Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Babhaleshwar is implementing NICRA project in Nirmal Pimpri village in Rahata block of the Ahmednagar district. Village selected is comes under scarcity zone with 90 percent rainfed area. Major source of irrigation is open wells and bore wells. Ave. rainfall is very less i.e.400-450 mm and scattered (rainfall received in the year 2011 is only 272 mm). During rainy season, there is a runoff of rain water due to silt deposition in storage tanks/ structures. Similarly farmers are using available water to the crop by flow irrigation method. This cause in declining water level after month of Dec-Jan., during summer there is scarcity of water for agriculture. Therefore KVK has given major emphasis on natural resource management activity. KVK has decided to make intervention in increasing water storage and increase the water use efficiency of available water. During village meeting need of different interventions has been explained.

KVK has made intervention under natural resource management activities like renovation of water storage tanks/structure and installation of micro irrigation system for horticulture crops

During the year 2011-12 renovation of total 9 water storage tanks/structure has made by desilting of deposited soil and increase the water storage capacity. Similarly desilted fertile soil deposited in the farmers field having light soil or poor soil fertility.