TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

1. Village Overview

- First Contact

- Findings

- Interpretation

ACTIVITIES

1. Sensitization & Ground Truthing

2. Formation of VNRMC

3. Opening of Bank Account 4. Participatory Rural

5. PRA Exercise

6. Training on the development of the CNRMP

Village Boundary Map

Community Led Landscape Management Project

The Government of Meghalaya with financial aid from the World Bank is implementing the Meghalaya Community Led Landscape Management Project (MCCLMP). The project will cover the entire state of Meghalaya and implementation of community led plans will be rolled out in a phase manner throughout the state. The Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) will facilitate community-led planning by providing support, technical inputs and funding.

The project is intended to strengthen community-led natural resources management in selected landscapes within the 7 districts of the state. This would be achieved through a variety of planning, capacity building, and on-the-ground interventions to promote the conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, social inclusion and community mobilisation; building traditional knowledge and learning, mapping of natural resources management; strengthening the community institutions and creating linkage with financial institutions and community organisations.

The project interventions will include preparation of community led natural resource management plans. The CLLMP has the following three components:

1. Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of Communities for Natural Resources Management

2. Community-Led Landscape Planning and Implementation

3. Project Management and Governance

The project objective is “to manage and conserve the natural resources, especially forests, soil and water sources, in a manner that supports the financial and physical well-being of communities in the State”

Village Overview

Mawkaphan village falls under Mawsynram C&RD Block of East Khasi Hills in the state of Meghalaya. The village is situated 6 km away from sub-district headquarter Mawsynram and 62 km away from district headquarter Shillong. Most of the land in the village is mainly owned by private individuals.

Mawkaphan has a total population of 603 peoples of which 298 are males and 305 are females. There are about 112 houses in Mawkaphan village. Mawsynram is nearest town to Mawkaphan.

First Contact

The first contact with Mawkaphan village was established with the headman of the village Bah Gibonsing Kynter on the 10^th June 2019. Ground truthing was also done on the same day. Some of the findings after discussion with the headman and ground truthing were:

• The agricultural produce are insufficient for everyday use

• The main issues arising in the village is related to water

• All of the SHG present in the village are run by the women of the village

• Majority of the people in the village are engaged in agriculture, handicraft and trading

Findings

Traditional and Indigenous Practitioners in the Village people

The village still has no traditional healers or traditional indigenous practices.

Various Government Schemes availed in the village

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Indigenous Food available

Pu-sla and Pu-Khlein (Market Days)

Women Participation in the Village

Does not allow women to attend the village Dorbar

Only allows in the times for meeting for MGNREGA or cleaning drives meeting

Not allowed in the decision making process

Challenges faced by the people in the village

The village faces a number of issues relating to water supply

Numbers of CBO/ SHGs/ CLUBS in the Village

Kpersara SHG

Iaikyrsoi SHG

Iaipyrshang SHG

Activities Carried out in the Village

Cleaning Drive

Banking

Youth Participation

Participation of youth is quite good in the village

Number of Fair price shop

1 FPS

Prices of Essential Commodities

Rice ₹3 /- per kg

Kerosene ₹32/- per litre

Sugar ₹35/- per kg

Amount of Kg/ Liter received for each Commodity

5 kg per person from PHH

35 kg per household

Type of Ration Cards

Priority Household (PHH) Card

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Card

Outflow of Resources

Broom

Bay leaf

Pepper

Yam

Chilli

Tapioca

Farming methods practiced in the village

Traditional Farming Practices

Types of Fertilizers

Organic manure

Marketability of Crops

Once a week

Distance to the Market

20 minutes at the price of ₹20 /- for transportation

Mode of transport

Local transport (local taxi, buses and sumo)

Daily Wage

₹300 for male

₹180 for female

Seasonal crops cultivated

Yam

Chilli

Sweet Potato

Chilli

Number of Local Market & Frequency

Weekly

Market Authority

Syiemship

Taxation in the Local Market

Taxes for selling Bay leaf and broom have to be paid to the Syiem (King)

LAND USE PATTERN

Land Ownership

Private

Land usage

Farming

Natural Features of the Land

Mountains and Hills

Tress and other vegetation

Ponds, streams and rivers

Resources present in the Land

Natural resources (forest, streams and rivers)

Natural and Man-made Disasters

Landslides

Flora and Fauna

Indigenous birds (Tiew Mationg).

Squirrel

Major trees in the Village

Dieng sohphan

Dieng sla tyrpad

Dieng Rai tylleng

Trees that helps in Spring Discharge

Dieng sohphan

Dieng sla tyrpad

Dieng Rai

Dieng Tylleng

Sharing Of catchment Areas with other villages

No

WATER SOURCES

Main Source of Water

Public tab

Well

Main source of Drinking Water

Public tab/ PHE

Community Well

Distance of water sources (in meters)

3 metres

Time taken to fetch water (in minutes)

1-2 minutes

Frequency of water supply

24 hours

Is the frequency sufficient?

Yes

Quality of the water

Excellent

Colour of the water

Clear

Water Scarcity months

December to April

Is water source well maintained?

Yes

Satisfaction of drinking water supply

Satisfied

ENVIRONMENT

Availability of traditional environmental protection beliefs

No

Waste management system

No

Is Deforestation practice in the village

Yes, with the rise of population in the village forest land have been cut down

Is Afforestation practice in the village

Yes, once in a while

Control measures for soil erosion

No

Interpretation

Traditional and Indigenous Practitioners in the Village people

The village has no traditional healers or any traditional indigenous practices in the village. With the change in time and techniques the people have transition to modern and more relevant practises which have resulted in the disappearance of these traditional indigenous practices.

Government Schemes availed in the village

The only major schemes in the village is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme is the most active in the village in terms of regularity and services. The scheme is used by the villagers to improve their overall well-being in the village. The study interprets that the population of the village are highly dependent on the scheme and services provided by the Government.

Indigenous Food available

The village has some sources of indigenous food that’s have been practice by their ancestors and has continued till today in the present generation. Some of these food are Pu-sla and Pu-Khlien.

Women Participation in the Village

Through the baseline study, the village exclude women from attending the meetings of the Dorbar and they are also not involve in the decision making process regarding the welfare of the village. The only time where women are involve and included win the Dorbar is when there is a meeting regarding the MGNREGA scheme or cleaning drives meeting.

