The Government of Orissa in partnership with Government of India has initiated Orissa Community Tank Management Project (OCTMP) to repair and rehabilitate approximately 900 minor irrigation tanks having a command area of 40 ha to 2000 Ha and covering 1.20 lakh ha across the state of Orissa with funding from World Bank. The Orissa Community Tank Development and Management Society (OCTDMS) has been formed as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under the Department of Water Resources, Government of Orissa to conceptualize and operationalize the OCTMP. The project envisages execution through primary and secondary institutions from the State Project Unit through its 21 District Level Units to the Community Level Groups with facilitation of Support Organizations covering 29 districts of the state.