WASCO have been actively involved in watershed development programmes since from 1995. Organization started its work from western part of the Rajasthan which is almost dry & desert. Rainfall in this area is irregular & erratic, so team of WASCO thought that Organization should do work mainly on rain water harvesting i.e. on watershed approach. Since from 1995 WASCO executed ten micro watershed projects under DDP & EAS in the catchment area of Apeshwar river Ramsin in Jaswantpura block of Jalore Distt with active participation of watershed committees/ watershed association & village community. The role of WASCO (PIA) was like as catalyst for strengthening of watershed committees. The district collector Jalore awarded WASCO on 26 Jan 2005 for their excellence work on watershed development.WASCO also awarded by Honrable Governor Gujrat Smt.

Best Practices

Since from 1995 WASCO is focused entirely on watershed development project . At present WASCO is acting as project implementing agency in two watershed Projects Punak Kallan & Jhak –II in Jaswantpura block in Jalore district, two watershed Projects Gundalpur & Chainpuria in badi Sadri block in Chittourgarh distt and Kajili & Kulmipura W/S in Pratapgarh block in Pratapgarh distt. These projects are sanctioned by NABARD Jaipur during 2000-2009.

Wasco is also executing a wadi project (Integrated Development of Tribal Families through Horticulture , forestry planting & Other allied activities ) under Tribal development fund programme by Nabard jaipur Costing Rs. 359.09 Lac. In this wadi programme, wasco  have planned to establish  one thousand wadies of  poor of the poorest tribal family in 15 fifteen villages of Dhariawad & Pratapgarh block of Pratapgarh distt. In Rajasthan . This programme is for the piroed of 7 years i.e. 2009-2016. Wasco  also cover 50 landless families with 50 Goatry units . One thousand wadi tribal families will also be benefited through Women development , health awareness camps & training and capacity building activities.

WASCO is a organisation in which maximum members have qualification in the discipline of agriculture engineering, agriculture (Agronomy, extension) , post graduate in sociology & livestock development. Staff members have vide experience to executive watershed development projects. Some of the staff members have started their carrier from NGO line & still working in same. WASCO have already completted 10 micro watershed project funded by DRDA/ Zila Parishad jalore GOR during the period 1995-2008 costing Rs.256.00 lakh .