Problems and Challenges faced by the people in the village

There are not much problems in the village but the FGD identified that water is the main issue that the people in the village encounter. Although the quality and supply of water is quite good the problem arises during the winter seasons where water supply begins to be scarce.

Numbers of CBO/ SHGs/ CLUBS in the Village

The village is constitutes of 3 Self Help Groups which are Kpersara SHG, Iaikyrsoi SHG and Iaipyrshang. All of them are functioning actively and act as contributors to the well-being of the village. The existence of diverse groups shows that the village has a strong participation from its members.

Land use Pattern

The landholdings shows that land is largely owned Private individuals. In terms of natural features of the village consists of mountains, hills, ponds, streams and rivers.

The types of trees are found in large number are primarily 4 types Dieng Sohphan, Dieng Sla Tyrpad, Dieng Rai and Dieng Tylleng.

Water Source

From the findings, it can be interpreted that the villages receive an abundant and frequent supply of water. They expressed their satisfaction with the frequency of water supply which is 24 hours and the quality since the water is clear in colour, but there is a water shortage form the month of December to April.

Environment

The villages understand the importance of conserving the forest and its resources. In terms of protecting the environment they shared that the trees are planted once in a while but there are also wild ones that grows at their own pace. The village practice both deforestation and afforestation, but deforestation only happens due to the increase in population in the village. They do not have any traditional methods or practices in protecting the environment or neither do they practice any modern method of waste management.

Activities

Sensitisation Programme & Ground Truthing

The first sensitisation programme was conducted on 10^th June 2019, in the Community Hall of the village. The programme was presided over by the headman of the village. Approximately 12-15 residents attended the sensitisation programme. The ADPM of East Khasi Hills, Mr. Pynshngain Rymmai gave an introduction to the Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP) and its various nuances that the community and the CLLMP team should carry out throughout the course of the project. The first priority was establishing of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) and thereafter formulation of the Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) was to be prepared.

Formation of VNRMC

The executive committee of the Dorbar Shnong of Mawkaphan, after a meeting formed the members of VNRMC on 18^th May 2019. The signing of the VGA and Citizen’s Green Charter on the 4^th June 2019 and signing of EOI was done on 26^th June 2019.

2.2 Village Natural Resource Management Committee (9 member committee constituted from Village Council and VEC, SHG group, Women’s group, youth, 4 members should be women)
Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Religion & Denomination	Contact No and email address
1	Pyrkhatlang Dewsaw	M	27	BA	Chairman	Business	Khasi	Christian	9366961315
2	Skhembhalang Disiar	F	30	BA	Secretary	Teacher	Khasi	Christian
3	Bredingstar Kynter	M	50	xii	Treasurer	Teacher	Khasi	Christian
4	Gibon Kynter	M	35	ix	member	labourer	Khasi	non-Christian
5	Sanphrang Marbaniang	M	50	x	member	Government employee	Khasi	Christian
6	Glasshon Dewsaw	M	79	viii	member	retired government employee	Khasi	Christian
7	Toman Kynter	M	45	viii	member	farmer	Khasi
8	Baiahun Kynter	F	29	BA	member	Teacher	Khasi	Christian
9	Juncy Disiar	F	50	VIII		labouer	Khasi	non-Christian
10	Enjoymen Kynter	F	48	VIII	member	labouer	Khasi	Christian

Opening of Bank Account

The opening of bank account was initiated after the village signed the EOI (Expression of Interest), VGA (Village Grant Agreement) and the Citizen’s Green Charter. Mawkaphan opened their bank account on the 26^th June, 2019.

Book Keeping Training

Miss Balarihun Kharpuri, Programme Associate (Finance and Procurement) of East Khasi Hills, CLLMP, conducted the Simple Book Keeping Training on the 10^th of June 2019, at Mawkaphan village.

Training on the development of the Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP)

Development of the CNRMP was initiated in Mawkaphan village on the 10^th of June, 2019. As of this juncture; they laid down two interventions pertaining to water development in the village. (check dam and spring chamber)

A comprehensive one-day training and existing CNRMP review for the VNRMC executive members under all the villages under East Khasi Hills was organised on the of December, 2019 by the members of the DPMU. A copy of the environmental templates along with the boundary maps were also circulated to the members and explanation to the templates were made accordingly.

Project Implementation

Community Natural Resource Management Plan Template

1. VILLAGE SUMMARY

District : East Khasi Hills Block : Mawsynram Village: Mawkaphan
Postal Address: Sentein PIN: 793113

1. VILLAGE GIS MAP(Baseline Land use land cover map of village to be prepared using information from GIS Atlas and Google Earth as a first step before community mobilisation in the village)

Sl. No.	Parameters (sl.no.1&2 to be filled by GIS Expert)	Village Information
1	GPS Coordinates:
i	Latitude	25.300838
ii	Longitude	91.567239
iii	Elevation Reading (MSL)	1103
2	Village Geographical Area (Ha)	189.96 ha
i	Total Forest Area (including community, Clan, Pvt Forest)	182.25 ha
ii	Total Area of Water Bodies	0.10 ha
iii	Total Area under Agri-Horticulture	N/A
iv	Total Degraded land area (Ha)	3.88 h
3	Average Annual Rainfall (data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU at district/block level and need not be village level)	……………mm
4	Soil Type(data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU)
VILLAGE SUMMARY SHEET
Sl. No.	Parameters	Village Information
1	Traditional Land tenure system (Hima /Raid/ /Doloiship/sirdarship/Nokmaakingetc)	Maharam Syiemship
2	Distance from Block HQ (Km)	6
3	Distance from District HQ(Km)	62
4	Community inhabiting the village (Khasi, jaintia, Garo & Others)	Khasi
5	No of HHs in the village	112
6	Total population	603
7	Demographic	M	F		Total
i	0-4	22	40		62
ii	5-14	91	72		163
iii	15-30	80	70		150
iv	30-60	75	85		160
v	Above 60	30	38		68
	Total	298	305		603
8	Major occupations of people in the village (in order of importance). (Collect only one major occupation per HH. The Number of all occupation should be equal to total no.of HH in the village.)
	Occupations	HHs
i	Labourer/farmer	89
ii	Business	7
iii	Teacher	1
iv	Government Employee	15
v
vi
9	Public Transport Facilities to & from village Yes/No:…if yes (specify)	Tourist Taxi
		Sumo
10	Energy fuel use by HHs	No of HH		Qty (Kg/HH)		Total
i	Charcoal	0		0		0
ii	Wood	111		1825		2,02,575
iii	LPG	1		168		168
iv	Kerosene
v	Electricity
11	Does the village have sites of Tourist interest	No
	If Yes mention the site & No of Tourist	No of Tourist per Year:
i	NA
ii	NA
iii	NA
12	Number of Village Institution with their status
	Village Council/ VEC/Traditional Institutions	Yes
	Water and Sanitation Committee	No
	Self Help Group for Livelihood Activities	Kpersara SHG Iaikyrsoi SHG Iaipyrshang SHG
	Other if any
13	Availability of Govt. Water Supply (Y/N)	Yes

