| Water Management | Collected information |
| Farmer based water management | 1. Farmer based water management implemented individual fields were Broad Bed Furrow (BBF) land form and Contour Planting to conserve in situ soil and water |
| 2. Use of tropiculator for planting, fertilizer appli‐ cation and weeding operations. Planting Gliricidia on field bunds to strengthen bunds conserve rain water and supply nitrogen rich organic matter for in situ application to crops. |
| 3. Farmers will obtain 250 kg more pigeon pea and 50 kg more maize per hectare using broad bed furrows and micro irrigation techniques. |
| Community based water management | 1. Fourteen water storage structures (one earthen and 13 masonry dams) with water storage capac‐ ity of 300 to 2000 m were to be constructed in Kothapally village of Rangareddy district. |
| 2. More than 250 rain harvesting structures such as checkdams mini percolation pits, sunken pits and gully plugs were erected in watershed throughout the topo – sequence. |
| 3. Farmers were encouraged for water sharing methods. They formed groups of farmers including large and small ones who would use the same water resource. |
| 4. Farmers have to motivated to use irrigation techni- quies like drip irrigation, sprinklers, etc. |
| 5. Construction of soak pits will help to tap rain water optimally should carry out as community effort. |
