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BRIEF NOTE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF PASHMINA
GOAT PROJECT UPSHI LEH- LADAKH.
The Upshi Pashmina Goat Project is most
prestigious of Sheep Husbandry Department in Leh district. It was started during the year 1972 as
an All India coordinated Research
Project on goats. Later the Project was
transferred to State Sector in the
beginning of 7th Five
Year Plan period and continued to be funded under district plan since
1985. The farm extended over an area of
354 acres of land out of which 234 acres are under irrigation of Upshi Canal.
Alfa Alfa is the main fodder produced in the farm land. Every year about 2500 quintals of Dry Oal is
produced in the farm land for feeding to our own livestock and for distribution
to other farms of the district besides issuing to the local people of
Changthang region during crisis period.
The farm is self sufficient in fodder; seed is also produced in the farm,
which besides meeting our own requirement is issued to other organization/
Departments. The farm also posses about
one Lac willow poplar plants which add to the beauty of the farm. The Livestock section of the farm has more
than seven hundred animals which are being maintained here at Upshi Selective
nature breeding is done for their propagation.
Earlier the average Pashmina production per adult animal was about 100
GMS which has now increased and GONE UPTO 250 GMS. The male animals above average are issued to the breeders for
breeding purposes. The mortality too
has been checked and has gone from 20% to less 5% surplus breedable goats are
also provided to the breeders for establishment of Pashmina goats unit under
TSP, LEHO and BADP.
MAIN
OBJECTIVES OF UPSHI PASHMINA GOAT PROJECT.
- To carry out selective breeding in order to increase production
from an individual animal.
- To bring out a qualitative change in Pashmina Fibers.
- To produce high yielding bucks for distribution in private flocks
in order to raise the level of production in public livestock (Changra
goats).
- To suggest remedial measures in order to bring down mortality in
kids and adults.
- To conduct research in nutritional aspect of change in order to
correlate the gain in Pashmina quality and quantity to nutrition.
ACHIEVEMENT
FODDER PRODUCTION. YEARWISE ACHIEVEMENTS.
|
Year |
Fodder
Gown qtls |
Fodder actually harvested |
Supplied to other organization. |
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1996-97 |
3114.92 |
2245.17 |
600.54 |
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1997-98 |
2996.00 |
1749.51 |
400.64 |
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1998-99 |
3631.00 |
2264.00 |
519.50 |
|
1999-2000 |
2806.00 |
1906.64 |
200.00 |
|
2000-2001 |
1856.00 |
608.00 |
Nil |
|
2001-2002 |
3650.00 |
1921.30 |
800.00 |
BUCKS DISTRIBUTION:
|
Year |
No of Bucks distributed |
|
1996-97 |
133 |
|
1997-98 |
127 |
|
1998-99 |
139 |
|
1999-2000 |
126 |
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2000-2001 |
129 |
|
2001-2001 |
134 |
PLANTS DISTRIBUTION
|
Year |
No of plants distributed |
|
1996-97 |
12050 |
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1997-98 |
19985 |
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1998-99 |
15500 |
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1999-2000 |
6410 |
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2000-2001 |
4000 |
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2001-2001 |
4200 |
ANIMALS SUPPLIED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PASHMINA GOAT UNITS.
|
Year |
No of Goats supplies under TSP, LEHO,
BADP |
|
1996-97 |
70 |
|
1997-98 |
NIL |
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1998-99 |
55 |
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1999-2000 |
141 |
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2000-2001 |
277 |
|
2001-2002 |
NIL |
PASHMINA PRODUCTION:
|
Year |
No. of animals |
Pashmina obtrained |
Average Adult Male |
Average adult Female |
|
1996-97 |
583 |
129.790 |
230 gms. |
276 gms. |
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1997-98 |
643 |
164.040 |
371 gms |
280 gms. |
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1998-99 |
752 |
181.550 |
358 gms. |
278.93 gms |
|
1999-2000 |
751 |
130.325 |
362 gms. |
209.86 gms |
|
2000-2001 |
710 |
119.425 |
262.80 gms. |
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2001-2002 |
560 |
100.325 |
281.58 gms. |
210.56 |
KIDDING PERCENTAGE
|
Year |
%AGE |
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1996-97 |
90.10 % |
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1997-98 |
94.46 % |
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1998-99 |
90.10 % |
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1999-2000 |
88.08 % |
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2000-2001 |
92.00 % |
|
2001-2001 |
84.6 % |
MORTALITY PERCENTAGE
|
Year |
% AGE |
|
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1996-97 |
16 921 |
1.95% |
|
1997-98 |
19 954 |
1.99% |
|
1998-99 |
39 1109 |
3.51% |
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1999-2000 |
53 1107 |
4.78% |
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2000-2001 |
36 1056 |
3.40% |
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2001-2001 |
39 792 |
4.92% |
SEED PRODUCTION
|
Year |
Production in Kgs. |
|
1996-97 |
10 |
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1997-98 |
173 |
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1998-99 |
138 |
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1999-2000 |
- |
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2000-2001 |
63 |
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2001-2001 |
60 |
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
1997-98
|
(A) REVENUE RECEIPT |
|
|
i/ Auction of animals |
Rs. 31,211.00 |
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ii/ Sale of refused grass |
Rs.