VILLAGE FUNCTIONARIES 2.1 Traditional Village Institutional Functionaries (Village Dorbar/Nokma/Doloi Council)
Sl No		Name in Full			Gender M/F		Age (in Yrs)		Education		Designation			Occupation		Community	Religion & Denomination			Contact No and email address
1		Gibonsing Kynter			M		35		IX		Headman			Farmer		Khasi	Christian			9366744901
2		Sanphrang Marbaniang			M		50		X		Secretary			Govt. Employee		Khasi	Christian
3		Bredong Kynter			M		50		XII		Treasurer			Teacher		Khasi	Christian
2.2				Village Natural Resource Management Committee (9member committee constituted from Village Council and VEC), SHG group, Women’s group, youth;4 members should be women)
Sl No		Name in Full			Gender M/F		Age (in Yrs)		Education		Designation	Occupation		Community			Religion & Denomination	Contact No and email address
1		Pyrkhatlang Dewsaw			M		27		BA		Chairman	Bussiness		Khasi			Christian	9366961315
2		Skhembhalang Disiar			F		30		BA		Secretary	Teacher		Khasi			Christian
3		Bredingstar Kynter			M		50		xii		Treasurer	Teacher		Khasi			Christian
4		Gibon Kynter			M		35		ix		member	labouer		Khasi			non-Christian
5		Sanphrang Marbaniang			M		50		x		member	government employee		Khasi			Christian
6		Glasshon Dewsaw			M		79		viii		member	retired government employee		Khasi			Christian
7		Toman Kynter			M		45		viii		member	farmer		Khasi
8		Baiahun Kynter			F		29		BA		member	Teacher		Khasi			Christian
9		Juncy Disiar			F		50		VIII			labouer		Khasi			non-Christian
10		Enjoymen Kynter			F		48		VIII		member	labouer		Khasi			Christian

2.3 Green Facilitators

Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (Yrs)	Education	Area of specialisation/ focus (forests, water, soil, accounts, environmental and social safeguards, knowledge management, GIS)	Trained under CLLMP (Yes/ No?) if Yes, date training was received	Contact No and email address
1	Sarjon Disiar	M	27	xii (LABOURER)	Forest	No
2	Iadalin Disiar	F	24	xii (Student)	Water	No
3	Bashisha Nongsiej	F	25	xii (LABOURER)	Soil	No

3. RESOURCE MAPPING

1	The exercise should be done in a public place, that all members of the community, can access and participate in;
2	Facilitators should carry GIS map of village/ Google Earth Map
3	Introduction on Resource Map to the community; entire community to be present
4	Facilitate the community to draw the Village Resource Map of the village on the floor/open ground/Chart Paper using participatory tools and locally available materials
5	Facilitate community to draw village Boundary-basic landmarks such as roads streams, rivers, forests, agricultural land etc
6	Map out details of land use such as Community forest, clan forest, Pvt individual forest, Jhum area, important cash crop areas, Agriculture areas, Agro forestry, degraded land area, sand/stone quarries, coal mining areas, steep slope areas, low land areas, wasteland & Plant species in each forest type etc.
7	Map out details of water bodies such as springs &springshed, water catchment areas, ponds, lakes, water reservoirs, sites for fishing etc & Temporary features (Seasonal ponds/Lakes) etc
8	Briefing and validation of the Resource Map with the community. Copy the Resource Map on the paper for official record. Use Standard legends for uniformity and convenience.
9	Ensure that participants engaged in drawing Resource maps including VNRM committee sign and date at the back of the Resource Map and it is endorsed by the head of the village council
10	It is recommended that the group prepare two copies of Resource Maps, so that one copy may be given to the community for their future reference. Take a photo

(This is the tool to begin interaction with the people in the village. This exercise will provide an opportunity to bring people together to understand the natural resources of the village towards plan preparation. The facilitators must have the secondary information in advance to be able to facilitate effectively; The information collected through this process should be filled into the template provided for Land Use Pattern.)

LAND USE PATTERN

Sl No	Land use Category	Land Ownership (Community/Clan /Pvt individual etc)	Name of the Site	Quality of forest(Dense, Moderate, open) refer to GIS Map	Land Area /stretch as in the vilage (Ha/Km)	Present Uses/Benefits HHs=1; Timber =2; NTFP =3; Fuelwood = 4; Medicine & Aromatic plants=5, Others=6	Land Area available for intervention (Ha)	Grazing (Y/N)	Remarks
4.1	Forest (Specify type)(total area of all forest should match with forest area of the village measured under GIS)
	Community Forest (Lawshnong/SongniBirungbolgrik)	Community	Mawkynjangbah	Moderate		3		No
	Private (Rikynti/)	Community (Raid)	Mawiongrit	Moderate		2, 4		Yes
	Clan Forest (Lawkur/Maharini/ Raid	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	Yes	There’s no clan forest
	Protected Forests/ Green Blocks (including Law Adong and Law shnong, forests protected for aesthetic reasons)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	There’s no protected forest
	Catchment Areas (water supply) (Area to be filled by GIS)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		There’s no catchment area

