiliate, NABCONS to do a study. The findings in Impact Assessment Report, was carried out in late 2017 on phase 1 part, found that the ayacut increased over 51% after the project, 17% dried up wells and [[borewell]]s see water coming back, decrease in utilization of fertilizers, significant increase in [[groundwater table]], and 39% increase in fishing.

===IRMA===
[[Institute of Rural Management Anand]] also did a study on the effectiveness of the project.

===Telangana Agriculture University===
[[Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University]] is also doing a study.

==See also==
[[Kudimaramathu Scheme]], Tamil Nadu

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://missionkakatiya.cgg.gov.in/ Mission Kakatiya Official Website]
* [http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22935-desilting-ponds-in-india-benefit-farmers-environment University of Michigan study]

[[Category:Government of Telangana]]
[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]

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