Mawroh COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Village Profile on

Mawroh Village under Mairang C&RD Block

District: Eastern West Khasi Hills District

15^th March, 2021.

COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

(CLLMP)

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Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP)

The Government of Meghalaya with financial help from the World Bank is implementing the Meghalaya Community Led Landscape Management Project (MCLLMP). The project will cover the entire state of Meghalaya and implementation of community led plans will be rolled out in 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 11 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 mobilization; building traditional knowledge and learning, mapping of natural resources management; strengthening the community institutions and creating linkage with financial institutions and community organizations.

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

Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of Communities for Natural Resources Management.
Community-Led Landscape Planning and Implementation.
Project Management and Governance.

Objective:

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.”

SCOPE:

The CLLM-Programme focuses on increasing the capacities of communities and traditional institutions (TI) by adopting a landscape approach to manage their natural resources such as soil, springs and other water sources, forests, and bio-diversity, etc.
The project will be planned and implemented in about 400 villages across the state.
CLLMP has a strong focus on institution-building at the village-level, by ensuring systematic capacity-building on technical and social skill-sets.
The project will also extend such training to communities beyond the targeted villages and support efforts made by them to access funding from various rural and natural resources initiatives and schemes.
The Programme will also invest in improving the process and outcome delivery, by developing and adhering to effective systems and procedures, supported by the appropriate technology.

BENEFITS:

Benefits for community (Skills and Capacity relating to technical and managerial areas like NRM and Conflict resolution
Benefits to traditional institutions (village councils, traditional leaders, community-based organizations, SHGs etc.) through Knowledge sharing, promotion of innovative approach, access to technology, technical managerial and financial support.
It is estimated that the project will impact around 1 lakh partners (of which 50% are women) who depend on land, forest, Agro forestry.
Through the project, 55000 Ha of targeted area will be ensured with availability of water, biological resources, and soil productivity, which will in turn benefit around 400 villages and the outcomes delivery can be summarized as follows.

IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY:

The Project will be executed by the MBMA in collaboration with other partners particularly, SIRD (for training and capacity building), Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Water Resource Department, Forest Department, specifically with respect to technical inputs, safeguards management and Community NRM plan preparation.

PROJECT PERIOD:

2018-2023 (5 years).

Sl. No.	Topics	Page No.
I.	Introduction & History	5
II.	Social Profile	6
	Population Card Holding Household Occupation Key Constraints Land Use Land Cover pattern	7
III.	CLLMP Activities	8-22
	Ground Truthing Sensitization on CLLMP Signing of EOI, VGA & Green Charter Formation of VNRMC Village Community Facilitators Purchase Committee Opening of Bank Account PRA Exercise Village Boundary Mapping & Resource Mapping Basic Survey on CNRMP template Focused Group Discussions Seasonal Calendar Submission of CNRMP by the VNRMC The Final CNRM Plan GIS Activities Project Implementation Fund Status

I. INTRODUCTION:

Mawroh Village is located at Miarnag C&RD Block, Eastern West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India. It is 8 km away from district headquarter, Mairang and 64km from Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills District Mawroh has a total population of 746. There are about 136 houses in Mawroh village with a total geographical area of 271.09ha. Mairang is the nearest town to Mawroh.

BRIEF HISTORY:

Mawroh originated in the year 1850. The name Mawroh was given by the villagers due to the presence of a large boulder which looked similar to Lum Kyllang. According to folk tales, there was a contest between the two boulders as to who would wake up first early in the morning. The boulder at Mawroh was defeated in the contest and its shape was broken to pieces. Due to this reason, the name Mawroh was given to the village which remains to this day. Forest during the olden days were deep and filled with different kind of species like Rabbit, Foxes, Eagle and Crows, etc,.

The earliest settlers of the village were the Rani Clan and the Wahlang Clan. In the beginning, there were only two households. They migrated to this place and settled down because of the pandemic.

Most of the villagers from Mawroh are mainly farmers. The type of crops cultivated are wheat, maize, potato, and sweet potato.

Mawroh is surrounded by four different villages namely Laitdombah, Langstiehrim, Laitdomain and Mawshut.

II. Village Profile:

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III. CLLMP Activities:

1.Ground Truthing:

The DPMU-CLLMP team conducted the first visit to the village of Mawroh on 20^th July,2019. The DPMU-CLLMP met with Shri. Sbuntiwon, Headman of Mawblei village and other village representatives for field assessment. Shri. Sbuntiwon provided the team with important information regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under his headmanship in the village. The team assessed the village on the same day. There was availability of degraded land which were mostly fallow and barren. There were some eroded areas and the need to improve of catchment area. The village mostly depend on springs for drinking water and streams for domestic purposes. The soil type in the village was sandy loamy and reddish brown.