SL. No.	Land use Category	Land Ownership (Community/Pvt individual etc)	Name of the Site	Land Area available for intervention (Ha)	Source of Seeds Community Nursery=1 Purchase=2 Others=3	Use of Organic Fertiliser/Bio-Pesticide/Bio-Insecticides etc. (Y/N)	Remarks
4.2	Cultivable Land (Area in ha to be filled by GIS)				(To be filled by DPMU team)	(To be filled by DPMU team)
1	Area under Agriculture (Mention Ha under each crop – Paddy, Maize others) wet land (Paddy Field)	Private	Umkut Sabsein		3	DNA	Terrace
2	Area under Horticulture (Mention Ha under each type)	Private	Many sites		NA	NA	Horticulture
3	Area under Cash Crops 1 (Specify) Broom Cultivation	Private	Mawbyllong		NA	NA	Broom Cultivation is their prioritize cash crop
4	Area under Cash Crops 2 (Specify)…… )	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
5	Area under Shifting Cultivation Average cycle (yrs)	Community	Nongrum		Bun	NA	5 years cycle of shifting cultivation
6	Culturable Wasteland(to be filled by GIS )	Community	Umthod		NA	NA

SL. No.	Land use Category	Ownership/Community/Private	Name of the water body/spring	GPS coordinates (to be filled by technical team)	No of Dependent HH (to be filled by social survey team)	Nature of water body (Perennial/Seasonal) (to be filled by technical team)	Existing Soil & Water Conservation structures (to be filled by technical team)	Water quality tested (Y/N) (to be filled by technical team)	Size/length of River /stream (Ha/Km) (length of river, stream, to be provided by GIS)	Present use/Benefit (fisheries/irrigation/drinking water) (to be filled by social survey team)	Number/Area available for intervention (to be filled by technical team)	Remarks (to be filled by DPMU)
4.3	Water Bodies (specify)
1	Springs/Water Source	Community	Mawpyngkut			Perennial	Protected by stones	No		Drinking	1	Spring Chamber
2	Natural ponds	Private	Mawpyngkut	NA	NA	Perennial	No	No		Fishery	1	No Natural Ponds but Many manmade private fishery ponds are there
3	Lakes	Private	Nongrum	NA	NA	Perennial	NA	No		Fishery	1	No Natural Lake
4	Streams within village area	Community	Umkut	NA	NA	Perennial	NA	No		Drinking and Irrigation	1	Check Dam at Wah Mashutwait
5	Rivers within Village Geographical area	Community	Mawkynjeng	NA	NA	Seasonal	NA	No		Irrigation	1	Rivers are the boundary line between two villages
6	Others (Specify)	NA

4.4	Indigenous/ Cultivated Trees and NTFPs in Forests	List of Species	Main use (Household/ Commercial)
1	Indigenous Tree species in Forest	Diengdoh, Dieng snoin and Diengngan	Household
2	NTFPs in Forest including medicinal shrubs/trees etc	Shken, jamyrdoh, jatira, jajew	Household
3	Commercially valued Trees/ Shrubs/Plants in forests/	NA	NA
4	Fodder Species/ Valuable grasses in forests	Phan, Phankaro, phlang	Fodder
5	Any vulnerabError! Hyperlink reference not valid.le/ endangered species in Forest (fauna & flora) )	Dngiem, Skei, Dkhiat	NA
6	Invasive plant Species (if any)	NA	NA

5. PROBLEM ANALYSIS

(These are some questions to facilitate FGDs to get an understanding on the challenges and concerns in the village. Some of the issues could be Soil degradation/erosion; Forest Fires; Unscientific Mining; Deforestation; Degraded Jhum Lands; Waste/Pollution; Mining runoff; Siltation; Over- extraction. This information will help fill the form 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. The information can be collected in advance or substantiated later with the help of secondary sources. The interaction should take place as a discussion and the forms should be filled after the discussion, and not during it)

1. Do people have sufficient access to supply of fodder, fuel wood, leaf litter?

Yes, most of the people acquire fuel wood from the forest for all their domestic needs.

2. Has access to timber improved or reduced over the years? How is access for household use and commercial use managed?

There has been reduced quantity of wood over the years since the constant need for wood has resulted in the deforestation of forest area in the village. Nowadays most of the wood is acquired from local market.

3. Are the water bodies facing any threats?

Yes, especially in the months of December to April in which the village faces water scarcity during these months.

4. Do all people in the village have access to drinking water? What are the challenges?

Yes. Through the PHE water pipeline and also from spring and stream. Water has to fetch from the spring or stream which is quite far from the households.

5. Are there degraded areas in the village (open/ degraded forests, mining affected, high soil erosion etc.)?

No. Mostly barren land, Open forest.

6. What has caused this degradation? Are there practices causing threats to availability and access to natural resources?

Due to less top soil and rocky surface

7. What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

Not much has changed

8. Are there any challenges in farming?

Most of the area are barren land due to rock surface only small area is available for the cultivation

9. How would you consider the health situation in your village?

Good.

10. How is the situation of cleanliness, sanitation, access to toilets and waste management?

Good

11. Who are the most vulnerable in the village? What can be done to improve their lives?

Landless farmer, Unemployed youth, Poor can be considered as the most vulnerable in the village.

12. What are the livelihood aspirations of the youth? Are there any avenues available?

Business, Farming, and Govt. job. No Avenue available for the job

13. Do any committees/ institutions/ rules exist to manage and monitor natural resources in the village?

Village Dorbar.

14. What are some of the major issues of conflict in the village?

No major conflicts in the village

15. Have any of the above issues been discussed in village meetings?

NA

16. How do people resolve disagreements and conflicts?

NA

5.1	Land
Sl No	Category of Land/Water Body	Soil degradation/erosion (in Ha) (DPMU to collect from secondary data)	Forest Fires (in Ha)	Un scientific Mining (in Ha)	Deforestation (in Ha) (To be filled by GIS)	Degraded Jhum Lands (in Ha)	Others (in Ha)	Total Area Affected (approx. in Ha)	Remarks
1	Land
A	Forest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
B	Cultivable land	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
C	Others (Specify)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

5.2	Water Bodies Affected
Sl No	Category of Land/Water Body	Number affected & Name of sites	Waste/ Pollution		Mining runoff	Siltation of water bodies	Over- extraction	Deforestation in Catchment	Test Result? (attach)	Others (Specify)
			Solid Waste	Domestic waste water
2	Water Bodies
A	Springs (name of springs)	1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
B	Stream (number)
C	River/ pond/ lake

