Hiware Bazar Case Study - F. o. F.

Question 1

Who is the leader in Hiware Bazar?

Answer 1

Popat Pawar

Question 2

What is the given name of the leader in Hiware Bazar?

Answer 2

The Sarpanch

Question 3

Outline the state of Hiware Bazar before the Sarpanch, Popat Pawar took over?

Answer 3

1972 droughts, 90% population left in search of work, alcoholism rising

Question 4

What is the annual rainfall of Hiware Bazar and why is water scarcity an issue?

Answer 4

300mm, scarcity due to mismanagement

Question 5

How did Sarpanch Pawar help to reduce substance abuse in Hiware Bazar?

Answer 5

Banned alcohol and tobacco, closed 22 liquor shops

Question 6

How did Sarpanch Pawar help farmers economically?

Answer 6

Arranged for loans for poor famers from the Bank of Maharashtra

Question 7

How did the community increase water storage?

Answer 7

Built

• 52 earthen bunds
• 32 stone bunds
• 2 percolation tanks
• 9 check dams
• 420,000 contour trenches

Question 8

How does drip irrigation improve water management?

Answer 8

• Less is wasted through evaporation/runoff

- Uses 40% less water than regular irrigation

Question 9

Approximately how much land is irritated in Hiware Bazar?

Answer 9

170 hectares

Question 10

How has water management helped the water cycle?

Answer 10

The water table is rising for the first time in years, 100 species of plant are now preserved

Question 11

How else have the residents of Hiware Bazar improved their environment?

Answer 11

Planted over 1 million trees

Question 12

How has the area’s economy improved?

Answer 12

GDP increased from INR 830 in 1995 to INR 30,000 in 2016

Question 13

How has the population of Hiware Bazar changed?

Answer 13

Number of families increased to 235