Mawroh Village Report (Social,Accounts) feb 2023

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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.

Theprojectisintendedtostrengthencommunity-lednaturalresourcesmanagementin 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 mobilisation; 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 include preparation of community led natural resource management plans. The CLLMP has the following three components:

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 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:

IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY:

The Project is 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

Introduction

Mawroh Village falls under Umling C&RD block of Ri-Bhoi district in the state of Meghalaya. The village is at a distance of 1 Km from Nongpoh, the district headquarters of Ri Bhoi District and is at a total distance of 53 Kms from the state capital, Shillong. It falls under Raid Nongpoh with a total geographical area of 101.27 ha and a total population of 1020 villagers.

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Brief History

It was founded in the year 1950 and the first headman was (L) Top Singh Marai. Mawroh village lies adjacent to Nongpoh on the western side. There is a real incident that occurred in the past that explains why this village is named “Mawroh.” There is a rock that lies on the side of the road that leads to Nongkhrah village near the intersection that leads to St. Stephan Convent. It is said that anyone who passes by near this rock is supposed to praise the rock and to not talk bad about it. That is the reason why the rock is known as “Maw Iaroh” or “A rock to be praised” and the village came to be known as “Mawroh.” It was said that anyone who stumbles on this rock or who would desecrate this rock would face unexplained ailments.

This village is one of the well-known villages in the Nongpoh Area. It has a school that is renowned all over the district, which is the St. Paul Higher Secondary School and it also has another school which is Morningstar Secondary School. The village also has two daily morning markets and various Government Offices like the Labour Office, DIPR Office, and ChildLine office are also located in the village. In the village there is also a Government Inspection Bungalow which was constructed since the time of the British and many dignitaries and officers of the government use this Bungalow and even reside here when needed. In the middle of the village there is also a Catholic Mission house which oversaw the Boarding Boys and works of the Missionaries all over the district in the past. The village also has a Convent known as St. Stephan Convent in its vicinity.

Mawroh village has a Village Reserve Forest which is located on Mawspeng hill and Mawsyntu hill. This forest covers about 25 Hectares of the village area and it also functions as a ViewPoint of the village. The area of the village is about 5 KM Square and is surrounded by Umbuda village on the East, Nongkhrah village on the North, Paham Lapong village on the South and Nongpoh on the West.

Social Profile

Mawroh village is located in Umling Block of Ri-Bhoi District, in the state of Meghalaya. It came into existence in the year 1950. The distance from the District Headquarter to Mawroh is 1 km and the village is under the supervision of the Rangbah Shnong. The total number of households is 216 and has a population of 1020 people. Agriculture and its allied activities are highly in vogue, where some few others are also enrolled in government and teaching jobs and some few inhabitants are engaged in local businesses.

The traditional form of governance prevails where the village head is the Rangbah shnong. There is a Village Employment Council (VEC) that oversees the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and other developmental works. Besides women representation in the VEC, the village women are members of a women only village based organization that provides them a platform for decision making on various issues pertaining to the village.

There are a number of streams and springs in and around the village. The main source of livelihood is agriculture. The Village not only produces cash crops but also various fruits, vegetables, tomatoes and Ginger.

There are two secondary schools inside the village, Mawroh. The Primary Health Centre is 4 km away and the Community Health Centre is 120 m away; the nearest Bank is about 70 m away and the Post office is also 100m from the village.

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The total population of Mawroh in 2020 is 1020. Out of this, 493 are males while the female count is 527. This village has 90 children in the age group of 0-4 years, among them 53 are boys and 42 are girls..

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 53 42 90
5-14 45 55 100
15-30 120 100 220
30-60 230 270 500
Above 60 45 60 105

BPL/APL Household:

Particulars No. of HH
BPL HH 110
APL HH 106

Card Holding Household:

Particulars No. of HH
Total HH 216
Ration Card HH 216
Health Card HH 216

Fuel Type:

Fuel Type Total HH
Charcoal 12
Biomass 0
Wood 70
LPG 187
Electric Heater 40
Kerosene 50

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Mawroh LULC

CLLMP ACTIVITIES

  1. Ground Truthing Dated: 19th of June 2019

The CLLMP team met with Mr. Opel Lyngdoh, headman of Mawroh village on the 19th of June 2019. He provided the team with important information regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under his chairmanship.