5.3	Disputes / Constraints encountered by Community
Sl No	Type of Resource	Dispute (mention if within village=1 or with other village/s =2)	Constraint	Rating/Frequency/ Number of Months in the year	Proposed resolution	Priority (can be addressed through CNRM plan)
1	Village Geographical Boundary	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
2	Drinking Water	1	Water Scarcity	Whole year	Water pond	Not proposed during the CNRMP Preparation, So this has to be incorporate in the CNRMP
3	Water for irrigation	1	Water Scarcity	December to May		Crops are rainfed
4	Access to land for construction of House	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
5	Access of land for cultivation	1	Private land	NA	NA	NA
6	Access to timber for construction etc	1	One needs to buy from the market	Whole year	Afforestation	High
7	Access to NTFP (Wild vegetables, canes and bamboo, lac, Herbal medicines etc)	1	This keep on decreasing every year	NA	NA	NA
8	Access to Fodder	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
9	Access to Fuel wood	1	One needs to buy fron the market	Whole year	Afforestation	High
10	Access to LPG	1	The community is not willing to use it till date	NA	NA	NA
11	Access to solar cookers/ heaters	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
12	Access to Food/PDS	NA	No	NA	NA	NA
13	Others (Specify)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

5.4	Village Governance/Management of Environment and Natural Resources
Sl No	Environment Parameters	Rules & Management System In Place in Village Yes =1; No = 2; Not Applicable (NA)=3	Management Committee/Volunteers in place (Y/N and Composition)			Contact Person and contact Details
			Y/N	No of M	No of F
1	Access for timber/NTFPs etc from community forest	3	NA	NA	NA
2	Access for cultivable land for villagers from community land	2	N	NA	NA
3	Protection of spring sheds, water sources	1	Y	7	3
4	Protection of catchment areas	1	Y	7	3
5	Prevention of forest fires	1	Y	7	3
6	Conservation of aquatic life in rivers, streams etc	1	Y	7	3
7	System for Disposal of solid waste	1	Y	7	3
8	System for treatment of Household affluent	2	N	NA	NA
9	Cleanliness of village - roads, footpaths	1	Y	7	3
10	Social fencing for Protection of stray cattle/other domestic animals	1	Y	7	3
11	Participation of women in decision making at various platforms	1	Y	7	3
12	Rate of wages for both men and women for different types of labour	1	Y	7	3
13	Ensuring survival of young plantations (upto 5 years)	2	N	NA	NA
14	Management of afforested plots	2	N	NA	NA
15	Eco-Tourism	1	Y	7	3
16	Others (Specify)	2	N	NA	NA

6. CNRM PLAN PREPARATION

6.1 Visioning Exercise

The idea is to create a positive environment where the people discuss problems but with a target of solving them, moving to a higher goal, identifying that goal and a collective vision.

There are many ways of facilitating a visioning exercise. If the group is very large then they can be broken into smaller groups, if the group is small, then questions can be posed for each individual. Based on small group discussions or individual map a depiction of what the village would be ten years from now can be prepared. Facilitators should aim to break the ice and help the group think about their vision. Make the exercise fun by asking “if you had a magic wand what would you change” or “if you had one wish what would you do for your village”. There is no harm in starting from personal aspiration- ask parents what they want for their children or ask youth what their aspirations are.

Each small group or individual can be given a topic/area: forests, agriculture, water, school, health, transport, livelihood, tourism and so on. They can be asked to discuss the problem today that needs to be solved and what they see in this area ten years from now. Based on the discussion or reflection, a combined chart can be prepared the issues can be written and another chart where the vision/desire/wish/goal can be written for each area. This process helps people to think holistically and not see the project as a source of a few activities.

This vision chart can be a basis to start the next set of discussion, on prioritization of interventions and be a reference document to help plan under the project.

6.2 Prioritization Exercise

The exercise should build on the resource map and baseline information collected to arrive at potential interventions and initiatives the community would like to plan to achieve their vision for improvements in the state of natural resources of their village.

• Group Discussion - Groups of different age groups such as youth men, youth women, men above 30, women above 30 years old.

• Facilitate each group to discuss the pressures and challenges related to natural resources in the village, existing best practices and knowledge within the village and then envision improvements that could enhance the state of natural resources and contribute to an improved resource base.

• Facilitate them to prioritize new interventions and initiatives to achieve these improvements. Map out the proposed interventions and initiatives using the resource map and write up the interventions in a tabular format

• Copy the Vision map on paper for purpose of record and attach the group discussion points of different groups. The list of participants of each group may be attached for future reference.

• Geo-tag intervention sites, take photos of sites during the planning stage to compare through the cycle of intervention.

6.3 Intervention identification

Area of Intervention		Soil & Water Conservation	Land Productivity Enhancement	Spring Shed Development	Afforestation/ Community Forestry Activities	Capacity Building	Others	Remarks on Any Traditional Knowledge/ Best Practice within the Village
Intervention 1	Activity/ Site
Intervention 2	Activity/ Site
Intervention 3	Activity/ Site
Intervention 4	Activity/ Site
Intervention 5	Activity/ Site
Intervention 6	Activity/ Site
Intervention 7	Activity/ Site

*Note: Consider following criteria for prioritizing the water sources for intervention:

a) Number of dependent households b) Discharge level c) Demand vs Supply Gap d) Drastic change in discharge e) Availability of Land for intervention f) Willingness of communities/individuals

For prioritized springs, fill and attach Annexure-B (Spring Information Form)

6.4 Proposed List of Interventions Summary

Sl No	Name of Proposed Interventions	Site	Land ownership	Nos of HHs expected to Benefit			Priority (High/ Medium/ Low)	Start date (MM/YY)	Completion date (MM/YY)
				BPL	APL	TOTAL
1	Spring Chamber	Sder	Community				High
2	Spring Chamber	Mawia	Community				High
3	Check Dam	Khreng	Community				High
4	Water Filtration	Rngoi	Community				Medium
5	Community Nursery	Jymmu	Community				Medium
6	Bed Rock Cultivation	Mawbniat	Community				Medium
7	10 Unit Contour Bounding		Private				Medium
8	10 Unit Tree Plantation		Private				Medium
9	10 Unit Bamboo Cultivation		Private				Medium

