As per National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) classification of agro climatic zones of country, Solapur (Maharashtra) falls in scarcity zone. The average rainfall in solapur is roughly 488 mm Out of 11 blocks 10 blocks are covered under drought prone area programme (DPAP). The broader objective of the initiative was soil and water conservation to ensure sufficient availability of drinking water making Solapur free of water-scarcity. The Soil and water conservation work would achieve convergence of investments in irrigation. Itinvolves Soil & Water conservation schemes while treating each village as one micro-watershed... Read More