Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL), a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today announced that it has successfully implemented National-level standards for the third phase of Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM) in the Kankavati sandstone aquifer region in Kutch district in Gujarat. It has been initiated in collaboration with Arid Communities and Technologies and Geo Science Services covering 19 villages and aims to demonstrate various interventions of the PGWM in an integrated and scientific manner.
Spread over an area of 34072 hectres in 19 villages across Mundra and Mandvi, the activities has been categorized into five categories such as 01) Action research 02) Implementation of water security plan 03) Participatory monitoring and data collection to develop Socio-technical Protocols for GW Management 04) Setting up and define utility of field research lab and 05) Monitoring, evaluation and documentation.
- CGPL initiated the revival of sustainable water sources since 2015 through a multi-layered scientific approach to understand the root cause of the perennial water scarcity issue in the region. With the support of Panchyata and community members CGPL prepared the ground for its work through data collection, analysis and regular monitoring of groundwater and rainfall. In this project, a cadre of Bhujal Jankar ( Para Hydrologist) has also been built up to reinforce the field work and effective implementation of the project through Participatory approach. In this financial year, Wheels India Nishwarth (WIN) Global Foundation has also joined hands through funding support for better implementation of PGWM ( Participatory Ground Water Management ) in the specified cluster comprised of 19 villages.
Post this study, CGPL and its partners worked on improving infrastructure for water harvesting and groundwater recharge through enhancement of existing water catchment and retention structures, building new recharge borewells and groundwater recharge pits. The initiative has been taken to minimize the water deficit in the region . More numbers of stakeholders are showing their keen interest to participate in this program through fund support and replication of the activity in the region so that the water balance of the region can be maintained.
Commenting on the progress in improving the livelihood of farmers through PGWM, Mr. Ashok Sethi, COO & Executive Director, Tata Power said, “At CGPL, we identify ourselves as contributors in social development and progress at the local level. We will continue to expand our work in this region, ensuring considerable improvement in the quality of our farmers’ lives.”
The PGWM project is being implemented by CGPL with an objective to bridge some important gaps like the lack of aquifer science in management decision making, engaging community for managing groundwater at demand end, inefficient techniques and technological alternatives specific to location/aquifer, consideration of groundwater as common pool resource & integrated planning and collaboration.
Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Ltd, has implemented the 4000 MW (800 x 5 units) UMPP near the port city of Mundra in the state of Gujarat in India. This UMPP is India's first 800 MW unit thermal power plant using supercritical technology and is arguably the most energy-efficient, coal-based thermal power plant in the country. As per the bidding norms, the Project was designed to be run on imported coal. The Project is expected to benefit close to 16 million domestic consumers apart from supplying cost-competitive power to industry and agriculture. The Project will supply power to five states namely Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra in Western India and to Haryana and Punjab in Northern India, which are currently facing a shortage of electricity. It will provide a competitive source of power and help meet these states' growing demand for electricity. Reliable power from the project will help improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing and services industries, which often rely on expensive standby diesel generation to meet their power needs. Competitively priced power will also improve access to electricity in rural and urban areas while reducing the subsidy burden on the state Governments.
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