1,100.00 |
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iii/Mise |
Rs.
4,313.00 |
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iv/Hire charges of truck |
Rs. 10,404.00 |
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v/Sale of plants |
Rs. 76,790.00 |
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vi/Sale of alfa-alfa seed |
Rs. 10,000.00 |
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vii/Estimated cost of 2996 qtls of hay
produced at the farm @ Rs. 450/ per qtls |
rs. 13,48,200.00 |
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viii/ Estimated cost of 127 progency
bucks distributed to public through DSHO @ rs. 2500/- per buck. |
Rs. 3,17,500.00 |
|
ix/Estimated cost of 164 kgs. of
pashmina despatched to Director Sheep Husbandry Department Kashmir @ Rs.
1000/- per kgs. |
Rs. 1,64,000.00 |
|
Total |
Rs. 19,06,608.00 |
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(B) Expenditure during the year on account of TE, OE, M&S, POL drugs
and wages etc. |
Rs. 12,44,000.00 |
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© Profit during the year ( 1997-98) |
Rs. 7,22,608.00 |
1998-99
|
(A) REVENUE RECEIPT |
|
|
i/ Sale /Auction of animals |
Rs. 1,53,000.00 |
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ii/ Sale of refused grass |
Rs.
400.00 |
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iii/Mise |
Rs.
2,000.00 |
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iv/Sale of alfa-alfa seed |
Rs. 16,000.00 |
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v/Estimated cost of 3631 qtls of hay
produced at the farm @ Rs. 500/ per qtls |
rs. 18,15,500.00 |
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vi/ Estimated cost of 139progency bucks
distributed to public through DSHO @ rs. 2500/- per buck. |
Rs. 3,47,500.00 |
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vii/Estimated cost of 181 kgs. of
pashmina produced at the Farm @ Rs. 800/- per kgs. |
Rs. 1,14,800.00 |
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Total ((A) |
Rs. 24,81,800.00 |
|
(B) Expenditure during the year on
acount of TE, OE,M&S,POL, Drugs and wages etc. |
Rs. 11,76,900.00 |
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© Profit during the year 1998-99 |
Rs. 13,04,900.00 |
1999-2000
|
(A) REVENUE RECEIPT |
|
|
i/ Sale of animals |
Rs. 1,99,580.00 |
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ii/ Sale of Pashmina |
Rs. 1,70,600.00 |
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iii/Sales of Plants |
Rs. 29,460.00 |
|
iv/Estimated cost of 2806 qtls of hay
produced at the farm @ Rs. 500/ per qtls |
Rs. 14,03,000.00 |
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v/ Cost of 126 quality bucks distributed
to public through DSHO @ Rs. 2500/- per buck. |
Rs. 3,15,000 |
|
Total ((A) |
Rs. 12,72,500.00 |
|
(B) Expenditure during the year on
acount of TE, OE,M&S,POL, Drugs and wages etc. |
Rs. 4,27,360.00 |
|
© Profit during the year 1998-99 |
Rs. 8,45,140.00 |
2000-2001
|
(A) REVENUE RECEIPT |
|
|
i/ Sale of animals |
Rs. 2,78900.00 |
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ii/ Sale of Pashmina |
Rs. 1,600.00 |
|
iii/Sales of Plants |
Rs. 24,000.00 |
|
iv/ Sale of Tractor |
Rs. 10,000.00 |
|
v/Estimated cost of 1856 qtls of hay
produced at the farm @ Rs. 500/ per qtls |
Rs. 9,28,000.00 |
|
v/ Cost of 129 quality bucks distributed
to public through DSHO @ Rs. 2500/- per buck. |
Rs. 3,22,500.00 |
|
Total ((A) |
Rs. 15,65,000.00 |
|
(B) Expenditure during the year on
acount of TE, OE,M&S,POL, Drugs and wages etc. |
Rs. 9,16,500.00 |
|
© Profit during the year 1998-99 |
Rs. 6,48,500.00 |
2001-2002
|
(A) REVENUE RECEIPT |
|
|
i/ Sale of animals |
Rs. 23,650.00 |
|
ii/ Sale of Pashmina |
Rs. 2,46,660.00 |
|
iii/Sales of Plants |
Rs. 25,200.00 |
|
iv/Estimated cost of 3650 qtls of hay
produced at the farm @ Rs. 900/ per qtls |
Rs. 32,85,000.00 |
|
v/ Cost of 134 quality bucks distributed
to public through DSHO @ Rs. 2500/- per buck. |
Rs. 3,35,000.00 |
|
Total ((A) |
Rs. 39,15,510.00 |
|
(B) Expenditure during the year on
acount of TE, OE,M&S,POL, Drugs and wages etc. |
Rs. 12,63,400.00 |
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© Profit during the year 1998-99 |
Rs. 26,52,110.00 |
PROBLEMS OF THE FARM
REMODELING OF THE UPSHI CANAL
Since the farm has a vast area of 354
acres out of which 234 acres only could be brought under cultivation because of
the fact that the irrigation canal can not provide irrigation to all the 354
acres. at times due to natural hazards
the canal gets blocked or gets washed away and we are devoid of the irrigation
facility as a result of which the crops of the farm has to suffer. at certain places, due to leakage of the
canal the underlying area gets derided.