Case finding:

There are a total number of 136 households.
Actively performing VEC.
Forest on hills slopes is prone to forest fires. Loss of natural vegetation.
Lack of water resources.
There are 10 Springs and 7 Natural ponds in the village.
The village have access to drinking water.
There is one river in the village named Phudumjer.
There are 4 Schools in the Village i.e., Primary Schools and Secondary School.

2. Sensitization Programme:

The first sensitization programme of Mawroh village was conducted on the on the 22^nd July, 2019, by The District Project Manager and the Assistant Managers on the Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP). The DPMU team gave a detailed presentation on CLLMP as well as the guidelines related to the Project. Villagers who participated in the programme, both men and women, voiced out their concerns and questions regarding the project making it a huge success.

2.1. Signing of EOI, VGA and Green Charter:

Mawroh Village signed the Expression of Interest (EOI), the Village Grant Agreement (VGA) and the Green Charter after a uniform agreement by the enitre community that the Community-Led landscape Management Project (CLLMP) be implemented at Mawroh Village.

2.2. Formation of the VNRMC:

The Formation of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee was done on the 3^rd July, 2019, in a public meeting in the presence of the entire village and the CLLMP team. The community chose the President, the Secretary, and the other executive members of the Committee.

Listed below are the members of the VNRMC:

Village Natural Resource Management Committee
Sl. No.	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Contact No
1.	Shri. Sbuntiwon L. Mawnai	Male	42	XI	President	Business	Khasi	9863196854
2.	Smt. Twenli Rani	Female	39	XI	Secretary	Farmer	Khasi	NA
3.	Smt. Tinai Khriem	Female	59	III	Finance secretary	Farmer	Khasi	8257836104
4.	Shri. Anthony Wahlang	Male	56	II	Member	Farmer	Khasi	6009109987
5.	Shri. Mebarjune Warjri	Male	28	X	Member	Farmer	Khasi	9366679685
6.	Smt. Silma Khyriem	Female	52	III	Member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
7.	Smt. Thrina Wahlang	Female	60	II	Member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
8.	Smt. Biskina L. Nonglait	Female	26	XI	Member	Farmer	Khasi	8837082401
9.	Shri. Naphanglin L. Mairang	Male	42	XI	Member	Teacher	Khasi	7005945429

2.3.Village Community Facilitators:

Sl No	Name	Gender	Role
1.	Shri. Mebarjune Warjri	Male	Environment & GIS
2.	Smt. Biskina L. Nonglait	Female	PM & M&E
3.	Smt. Pisharis Khyriem	Female	Social & Knowledge

2.4. Procurement Members:

Sl.No	Name	Gender	Age	Education	Contact Number
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3.Opening of Bank Account:

$C:\Users\Personal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Word\Mawroh.jpg$ The opening of the bank account in Mawroh village was done after the signing of the EOI (Expression of Interest), the VGA (Village Grant Agreement) and the signing of the Green Charter at the respective villages. A meeting was held for all the VNRMC members of Mawroh to brief and assist them before opening the VRNMC bank account. The bank account was opened on the 26^th August 2019.

Fig: Bank Account

4.Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercise (PRA):

The PRA exercise aimed to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of the community in the planning and management of development projects and programmes. The PRA exercise at Mawroh village took place, where a total of 40 villagers, men and women included, took part in the exercise.

The initial stage of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise at Mawroh village commenced with a meeting cum orientation program on CLLMP. While conducting the meeting, the community members were made aware of the various PRA exercises conducted for the development of Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) of the village, the community members’ contribution in the exercise and the objectives to be achieved. The key informants, the VNRMC and the VCFs, helped facilitate maximum participation.

Commencement of PRA:

Introduction: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is the process of involving local people in the analysis and interpretation of their own situation of a given rural area. The local people i.e., the participants take a leadership role in collecting, analysing, interpreting, and presenting information and in this process impart knowledge and development insight to the specialists and extension agents.

For management of natural resources, Participatory Rural Appraisal is conducted to establish rapport with the village community as well as to identify and define problems for prioritization in the village itself. It is a way of learning from and with community members to investigate their need assessment, analyse and evaluate constraints and opportunities and find out priorities in the area of agriculture, small scale rural enterprises and any other social and economic development programs addressed to the village development based on the principle of listening and learning.

Objectives of PRA exercise in Mawroh village:

The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise at Mawroh village was conducted with the following objectives:

To identify the natural, human, and economic resources of village.
To identify the village problems and prioritize them with the help of the community members.
To prepare the Community natural Resource Management Plan of the village.

