- Free Cement Distribution :-
As a result of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust’s public awareness campaign, the villages that have decided to adopt the check dam scheme on a collective basis to prevent rainwater have become an inspiration to other villages. To such villages, the Trust has provided 2,000 bags of cement per village free of cost as an incentive. A total of 2,00,000 bags of cement have been distributed free of cost by the trust in different villages.
- Mediation in Financial Contribution :-
In many villages of Saurashtra, DSC_4977Trust president Mathurbhai Savani held village meetings and insisted that the check dam scheme should be adopted on a collective basis. In this check dam scheme, both the government and the villagers used to contribute financially. Among the government officials, the president of the trust, Mr. Mathurbhai, used his energy to bring the required amount, but there was some difficulty in the matter of public philanthropy. Although the villagers were ready to provide funds, more was needed. The president of the trust thought of contacting the financially fortunate people of each village and then preparing a list of such fortunate wealthy people in each village and holding group meetings and working to awaken the spirit of doing something for the homeland in each and every one of them. Wealthy people were influenced by Mathurbhai’s speech and took the responsibility of providing the economic needs of their native village. Thus the resourceful and happy people cooperated financially as well as in other ways. Similarly till date, due to Mathurbhai’s efforts, financial contribution of crores of rupees has been received to different villages through which check dam scheme has been made on a collective basis in a limited number of villages.
- Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust’s J.C.B. Collaboration through Machines :-
40 JCB of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust. Machines are provided from village to village for making check dams, ponds and farm ponds as well as for clearing (deepening) check dams and ponds. In villages which come forward for check dam scheme on collective basis, only diesel is provided at cost for foundation excavation and deepening of ponds. In this way JCB of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust. The machines were run continuously for 13 years counting eg. If 1 machine extracts 17 bras of clay in 1 hour per day, its rent in the market is 600 rupees per hour. So the rent of one brass excavation is 35.50 rupees. But 40 JCB of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust. If we consider the work done by machines as per the market price Rs. 78,45,50000/- work done and if 6 liters of diesel is used in 1 machine per hour then 40 JCB of trust. Machines have run for 1300000 hours and 78A23,00000 liters of diesel have been used till date which is Rs.40/- as per current market price. 31,20,00000/- excluding 40 JCB of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust. Through the machines, the villagers of Saurashtra, Kutch and North Gujarat have benefited Rs.47,25,5000/- for solving ponds and check dams, in this way check dams, ponds and farm ponds have been constructed in a number of villages till date. In the plan to build these lakes, no support of the Government has been taken, only with the support of the Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust and the village committee, these lakes have been built, which is a very attention-grabbing phenomenon.
- Creation of a number of checkdemos and involvement of trusts in larger checkdemos :-
Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust President Mathurbhai Savani’s continuous public awareness efforts created an environment to implement the check dam scheme on a collective basis. And with the efforts of Trust President Mathurbhai Savani, Sarkarshree announced the 60:40 public participation “Sardar Shishkar Jalsanchaya Yojana” which resulted in the construction of check dams in a number of villages with the cooperation of the people and the financial mediation of the trustees. Saurashtra has about 200 small and big rivers. Check demos up to 6 lakhs were sanctioned. But Mathurbhai Savani understood the same responsibility of working on big rivers, he suggested to the government to build check dams on big rivers and the government announced a public participation scheme for check dams up to one crore, so the trust appointed technical staff and administrative staff at its own expense and to build such big check dams. The work order from the government comes directly in the name of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust, the technical men of the trust conduct a survey, select the site, the width of the river, the water cover in rain, the natural stones at the base, etc. A number of check dams have been set up by Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust in this way that 60% of the amount of work is coming from the government and 40% of the amount is collected by the villagers in the 40% public participation scheme.
- To honor village committees and associates from the organization :-
Many people have contributed in this water harvesting campaign of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust. In this committee mainly village members played a key role. There were efficient and clean talented leaders of different castes who took the whole village together and took forward the scheme by collecting the financial contribution of the entire village on time, at the time when the check dam work was going on. Keeping in mind that the quality of work is maintained, by saving as much as possible by using labor donations and locally available goods, besides making an important contribution to this scheme, taking care to get the contribution of the people who are burdened with business, in such a way that the work of the village is their own work in their own village. Many such village leaders have been honored by the chief minister to publicly appreciate the work done by the leaders who have performed their duties with sincerity.