Figure 1 : Ground-truthing at Mawroh Village.

Case Findings& Selection parameters: -

1. There are 216 Households out of which 110 Households fall under the BPL category.

2. VEC actively performing.

3. Approximately 20-25 acres of community forest available.

4. Scope for Water Sources to be developed

5. Need for Community Nursery and Vermi-Compost

5. The Community members expressed their need to build a fish sanctuary.

The Village has been selected under the Community Led Landscape Management Project

2. Sensitization Programme Dated: 20.06.2019

The District Project Manager and the Assistant Managers held a village Level sensitization Programme on the Community Led Landscape Management project on the 20th of June 2019.The villagers actively participated in the program, voicing out their concerns and questions regarding the project making it a huge success.

The CLLMP officials gave a brief introduction on Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) and explained about the various programmes and projects that MBMA is working on, they then gave a detailed introduction on the Community led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP) and the different aspects and procedures that the villagers and the CLLMP team should carry out during the course of the project and the importance of the involvement of the community for the CLLM-Project to be a success. They gave due importance to the environmental aspects of the project and enlightened them on the various benefits that the villagers could obtain from the project.

The Program was followed by an interactive session to answer the doubts and questions of the villagers some of which are mentioned below.

2.2 Signing of Documents:

After the interactive session, the village signed the EOI, VGA and Green charter followed by the selection of candidates for the Village Natural Resource Management Committee. The Village Executive Committee (VEC) and the entire community carried out the procedure and elected the members of the VNRMC on the same day.

2.3 Formation of the VNRMC

The Formation of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee was done in a public meeting in the presence of the entire village and the CLLMP staffs. The community itself 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 (9 member committee constituted from Village Council, SHG group, Women’s group, youth, VEC)

Sl No

Name in Full Designation Gender M/F Age (Yrs) Education Occupation Community Religion and Denomination Contact No and email address

1

Orestar Syngkli President M 56 X Self employed Khasi Christian 9774493520

2

Jacqueline Lyngdoh Secretary F 43 XII Govt. Employed Khasi Christian 8256949894

3

Ricky Majaw Book keeper M 33 X Self employed Khasi Christian 8837478194

4

Shembor Nongshli Member M 36 X Self employed Khasi Christian 8974128764

5

Clement Lyngdoh Member M 32 Graduate Self employed Khasi Christian 8794793427

6

Lambok Rymbai Member M 35 XII Self Employed Khasi Christian 8787781398

7

M. Rymbai Member F 63 VIII Self employed Khasi Christian NA

8

Elis Kharnaior Member F 52 X Self employed Khasi Christian NA

9

Floris Suchiang Member F 34 VIII Self employed Khasi Christian 8794811422
Village Community Facilitators
Sl.No. Name Gender Age Education Contact Number Role
1 Wanbok Lyngdoh F 32 XI 6009950494 Social & Knowledge Management
2 Ricky Majaw M 34 XI 8837478194 Environment & GIS
3 Albert Marwein M 25 XII 7085719898 Project Management and M & E
Purchase Committee
Sl.No. Name Gender Contact Number
1 Opel Lyngdoh Male 9863017771
2 Tilda Kharmawphlang Female 9863081125
3 T. Nongkhlaw Male 9436107572

3. Opening of a Bank Account.

The opening of the bank account was initiated after the village signed the EOI (Expression of Interest), the VGA (Village Grant Agreement) and the Green Charter. The Accountant of the Ri Bhoi CLLMP team trained the Purchasing and Procurement Committee of Mawroh Village on matters relating to Accounts and Bookkeeping on the 25th of November 2019. The VNRMC Mawroh opened its bank Account on the 23rd September 2019

Figure 6 :Training provided to members of the purchasing committee

The EE Accounts of CLLMP Team Ri Bhoi District trained the Purchasing and Procurement Committee of Mawroh Village On the 11 th November,2020.

