Rural Environment Development Society has taken up several projects divided into following three major categories: -

• Livelihood Programmes
  
• Environmental Programmes
  
• Social Responsibilities Programes

Livelihood Programmes

B. Implemented Gadi Gamna Milli Watershed Project under DPAP 6thBatch for Rajeev Gandhi Watershed Mission, Deptt. Of Rural Development, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, under the supervision of Zila Panchayat, Ratlam in tribal block Bajna of District Ratlam (M.P) from 2003 to 2006. This project covered 5 villages and 1230 Hectares of land. Total populations of these villages are tribal.

The organization prepared Micro Watershed development plan after P.R.A., L.F.A. Prepared estimates and design after doing contour survey, slope analysis, catchments area analysis for designing stop dam, earthen dam, nala bandh, contour boulder bandh and trenches. The Society also planned strategy for plantation and grassland development.

Watershed committee and local people were involved in planning of watershed plan to fulfill their needs through watershed activity. Local information and technology were involved in making it public usable. Members of User groups, Self-help group were the members of the water-shed committee. Watershed committee took all decisions regarding development activities like soil - water conservation, plantation and pasture land development which were undertaken to increase the productivity of the area. The works taken in the above-mentioned villages were to increase ground water level, check soil erosion and increase water-holding capacity of the land. Training programme for animal husbandry, poultry farming, organic manure, mix farming, dry land farming, medicinal plantation and sanitation were also conducted under this project. Impact of these projects was that the area of cultivation was increased by 105 Hectare and so as decrease in the wasteland by 105 hectares. The productivity of the land has increased by 11% in milli watershed 2C1D8AII (Tada).

Self Help Group formation & Micro Enterprise Development

Rural Environment Development Society is constantly working for the formation of self-help Groups in the villages. The society motivates them in the over all development of their capacity & finances. Rural Environment Development Society has formed 100 self-help Groups of men and women in Block Kesli, Dist. Sagar. They are meeting on a regular basis. The collection of money is also on a regular basis.
Some of the Groups have also started Micro enterprises. Two Groups are doing Poultry farming and three Groups are in to the business of Dairy farming. Society is targeting to form 200 SHG's in Kesli block of Sagar alone through SGSY Scheme of Rural Development Department and National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development.
About 87 families were engaged in the cultivation of Sena (Casia Angustifolia), which is a medicinal plant. Two Groups are earning from cultivation of vegetables and fruits. One Group was engaged in cultivation of Grass in Kheri village. The organization is also constantly providing guidance and Training for their business development.

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

The society is working on NREGS programme in Sagar and Ratlam disticts. Society has prepared Detailed Project Report of beneficiary oriented programme for Dug well (Kapil Dhara), Fruit plantation (Nandan Van) and Farm bunding (Bhumi Shilp) for infrastructure development at farmers farmland. Society is worked in 5 Block of Sagar Distt. 3 blocks of Ratlam Distt. The area was surveyed and about 13000 beneficiaries selected & were provided benefit from this scheme. These DPR were technically sanctioned by Asstt. Engineer of RES and passed by public representative of three tier Panchayti Raj Institution. Works are successfully under progress on these DPR.

Farmers Club

Society is working on Farmers Club Programme of National Bank of Rural Development. Kesli Block of Sagar is a backward block, farmers are still using traditional way of agriculture. Society is working for dissemination of agriculture related information and technology to increase the production. Through this programme society is also providing information on agriculture related allied activities. So far society is working on 45 farmers club established in 45 villages. Each club having minimum strength of 10 members.
Society also worked in ATMA project of Department of Agriculture Govt of M.P.