6.5 Training and Capacity Building for implementing CNRM Plan

Sl No		Type of Training/ Cap Building Activity	No of People	Target audience (VCF/VNRMC)	Proposed frequency	Remarks
1		Training on Solid Waste Management					No training was imparted as yet
2		Training on Gender inclusion				No training was imparted as yet
3		Training on Landscape Management				No training was imparted as yet
4		Social Management and Community Mobilization				No training was imparted as yet
5		Soil and Water Conservation				No training was imparted as yet
6		Land Productivity Enhancement				No training was imparted as yet
7		Forestry and Agroforestry				No training was imparted as yet
8		Community Nursery and Nursery Management				No training was imparted as yet
9		Spring Shed Management and Development				No training was imparted as yet
10		Other training required (please specify)				No training was imparted as yet

6.6ENVIRONMENT ELIGIBILITY SCREENING

Sl. No	Activities/Subprojects with any of the attributes listed below will be ineligible for support under the proposed project due to environmental implications.	Yes/No
1	Any subproject/activities that is not consistent with Acts of GoI and GoM	No
2	Subproject/activities that could intervene or damage/fragment and/or adversely affect/ impact natural habitats/ protected areas, reserve forests, including but not limited to, the following sites: Siju Wildlife Sanctuary, South Garo Hills Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Ri-Bhoi District Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary, South Garo Hills Balpakram National Park, South Garo Hills Nokrek Ridge National Park, East Garo Hills Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, East, West and South Garo Hills Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary, East Jaintia Hills	No
3	Subproject/activities that support forest harvesting on a large/industrial scale	No
4	Activity that involves construction of check dam >3m height	No
5	Subprojects/activities that promote or require pesticides that falls in WHO classes IA, IB, or II and/or procurement of large amount of pesticides or toxic agro-chemicals.	No
6	Subprojects/activities will not support large- scale clearing of land, dredging of water bodies, undercutting of slopes, replacement of natural vegetation that may cause permanent, irreversible impacts.	No
7	Any activity that has a significant potential of causing forest fires	No
8	Any project activity that leads to large-scale soil erosion and siltation of water bodies	No
9	Any activity that promotes or involves incidence of child labour.	No
10	Sub project/Activities that would adversely affect cultural sites, places of significance importance and protected historical assets (both living and built)	No
11	Sub project/Activities that involves the felling of the ‘prohibited trees’ without a permit	No
12	Sub project/Activities that seeks to impose restrictions or loss of access to using natural resources, including medicinal plants or those of economic value for livelihoods.	No
13	Any activities involving use of Asbestos Containing Materials (e.g. Pipes for community irrigation schemes).	No

If Yes- reject /modify activities in the plan to meet the criteria.

6.7 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SCREENING

S. No.	Regulatory requirements		Implications for project
I	Are any of the activities located within a notified Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ)? Nokrek NP ESZ Narpuh ESZ Nongkhylleum WLS ESZ If yes, Are any of the activities on the list of activities regulated in ESZ? If yes, Has the required permission been taken?	No No No	Follow EGs on Soil and Water Conservation, Water Management, Afforestation activities Follow MOEF Guidelines of Permissible activities in ESZ Given (2) If any project activity is still likely to negatively impact any sensitive habitat or species, a separate site-specific Environment Management Plan would need to be prepared by the project to ensure mitigation measures for containing the impacts.
II III	Are any of the activities involving construction located between 100-300 meters from an archaeological site/monument. If yes, has permission been taken from the Archaeological Survey of India?	No No	Follow EGs on Chance find procedures
IV V	Do any of the activities require license under the Fertilizer Order 1985 (selling, stocking, exhibiting for sale or distribution of bio-fertilizers and organic fertilizers)? If yes, has the license been taken?	No No	Follow General Rules under Fertilizer Order 19851

6.8 Social Screening Checklist

1. LAND MANAGEMENT²

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	Is there land requirement under each proposed intervention?	Yes		What is the size of land required per intervention? Who owns the land (Community, Clan or Private)
2.	Does the land selected ensure minimum adverse impact?	Yes
3.	Is there any impact on:			Provide number of affected persons per intervention
	Agricultural land	Yes		Land development activity will increase the productivity and also reduce soil erosion
	Forest land	Yes		Will increase the forest cover within the village
	Access to common resource (mention type of resource)	Yes
4.	Are the estimated affected persons from the vulnerable category?	Yes		Provide number of affected persons per intervention
	Women headed HH	Yes		Will get fuel wood & timber from afforested area as well as water from the spring
	BPL HH	Yes		Will get fuel wood & timber from afforested area as well as water from the spring
5.	Will land be taken on voluntary land donation?	Yes
6.	Have the principles and procedures3 for voluntary land donation been duly followed?		No
7.	Have due precautions been taken to minimize disturbance to sensitive locations or locations having cultural significance?	NA

2. SOCIAL INCLUSION⁴

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	Was separate consultation held with different groups?		No	Mention type of interaction and location
	Women	Yes
	Youth		No
	Low income families		No
	Minority groups		No
	Any other		No
2.	Are the concerns and priorities of different groups reflected in the interventions proposed?		No	List the specific concern
	Women	Yes		Water for drinking and domestic purpose
	Youth			Fuel wood
	Low income families			Timber for construction of house
	Minority group
	Any other
3.	Were separate meetings with women organised to prioritise their needs?		No
4.	What percentage of women are members of local committees formed under the project?			VNRMC- 50%, Purchase Committee - 67 %
5.	Number of women are employed under the project? (provide total number at each level and the total staff to calculate the percentage of women)			Staff, consultants, field workers
	State			Meghalaya
	District			East Khasi Hills
	Block			Mawkynrew
	Village			Umkhoi

3. LABOUR MANAGEMENT

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	What are the number of labour required under the interventions proposed?	Yes		Number of labour/number of days
2.	Is labour influx5 expected?		No
3.	Is an assessment on impacts due to labour influx required?		No	Specify the reason for Yes or No
4.	Does the project ensure that no activity will involve child labor?	Yes
5.	Does the project ensure equal opportunities and wage to female workers as per applicable acts?	Yes		Based on the MGNREGS
6.	Are there any contractors to be engaged?		No
7.	Do contractor agreements contain clauses for labour protection and insurance6?
8.	Is there any GRM for labour related issues?		No

4. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

	Screening	Yes	No	Details
1	Is there communication material available?	Yes		Pamplets, posters, GRM stickers
2	Is the communication material available in local language?	Yes		Pamplets, posters, GRM stickers
3	Are multiple mediums used to share information at the village level?	Yes		Powerpoint Presentation, Photos, Examples of various NRM, Videos
4	Are meetings organised at village level?	Yes		Awareness programme, CNRMP preparation, Follow up meetings
5	Are people informed in advance of the meetings?	Yes		Through letter and telephonic conversation with the village representatives
6	Are citizen’s needs documented?		No
7	Are CNRMPs consolidation of people’s needs?	Yes
8	Is information on CNRMP displayed in the village?		No	(please provide a list of what and where)
9	Is there a GRM system?		No	During Awareness and Sensitisation program and sharing of phone number
10	Is the GRM system advertised?	Yes		During Sensatisation and a Project poster with contact number if there is any complaint
11	Are people aware of it?	Yes

5. BENEFIT SHARING

(to be filled for each intervention):

1	Name of the Intervention
2	Number of Direct Beneficiaries
3	Overall Quantum of Benefit
4	Distribution of benefit per HH
5	Contribution (What is each HH contributing)
6	Number of Indirect Beneficiaries

6.9 Preparation of Estimate and Budget by Technical Assistants/ Engineers

(Based on the technical feasibility, scope and scale of interventions identified a budget and estimate needs to be prepared for the plan that receives technical sanction by technical experts/ block level engineers)

6.10SUMMARY OF VILLAGE CNRM PLAN (BAntei)

S No	Intervention (Area and no. of units)	Estimated Total Cost (INR)	Yearly Budget			Source of Funding			Remarks
			Y1 ____	Y2____	Y3____	World Bank	Govt Scheme	Others
1	Construction Of Spring Chamber	72,300				CLLMP (72,300)	MGNREGA (43,384)
2	Construction of Check Dam	2,71,000				CLLMP

7. Community Natural Resource Management Plan Checklists (to be submitted)

1. List of participants (ensure participation of women and vulnerable groups)

2. Completed CNRM booklet

3. Resource Map

4. GPS Coordinates and maps of village area, different forest cover, springsheds, water bodies, catchment areas etc for generating Satellite images of different GIS layers of villages as required)

5. Summary of Village CNRM Plan with community estimate/ Budget

6. Checklists: Eligibility Screening Checklist, Regulatory Compliance Screening form, Social Screening Checklist

7. Photos of Resource mapping exercise, group discussions, proposed intervention areas

General Observation/Remarks of the Facilitators on the Village:

(Comment on number and composition of participants/ Any challenges/ feedback etc)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name of Facilitator:………………………….…………………………………… Designation:……………………………………………… Signature and Date:………………………………..

Name of VNRMC Chairperson/Secretary..................................Designation:……………………………………………… Signature and Date:………………………………..

Name of Technical Assistant……………………………………………………Designation:………………………………………………Signature and Date:………………………………..

Annexure – A

Water Budgeting

S No	Parameter	Response
1	Total Number of Households	78
2	Total Population	410
3	Average Population per Household	5.26
4	Total Livestock (HH)	59
DEMAND			Spring (Mar-Apr)		Monsoon (May-Sept)		Autumn (Oct-Nov)		Winter (Dec-Feb)
Water Demand per capita per day (Human use)														Government Noms Based
Water Demand per capita per day (Livestock)
Total Demand per day (litres)-Human
Total Demand per day (litres)-Livestock
Total Demand per day (liters) (Human+Livestock)
Time Spent for fetching water per Household per day (in minutes)
Total Supply per day (litres)
Difference
Difference Per Capita Per day
	SUPPLY							Spring (Mar-Apr)					Monsoon (May-Sept)						Autumn (Oct-Nov)					Winter (Dec-Feb)
1	Water sources	Available in numbers		Distance from village Community hall (average)		Purpose Used for: Drinking-1 Domestic-2 Animals-3		Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)		Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)			Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)		Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)			Total water supply (liters) per day
	1	2		3		4		5		6			7			8			9		10			11			12
1.1	No of Springs	4		53m		1, 2							5.9 lpm			8496
1.2	No of Ponds	2		40m		3							1 m
1.3	No of Lakes	2		150m		3							2.5 m
1.4	No of Wells	0		0		0							0			0
1.5	No of Hand pumps	0		0		0							0			0
1.6	Other water supply (PHED, etc)	NA		NA		NA							NA			NA
								Total		0			Total			0			Total		0			Total			0

Annexure-B

SPRING INVENTORY FORM

General
Date & Time	: __________________________________
Name of surveyor	: __________________________________
State	: Meghalaya
District	: East Khasi Hills
Block name	:
Village name	:	Panchayat: NA	Hamlet: NA
Local Spring Name	:
Spring ID	: (2-aplphabet initials of State/District/block/village/spring number)

Spring Location (GPS Coordinates)
Latitude:		Longitude:			Elevation (m):
GPS Accuracy (m): _______		No. of Dependent Households:
Spring Ownership Please Tick (✔)
Community ✔	Private			Forest	Others ________________
Spring Type Please Tick (✔)
Contact spring				Karst spring
Fault spring				Depression spring	✔
Fracture spring
Combination (Please specify)			______________________________
Seasonality of spring Please Tick (✔)
Seasonal				Perennial
If seasonal, period of flow (in months)				_______________
Peak discharge period: ______________

Type of spring outlet Please Tick (✔)
Springbox/tank/chamber
Using pipe/Bamboo outlet
From a flowing stream
Pipeline system
Flowing from a wetland/water logged area
In case of Spring box/tank/chamber
Dimensions of the box
Length (m): ______________	Breadth (m): _____________			Height (m): ____________
Diameter (m): ____________	Height (m): ____________ (in case of cylindrical tank)
Other: ______________________________ Spring Water Usage (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Drinking & Cooking					Agriculture
Domestic (Washing clothes/utensils, Bathing etc.)					Livestock
Community Water Supply					Not Used
Other					None

Spring Discharge
Discharge (LPM-Litres Per Minute): _____________
Time and Dateof Discharge measurement: _______________ (hrs:mins, dd/mm/yyyy)