Topics Covered:

  1. Principles of Community Procurement

  2. Benefits of Community Procurement

  3. Important aspects undertaken by Community Procurement.

  4. Procurement Process/Steps

  5. Function of Purchase Committee

  6. Important Procurement records to be maintained

  7. Financial limits and methods

  8. Maintaining the books of Accounts.

4. Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercise

26thSeptember 2019

The PRA exercise aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of the projects and programmes. PRA exercise at MawrohVillage took place on the 26th of September 2019. There were a total of 48 villagers who participated in this 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 weremade aware of the various PRA exercises to be conducted for the development of the 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. The dates and time for conducting the various Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercises were fixed in consultation with the community members and all were requested to participate in the exercise. The schedule and time was announced at the end of the meeting.

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Participants on the 14.03.2019:

CLLMP officials: Shri.V. Buhphang (DPM), Shri. Wilborn Kurkalang (M & E), Smt. Fondaliza Sohphoh (AM KM), Shri. Reuben Shabong (PA EM) and the DPMU CLLMP Team

Community members:Shri. Kios Lamare (President), Shri. Lamphrang Pale (Secretary),Shri. Maikhel Trang (VCF EM & GIS),Shri. Thiswel Pale (VNRMC Member),Shri. Odiswel Pale (VNRMC Member), Shri.Rowel Amsih (VNRMC Member), Smt.Streamlet Pale(VNRMC Member), Smt. Stil Khymdeit (VNRMC Member), Shri. Warningstar Trang, Shri. Solin Umbah, Shri. Momin Amsih, Shri. Heling Khymdeit and other community members

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, analyzing, 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, analyze 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 village development. Based on the principle of listening and learning,

Objectives of PRA exercise at Mawroh Village:

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

Activity 1: Village Boundary Mapping:

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Activity 2: Drawing the Resource Map

The second step is to involve the local community in preparation of a village resource map as perceived by the community members to solicit their participation. Infrastructure, services and other village resources such as agricultural lands, wells, wastelands, cattle population etc. were mapped. Local people prepared the Resource Map by drawing it on a chart paper without much interference of outsiders

This activity achieved the following purposes:

Findings Based on the Resource Map of Mawroh Village:

  1. Main agriculture produce is Paddy

  2. There are Village, Community, Private types of Forest ownership

  3. 5 to 6 springs are present in the village

  4. WahDongbah is the main river that flows along the boundary of the village.

  5. Connectivity :Road, Electricity,water

  6. Habitation is confined to one place

  7. 1 Church is present in the village

  8. . schools: 4 to 5

Activity 3: Baseline Data Survey to fill the Environment and Social Template

During the PRA exercise, the CLLMP officials and the community members were divided into groups to fill the Social and Environmental Templates.Discussions and consultations with social groups existing in the village was held to gather basic village information regarding no. 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.

Activity 5: PROBLEM ANALYSIS

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

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

  1. Are the water bodies facing any threats?

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

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

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

  1. What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

  1. Are there any challenges in farming?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. How do people resolve disagreements and conflicts?

Activity6: Seasonality Calendar

The CLLMP team also mapped the seasonal calendar of Mawroh Village to help identify heavy workload periods, periods of relative ease, credit crunch, diseases, food security, wage availability etc. This will prove helpful in project planning and project timeline framing.

Participants:

SEASONAL CALENDAR
Sl No. CRITERIA JAN FEB MAR APRL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1 Water Scarcity 3 2 1 1 2 3
2 Prone to sickness 1 1 2 3
3 Seeking job outside 1 2
4 Rain Fall 2 1 1 2 2 3
5 Free – Less work 1 2
6 Paddy Cultivation 1 2
7 Paddy harvesting 1 2
8 Ginger cultivation 3 2 1
9 Ginger harvesting 2 3 1
10 Tree Plantation 1 1 2 3
11 Vegetable (crop cultivation) 3 2 1 1 1
12 Vegetable (crop harvesting) 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
13 Festive Season 1 3 2
14 Forest fire 1 1
15 Collection of Fuel wood 2 1 1 3 2
MAXIMUM 1
MODERATE 2
LESS 3

Activity 7:Submission of the List of NRM activities proposed by the VNRMC.

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The Finalized Community Natural Resource Management Plan of Mawroh Village.