4.1: Village Boundary Mapping and Resource Mapping.

The GIS in collaboration with the Village Community Facilitators mapped the village boundary of Mawroh Village and to involve the local community in preparation of village resource map as perceived by the community members to solicit their participation. Infrastructure, services, and other village resources such as agricultural lands, wells, Forest, wastelands, cattle population etc. were mapped. Local people prepared the Resource Map by drawing it on a chart paper as well as on the ground without much interference of outsiders.

This activity achieved the following purposes:

Rapport building and won the confidence of the villagers.
Analysed the spatial information, particularly studied problems, and opportunities of villagers.
Got an impression about the village setting, physical layout, location of various houses and institution.

Findings Based on the Resource Map of Mawroh Village:

Main agriculture produce is Squash.
There is only one types of Forest ownership i.e., Private Forest.
Presence of Community Hall.
Presence of Football playground.
10 springs Chamber.
4 schools in Mawroh Village i.e., Primary Schools and Secondary School.
There are 2 churches in the village i.e., Balang u Jisu Christ and Presbyterian.

4.2: Basic Survey for CNRMP Template:

During the PRA exercise, the External Expert of Social & Environment Management held group discussions with different groups to gather basic village information regarding number of households, demographic information, major crops and enterprises taken in the village, trends of production and productivity of major crops in the village and demographic distribution of village population.

Information related to land use category such as forest, cultivable land, water bodies ,etc and problems and challenges related to NRM were discussed.

4.3: Focussed Group Discussions:

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

Not sufficient.

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

Reduced.Bought from other villages.

Are the water bodies facing any threats?

Yes.

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

Yes.

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

Yes, open and degraded forest,high soil erosion.

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

Deforestation.
Overextraction.

What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

Low productivity.

Are there any challenges in farming?

Yes, Infestation.

How would you consider the health situation in your village?

Good.

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

Good.

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

Disabled.
Education.

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

Employment generation.

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

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

No major issues.

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

Yes.

How do people resolve disagreements and conflicts?

Dorbar Shnong.

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5.1 Final CNRMP Plan:

Sl. No.	Name of work	Site	Land Ownership	Benefited	Priority (High/Medium/Low)
1.	Spring Chamber	Kyntoit Pyndeng Mawroh	Private	20	High
2.	Treatment of Catchment Area	Synjer	Private	15	High
3.	Nursery	Dongkrem	Private	1	High
4.	Water Harvest Pond	Lait Ksiang	Private	2	High
5.	Afforestation	Perdom	Private	1	High
6.	Afforestation	Phot Umjer	Private	1	High
7.	Afforestation	Pyndeng Mawlieh	Private	1	High
8.	Check Dam ban pynlang um at Pyndeng Mawlieh.	Pyndeng Mawroh	Private	25	High

6.Project Implementation:

1.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Spring Chamber with TCA (Spring Chamber)	Synjer			60,340.00	Completed
	Spring Chamber with TCA(Afforestation)	Synjer			60,340.00	Completed

2.	Types of intervention	Sites name	GPS-Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
2.	Nursery	Mawroh			148,640.00	Completed

3.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Spring Chamber with TCA(springchamber)	Kyntoit Pyndeng			112,800.00	Completed
	Spring Chamber with TCA(Afforestation)	Kyntoit Pyndeng			112,800.00	Completed

4.	Types of intervention	Sites name	GPS-Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
4.	Water Harvesting Pond	Laitksiang			630,000.00	Completed

5.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Afforestation with Staggered Trenches( Afforestation)	Lumkynjang			154,100.00	Completed
	Afforestation with Staggered Trenches( Trenches)	Lumkynjang			154,100.00	Completed

7.Fund Status:

Fund Released to VNRMC (Project Implementation)	Total No. of Work Order Issued	Total amount Issued under CLLMP (Per Activity)	Total Amount Spent	Start Date	End Date
₹21,55,000/-	5	Spring Chamber at Synjer: Spring Chamber/Afforestation (60,340)	60,340	29/06/2020	02/09/2020
		Nursery at Mawroh (48,640.00)	141,208	29/06/2020	12/07/2020
		Spring Chamber with TCA: Spring Chamber/Afforestation (112,800)	112,800	16/06/2020	03/09/2020
		Water Harvesting Pond at Laitksiang (630,000)	630,000	12/01/2021	28/03/2021
		Afforestation with staggered trenches: Afforestation/Trenches at Lum Kynjang (154,100)	107,870	12/07/2021	23/07/2021
TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT			1,052,218 /-