1. Using Stop watch - Bucket method

Volume of container (litre)	Time Taken				Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
	T1	T2	T3	T (average)

2. Using Water levelrise method

Surface area of Spring box		Initial depth to water level (D1) (m)	Final depth to water level (D2) (m)	Rise in water level H = D1- D2 (m)	Volume of water increased = L x B x H(m3)	Time taken (mins)	Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
Length (L) (m)	Breadth (B) (m)

3. In a flowing, channelised stream

Length (L) (avg.)	Breadth (B) (avg.)	Depth (D)(avg.)	Volume in m3 = L x B x D	Time Taken				Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
				T1	T2	T3	T (average)

Water Quality parameters
pH ___________	TDS (ppm) ________________	Salinity (ppm) ________________
Temperature (0C) _____	Electrical Conductivity (µS/cm) ___________
Bacterial Contamination	Yes No
Water sample collected	Yes No	If Yes, Sample ID: ____________
Land Use Pattern in the Catchment area (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Jhoom Cultivation
Terrace Agriculture
Forest
Reserved Forest
Community Forest
Settlements
Others if any. Please Mention	✔. Mostly barren land with no vegetation with rock soil surface
Ownership of Land in Catchment Area (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Private
Community
Government
Mixed
Others, if any, Please Mention
Sanitation status around the spring (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Latrines
Waste dump
Gutters
Open defecation	None
Broad Geology in and around the spring location (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Loose unconsolidated
Weathered rock	✔
Fractured-vertical
Fractured-horizontal
Hard and compact	✔
Other Characteristics (mention if any)

Rocky barren land without any outcrops

Slope type at spring PleaseTick (✔)
Dip slope	✔
Escarpment slope
Vertical slope

Slope Percentage

17. Field sketch of the Spring emergence site

18. Geological section or 3-D conceptual diagram of the Springshed

19. Google Earth image of the delineated potential recharge area/zone of the Spring (with specific interventions marked)

20. Details of the Spring recharge interventions

Recharge intervention type	Dimensions	Number of plantations/structures
Social
Engineering
Biological

CLMMP Preparation:

Sl. No	TYPE OF INTERVENTION WORK	Number of Activities	SITE NAME	GPS COORDINATES	NO. OF WORK ORDER ISSUED	AMOUNT as per ESTIMATE from CLLMP (Rs)	Convergence Amount (Rs)	Treatment / Benefited Area (Hectares)	Household Benefited	START DATE	COMPLETION DATE	Remarks
1	Construction of Spring Chamber	1	Mawbniat	25.29913 91.56655	2	₹ 28,916.00	₹ 43,384.00	3	98	26-08-2019	20-10-2019
2	Construction of Check Dam	1	Mawkaphan			₹ 2,71,000.00	N/A	10		Not Started

PRA Exercise:

1. Inflow and Outflow of Mawkaphan Village

2. SWOT Analysis of Mawkaphan Village

3. Seasonal Calendar of Mawkaphan Village

Participant List:

Green Charter:

Expression of Interest:

Village Agreement:

Budget Estimates:

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1. If the answer to the questions posed in the screening process below is ‘Yes’, mitigation measures would be required to be put in place.↩︎

2. Natural resource (particularly land) ownership and management in Meghalaya is complex – in the presence of customary norms and formal laws. The project intervention will be particularly mindful of such land ownership issues, particularly the nuances of community and private ownership issues. Screening of land sites identified for project interventions: All land for planned interventions would be undertaken on: Existing land available with the implementing agency; Government land accessed through department transfer; Land taken on lease under relevant legal provisions or through voluntary land donation by beneficiaries or taken through lease deed, private market; Purchase agreement or MOU with relevant institutions (like ADCs, Syiems/Nokmas) for community demand driven interventions. No private land acquisition will be undertaken under any project component.↩︎

3. Voluntary donation of land would be undertaken as per the following principles: That all donors would compulsorily become beneficiaries i.e. no individual or individuals would end up landless and therefore unable to benefit from the demand driven scheme. Such donors are adequately compensated for land given either in cash (at market rates) by purchasing body or given alternate land by contribution from other members. The process of taking such land would involve: Identification of demand from the community followed by assessment of suitability of land as per design; Drawing up of a MOU or agreement with the concerned parties; Such land taken on voluntary donation basis would be duly registered to avoid future complications↩︎

4. It is to be noted that poverty is not the only indicator that excludes or deprives a person or group from equal access to resources, services and information. Various other indicators such as ethnicity, clan, gender, religion, place of residence, age and others play a very important role in disabling or excluding people from a range of processes and opportunities. CLLMP aims to strengthen the capacities and knowledge of men, women and youths residing in rural Meghalaya. It also aims to ensure that all groups of people in the community are actively involved in the planning, management and monitoring of various initiatives↩︎

5. The team needs to be cognisant of the possibilities that influx of workers could lead to adverse social and environmental impacts on local communities, especially if the communities are rural, remote or small. Such adverse impacts may include increased demand for goods and services that can lead to price hikes and crowding out of local consumers, increased volume of traffic and higher risk of accidents, increased demands on the ecosystem and natural resources, social conflicts within and between communities, increased risk of spread of communicable diseases, and increased rates of illicit behaviour and crime↩︎

6. Wherever labour camps will be set up, it will be ensured that the contract labourers are properlydocumented for, the camps have suitable living conditions with safe drinking water, sanitary toilet facilities (earmarked separately for men and women)etc. Contractors’ agreements will have specific clause to ensure child labour and forced labour and banned at project sites, wages are provided as per legal guidelines, labour camp conditions meet adequate quality norms and every contractual employee have proper work-related documentation. The contract should also include clauses regarding reduction of waste general and safe disposal of waste at camp sites; ensure that workers’ camps and associated facilities are connected to septic tank or other wastewater systems which are appropriate and of sufficient capacity for the number of workers and local conditions; avoid contamination of freshwater resources; place workers’ camps away from environmentally sensitive areas to avoid impacts on the local wildlife; route new access routes for workers’ camps to avoid/minimize environmentally sensitive areas; avoid deforestation around camps; provide adequate training to workers on health and safety standards and ensure that children and minors are not employed directly or indirectly on the project↩︎