Sl No

Name of Proposed Interventions Site

Land ownership

Nos of HHs expected to Benefit

BPL

APL

TOTAL

CONTOUR TRENCHES JAKA MISSION BALANG

MISSION

26

16

0

10

4

30

  1. 36

  2. 20

  3. 30

CHECKDAM UM KONGKLEN MAWSPENG

MISSION

26

10

36

CONTOUR BUNDS

1.MAWSPENG

2.MAWSYNTU

3.LUMTHUHRIH

1.COMMUNITY

2.PRIVATE

3.PRIVATE

26

16

0

10

4

30

  1. 36

  2. 20

  3. 30

BENCH TERRACING 2 UNITS

1.MAWSPENG

2.LUM MAWSYNTIEW

COMMUNITY (BOTH)

26

16

0

10

4

30

  1. 36

  2. 20

  3. 30

COMMUNITY NURSERY

KHLAW PHADAR

MISSION

110

106

216

AFFORESTATION

MAWSYNTIEW VIEW POINT

COMMUNITY

110

106

216

ORCHID CONSERVATION

MAWSPENG

COMMUNITY

110

106

216

EXCAVATION OF COMMUNITY POND

FARM FATHER

MISSON

110

106

216

FOREST FIRE CONTROL LINE

VIEW POINT

COMMUNITY

110

106

216

VERMI COMPOST 10 UNITS

MAWROH BLOCK 2

PRIVATE

110

106

216

SPRING CHAMBER

UMBULI

MISSION

0

110

110

16

302

106

106

4

30

216

216

216

20

HORTICULTURE

MAWROH

PRIVATE

110

106

216

FRUIT TREE PLANTATION ON BENVH TERRACING

MAWSPENG

COMMUNITY

110

106

216

FENCING OF SPRING SOURCES AND CHECK DAM

MAWROH

COMMUNITY

110

106

216

AGRO FORESTRY

RAIN WATER HARVESTING (CONVERGENCE)

DORBAR HALL

COMMUNITY

240

POLY HOUSE FOR ORCHID CUM MEDICINAL PLANTS

KHLAW SHNONG

COMMUNITY

240

HEAD WORK

UMBILI

MISSION

21

Upgradation of Community Nursery

Lum Mawspeng

Community

240

GIS Activities – Mawroh

Sl.No Parameters Village Information
1. GPS Coordinates
i Latitude 25.90970 N
ii Longitude 91.88265 E
iii Elevation Reading (MSL) 586 m
2. Village Geographical Area(Ha) 101.27 Ha
i Total Forest Area ( including community, Clan, Pvt Forest) 77.37 ha
ii Total Area of Water Bodies 0.40 ha
iii Total Area under Agri- Horticulture 93.26 ha
iv Total Degraded land area (Ha) 5.72 ha
3 Average Annual Rainfall 1000-1500
4 Soil Type Loamy soil

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
HEADWORK AND SPRING CHAMBER Khlaw Phadar

1,20,000

47,000

Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
CONTOUR TRENCHES LUM MAWSPENG 49,740 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
VERMI COMPOST MAWROH 2 3,32,640 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
CHECK DAM LUM MAWSPENG 1,25,190 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
AFFORESTATION LUM MAWSYNTIEW 1,19,525 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
BENCH TERRACING LUMSHNONG MAWROH 2,29,000 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
COMMUNITY POND KHLAW PHADAR 30,030 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
Polyhouse for orchid cum medicinal plant Lum Mawspeng 3,62,755 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
FIRELINE Lum Mawspeng 31,000 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
BENCH TERRACING Lum Mawspeng 1,35,400 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
NURSERY KHLAW PHADAR 1,19,300 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS

Rain Water Harvesting

(Convergence)

Durbar Hall 1,53,600 Completed

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INTERVENTION SITE NAME AMOUNT WORK STATUS
Upgradation of Nursery Lum Mawsyntiew 300000 Completed

Intervention Site Name Amount Work Status

Excess fund activities

Water Tester

Solar light

Spring Chamber 2

community land

Madan Mawspeng

1,42,959 Completed

Intervention Site Name Amount Work Status

FMP Activities

1.Fire Control Line

2. .Assisted natural regeneration in open forests (Contour Bund Cum Afforestation)

3.Community Forest Boundary Survey

4.Enrichment Planting in forests blanks

5.Nursery for Food Forestry (Sapling for the Existing Nursery

6. In situ & Ex situ conservation of rare and endangered species

Community Land 65.707 Completed