{"id":383,"date":"2026-06-13T04:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsk.org.in\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:28:24","slug":"impact-of-watershed-on-migration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jbsk.org.in\/?page_id=383","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Watershed on Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mukhas is a village comes under Kachhnari Panchayat located in Dhimarkheda Tehsil of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh with total 75 families residing. The Mukhas village has population of 364 as per Population Census 2011.\u00a0Now the population got increased to 364 as per Aanganwadi Report, Mukhas 2014. In Mukhas village population of children with age 0-6 is 65 which make up 18.21 % of total population of village (0-3 years 18+1<New Born> and 3-5 years 27). Average Sex Ratio of Mukhas village is 1006 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Mukhas as per census is 757, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.\u00a0Mukhas village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mukhas village was 57.88 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Mukhas Male literacy stands at 68.09 % while female literacy rate was 48.34 %.\u00a0 As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mukhas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.<\/p>\n

Caste<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Mukhas village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.48 % of total population in Mukhas village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mukhas village of Katni.<\/p>\n

Work Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Mukhas village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 67.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourers.<\/p>\n

(Population Census, 2014)<\/p>\n

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Particulars<\/strong><\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>Male<\/strong><\/td>Female<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total No. of Houses<\/td>101<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Population<\/td>364<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Child (0-6)<\/td>65<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Schedule Caste<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Schedule Tribe<\/td>348<\/strong><\/td>173<\/td>175<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy<\/td>57.88 %<\/strong><\/td>68.09 %<\/td>48.34 %<\/td><\/tr>
Total Workers<\/td>205<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Main Worker<\/td>138<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Marginal Worker<\/td>67<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Efforts of WOTR in Mukhas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watershed Structures:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • WATS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CCTs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bunds & Trenches<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gabion Structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Check Dams<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Water Wells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Status of Migration in Mukhas after WOTR intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Particulars<\/strong><\/td>Before<\/strong><\/td>After<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Level<\/td>Increased<\/td>Reduced<\/td><\/tr>
    No. of Persons<\/td>60-70<\/td>10-15<\/td><\/tr>
    Days<\/td>1-1 \u00bd month or  exceeds<\/td>4 weeks- 10 days<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Primary School: 45 children from 30-35 families<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aaganwadi: 65 children from 26 families<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Personal Observations & Focus Group Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mukhas village is on the hilltop of 250ft above Chittapal village at a distance of 5-6 kms. The village of Mukhas is blessed with abundant of natural resources including forest which cover its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After the intervention of WOTR in year 2007 the productivity of land has increased which directly contributes to agriculture because of the watershed programme conducted in the village and so has made impact on the migration status which got considerably reduced almost by 19.23%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The villagers conveyed their views on migration during Gram Sabha conducted by our team that they do not want to migrate for work from village rather seek aids on agriculture like proper irrigation facilities, agriculture experts and good market linkages so that the village can be developed to meet their future needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The villagers need a Primary Health Centre in the village to seek and consult basic necessary information regarding their health and well being. Still the villagers of Mukhas depend on traditional doctors (ojha<\/em>) for curing their illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The village lack basic sanitation facility which compromises their basic cleanliness and hygiene. The villagers use check dams for bathing purposes and water streams for toilet purposes. For drinking water the village was provided with tube wells but now its defunct due to low water table therefore to fetch drinking water the villagers need to travel at least 2 kms downward where a well is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The major disadvantage in Mukhas is its location which is situated on a slope. Despite of major works of watershed done in the village like formation of WATs, CCTs, Trenches, Gabion Structure, Check Dams the advantage of the work is not enjoyed by the villagers of Mukhas rather it flows to nearby villages like Chittapal situated down at a distance of 4-5 kms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     But it would be unfair to say that the advantage of watershed work in Mukhas is low  rather it can be said that the efforts placed by villager of Mukhas as Free Labour (Shram Daan) towards the watershed work for the construction of  WATs, CCTs, Trenches, Gabion Structure, Check Dams are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Future possible intervention in Mukhas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The possible interventions listed below are according to Problem Prioritization in descending order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Irrigation Facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Sanitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Health Centres<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Roadways<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Dedicated Electrification<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      These interventions are required as these parameters also have an impact on migration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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