therefore the canal needs immediate repairs and remodeling.
Repair of the old residential
quarters.
Some of the residential quarters in the
farm are about 25 years old and needs minor repair to make them fit for
re.habilitation
Prelude
The Department of. Soil Conservation was
created in October 1978 to develop technology for the re-dressal of Soil
Conservation problems in the State. The
department did undertake Research and demonstration work in the beginning of
its creation but the pace could not be maintained due to financial constraints,
so the activities of the department could not match the alarming Soil and
moisture conservation. Problem of the state.
Considering the importance and alarming soil and moisture conservation
problem in Ladakh Region, a separate
and an independent Soil Conservation Division was created in the year 1990 with
the soil and moisture conservation Research and development as a main objective
of the department. The activities of the department are Research for
development and the development for Research on soil conservation, which has
been the priority of the department.
The Division at Leh has been equipped with trained and experienced field
staff to develop the in-situ technology for the re-habilitation of erosion
pruned areas in entire Ladakh Region.
The variability of the problems in the field at Block level has been
formed as the basic parameter to overcome the soil erosion problem. The main object of the Department in Ladakh
Region can be summarized as under.
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE SOIL
CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT IN LADAKH:
I. To
reduce the minimum possible extent, the loss of soil in the region.
II. To execute the remedial measures for
arresting sliding of land, thereby. Protecting the lives and property of the
locals in the region.
III. To develop a consciousness among the
masses of the region towards the soil
and moisture conservation through seminars field visits and inter-action
with the locals.
IV To introduce latest technologies of soil
conservation in field on scientific basis, to mitigate the, problems of people
of the region, in-herited due to water logging salinity/alkalinity of soil,
shifting of sand due to wind erosion, landslips and land sliding.
V. To provide fodder for the local cattle
population throughout the year for stall feeding and grazing of weaker cattle
population during the adverse winter months in the paddocks established by the
department.
VI. To
create water-harvesting facilities within the villages to encourage the people
to establish kitchen gardens.
To provide
sustainable irrigation facilities to the agriculture lands through well
designed irrigation Khuls.
With the above objects the department has
thus to play a bigger and much important role in the region. Considering the total problem of soil
erosion, very less has been done on the ground so far, which is mainly due to
the very low budgetary provisions made by the Government for the
department. Recently the department of
Soil Conservation has been designed as a nodal agency to carry out the
programmes of Soil Conservation Research and development in the state. The Department has developed, the various
technologies under different schemes for the cold desert region of Ladakh,
which are under implementation at present, but again the limited budgetary
provision for the department has been the main obstacle to achieve the goals in
the field. However with this limited
provisions, many successful achievements have been made in the field during the
last decade in the region, live examples of which are available at Matho,
Igophey Farm and Nobra project units of the department. The achievements made by the department
during last 10-years with the limited budgetary allocation are hereby annexed
and exhibited through photographic evidences.
Much more need to be done in the field of Soil conservation for which
the department has the expertise and technology which are being published
through well drafted project reports, these reports need consideration on the
higher authorities for implementation.
The Department will continue to highlight the problems connected with
depletion of soil and other related factors in future as well through project
reports/bulletins.
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME IN FIELD:
The brief summary of the schemes under
implementation with the department at present and the targets achieved ending
2000-01 with the targets and achievement made during 2001-02 ending Feb.2002 is
as under:
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Name of the scheme |
Total ach. Ending 2001 |
Target for 2001-02 |
Ach.ending 2001-02 |
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Integrated Micro-watershed Development |
121 Ha. |
15 Ha |
15 Ha. |
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Erosion Control & Protection works. |
1500 Ha. |
510 Ha |
510 Ha. |
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Soil Conservation Central Farm Igophey. |
03 Ha. |
01 Ha, |
01 Ha. |
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Soil & water conservation |
82 Ha. |
17 Ha. |
17 Ha. |
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Sand dune fixation. |
- |
01 Ha. |
01 Ha. |
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Project formulation. |
30000 Ha, |
13000
Ha |
12992 Ha. |