1. Name of the project: Development of water harvesting pond for augmentation of irrigation in Nagaland. Introduction: Though the State of Nagaland receives sufficiently large quantum of rainfall during the monsoon/rainy season, the farmers except during the peak period is facing scarcity of water during the dry period and remains unemployed. This is due to lack in adoption of conservation technology particularly the rain water harvesting technology. Conservation and harnessing of rain water during the rainy season for use in the dry season will impart employment in the farmer’s field as they have water to irrigate their crops. The excess …