1. National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
SIX MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT
Name of the project: National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
Component: II (Technology Demonstration)
Name of lead institute: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad -500 059
Name and address of project partner (KVK/ZPD):
KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, KENDRAPARA
(ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY)
At: Jajanga, Post: Kapaleswar-754211
DIST. KENDRAPARA, ORISSA
Telephone: 06727-274962 (Office)
E-mail- kendraparakvk@yahoo.co.in
Zone (ZPD) : The Zonal Project Director,
Zone-VII, ICAR, J.N.K.V.V.,
Post Box No.8,
Post-Adhartal,
Directorate of Extension,
Jabalpur (MP
Year: 2010-2011
Duration of report: October 2010 to March 2011

2. I) Financial (Rs in Lakhs)
Sl. Heads expenditure Sanction for Fund Expenditure Closing balance at
No. 2010-11 received incurred during the year end, March
2010-11 2011
1 Recurring items 24.10 24.10 1.40 22.7
2 Non-Recurring items 6.25 6.25 6.25 Nil
Total (1+2) 30.35 30.35 7.65 22.7
II) Technical

3. Modules Target Achievements (Oct 10-Mar 11) Target (Apr 11-Sep Remarks
(Oct 2010-Mar 11) (Reasons for
Activities No of Area
2011) part/ non-
undertaken farmers covered
achievement)
covered ha (if
or success
applicable)
story
Grounding of Recruitment (SRF)- SRF not yet - - SRF recruitment-2 SRF not yet
the project 2 recruited recruited
Purchase of Implements - - - -
(recruitment,
implements worth already purchased
purchase of
Rs. 6.25 lakh worth Rs. 6.25
implements
(custom hiring lakhs for custom
etc ;)
centre) hiring centre
Natural Renovation of Participatory site 38 2 Renovation of Release of
resource defunct pond/water selections of defunct pond/water fund delayed
management harvesting defunct water harvesting and lack of
(NRM) structure harvesting structure staff
structures have
been identified.
Due to early
monsoon break
renovation work
not yet started in
the project village.

4. Modules Target Achievements (Oct 10-Mar 11) Target (Apr 11-Sep Remarks
(Oct 2010-Mar 11) (Reasons for
Activities No of Area
2011) part/ non-
undertaken farmers covered
achievement)
covered ha (if
or success
applicable)
story
Grounding of Recruitment (SRF)- SRF not yet - - SRF recruitment-2 SRF not yet
the project 2 recruited recruited
Purchase of Implements - - - -
(recruitment,
implements worth already purchased
purchase of
Rs. 6.25 lakh worth Rs. 6.25
implements
(custom hiring lakhs for custom
etc ;)
centre) hiring centre
Crop - - - Green manuring 10 farmers
production with dhaincha covered
under green
manuring in
a area of 2.5
Acres
Introduction of 25 farmers
flood tolerant var. covered 5 ha
of paddy Swarna in project
Sub-1 village
Plant protection 20 farmers
measures benefited
(IPM, IDM) under IPM, &
IDM cover a
area of 6 ha

5. Modules Target Achievements (Oct 10-Mar 11) Target (Apr 11-Sep Remarks
(Oct 2010-Mar 11) (Reasons for
Activities No of Area
2011) part/ non-
undertaken farmers covered
achievement)
covered ha (if
or success
applicable)
story
Grounding of Recruitment (SRF)- SRF not yet - - SRF recruitment-2 SRF not yet
the project 2 recruited recruited
Purchase of Implements - - - -
(recruitment,
implements worth already purchased
purchase of
Rs. 6.25 lakh worth Rs. 6.25
implements
(custom hiring lakhs for custom
etc ;)
centre) hiring centre
Livestock - - - - Introduction of Negotiation
and fishery better adopted high process is
yielding breeds of going on with
live stock Line Deptt.
official
Introduction of Planned to
backyard poultry distribute 2
like Banaraja, thousand
Duckery colour birds
and 1000
duckling
among the
vulnerable

6. Modules Target Achievements (Oct 10-Mar 11) Target (Apr 11-Sep Remarks
(Oct 2010-Mar 11) (Reasons for
Activities No of Area
2011) part/ non-
undertaken farmers covered
achievement)
covered ha (if
or success
applicable)
story
Grounding of Recruitment (SRF)- SRF not yet - - SRF recruitment-2 SRF not yet
the project 2 recruited recruited
Purchase of Implements - - - -
(recruitment,
implements worth already purchased
purchase of
Rs. 6.25 lakh worth Rs. 6.25
implements
(custom hiring lakhs for custom
etc ;)
centre) hiring centre
Institutional Launching Achieved 100 - Exposure visit of In winter
interventions workshop on farmers planned to
& capacity National Intiative visit
building on Climate Resilient
Agriculture
Soil sample Achieved 25 - Training on i. paddy 3 training
collection technique straw mushroom completed
and processing cultivation and
ii. Rice-fish farming remaining
technique will be
iii. Use of different completed in
implements in a phased
different crops manner

7. Modules Target Achievements (Oct 10-Mar 11) Target (Apr 11-Sep Remarks
(Oct 2010-Mar 11) (Reasons for
Activities No of Area
2011) part/ non-
undertaken farmers covered
achievement)
covered ha (if
or success
applicable)
story
Grounding of Recruitment (SRF)- SRF not yet - - SRF recruitment-2 SRF not yet
the project 2 recruited recruited
Purchase of Implements - - - -
(recruitment,
implements worth already purchased
purchase of
Rs. 6.25 lakh worth Rs. 6.25
implements
(custom hiring lakhs for custom
etc ;)
centre) hiring centre
ix. Pisciculture completed
technique
Any other - - - - i. Cultivation of completed
intervention paddy straw
mushroom