FP045
Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable Tribal Areas of Odisha
Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable Tribal Areas of Odisha
Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable communities in Odisha through groundwater recharge and solar micro irrigation.
The Indian state of Odisha is highly vulnerable to climate change due to high monsoon variability. This has caused drought and flood affecting the food security of agriculture dependent communities and particularly affecting vulnerable communities. Extreme food insecurity is combined with water scarcity as there is a lack of infrastructure for water conservation.
These climate related challenges will be addressed by enhancing ground water recharge in the community ponds through structural adaptation measures, and the use of solar pumps for micro irrigation. The ground water recharge measures will improve water security and quality for around 5.2 million beneficiaries in vulnerable communities through the installation of groundwater recharge shafts in 10,000 tanks. Tanks and ponds in the region provide effective rainwater collection, but are inefficient at recharging groundwater due to low permeable soil. Ground water recharge shafts can be transformative by demonstrating their ability to recharge the underlying aquifier system, developing long-term groundwater reserves. At the same time, resilient crop planning through irrigation will improve food security in the region, whilst the use of solar pumps for irrigation will increase energy access and contribute to the state’s climate-resilient, low emission crop planning.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 20 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
16 Sep 2016 - 203 days
Funding proposal received
16 Sep 2016
Approved
06 Apr 2017 - 534 days
Approved by GCF Board
06 Apr 2017
Cleared by iTAP
06 Apr 2017
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
31 Jan 2018
FAA executed
26 Feb 2018
Under implementation
21 Sep 2018 - 2,243 days so far
FAA effective
21 Sep 2018
Disbursement - USD 1,417,684
12 Jan 2021
Disbursement - USD 10,234,367
01 Mar 2024
To be completed
19 Sep 2025 - 313 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing34% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 34,357,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 34,357,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 110,671,000 |
Co-Financing | Loan | USD 7,064,000 |
Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 14,205,000 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 131,940,000 |
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Entity
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (India)
Chief General Manager
Plot C-24, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, PB No.8121, Bandra (East), Mumbai, India
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National Designated Authority
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Economic Advisor
Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, New Delhi, India