Murchapani

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 covers the entire state of Meghalaya, and implementation of community-led plans are rolled out in a phased 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 NaturalResources Management
Community-Led Landscape Planning and Implementation
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” murchapani kam.jpg

Contents

INTRODUCTION 4

HISTORY 4

ACTIVITIES 5

1. GROUND TRUTHING 5

CASE FINDINGS 5

LIST OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT MURCHAPANI VILLAGE 6

2. SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME 7

3. OPENING OF BANK ACCOUNT 9

4. PRA EXERCISE 10

5. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CNRMP) 11

6. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 12

Introduction

Murchapani Village falls under the Betasing block of South West Garo Hills district in the state of Meghalaya. The village is at a distance of3.5km from Ampati, the district headquarter of South west Garo Hills District and is at a total distance of 364.5kmfrom the state capital, Shillong. It falls under Nokmaship of Milnera Ch Marak. A total geographical area of the village is 58.33ha and a total population of 473 villagers. Generally villagers travel by sharing auto to reach their house.

VILLAGE PROFILE

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Activities

GROUND TRUTHING

The district project management unit (DPMU) of South West Garo Hills met with Mr.Degrik M Marak NRGS Secretary of Murchapani Village, on the 6th November, 2020 for Ground Truthing. He informed the team regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under his leadership.

CASE FINDINGS

The village has more than 115 HH . Out of the 115 HH, 34 belong to the below poverty line (BPL) category.
It has an actively performing VEC.
Availability of open forest -18.89ha
Village community forest-7.5 bighas
There is no proper access to drinking water. They have four drinking water sources but only two are use. Their drinking water source is located within the village yet quite far to some families.
Local tree species.

LIST OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT MURCHAPANI VILLAGE

Orchid, jackfruit, banana, orange, pomelo, papaya, guava, litchi, coconut.
Bay leaves, betel leaves,betel nuts, black pepper, broom grass, lemon grass.
Brinjal, tapioca, chilli, tomato, pumpkin, neem, green vegetables, yam, ginger, turmeric, mustard, sesame.
Rice, corn, (seasonal).
Pond, streams, well.

SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME

The sensitization programme took place on the 6^thNovember, 2020at the Village LP School. The headman of Murchapani Village, Mr.Lazarius Ch Marak, presided over the programme. Around 35community members attended the sensitization program, wherea significant number of the attendees were women.

The Natural Resource Manager (Environmental management),Ms. Eden A Sangma gave a brief introduction on Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) and elucidated about the various programmes and projects that MBMA is working on, but mainly focused on the Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP). She also spoke about the different aspects and procedures of the project and gave due importance on the objectives of the project and its benefits.

The Program was followed by an interactive session to answer the doubts and questions of the villagers.

Some of the Leaders of the village asked if the CLLMP can help to built a wall for their school campus.
The other question raised by an elderly of the village was if the CLLM-Project could aid the community with trainings in agriculture and husbandry.
Some women clarified regarding the wages for the work.
Some of the villager asked whether this project can construct schools.

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)
	Name in Full	Designation	Gender M/F	Age (Yrs)	Education	Occupa-tion	Community	Religion and Denomination	Contact No and email address
1	Hardin M Marak	President	M	32	XII	Farmer	Garo	Christian	8787653546
2	Tengjak M Marak	Secretary	F	30	B.A Pass	Teacher	Garo	Christian	8837463757
3	Bilnera M Marak	Bookkeeper	F	31	B.A Pass	Teacher	Garo	Christian	8974569188
4	Cherry Ch Sangma	Member	F	31	XII Pass	Farmer	Garo	Christian	8837071266
5	Crendash B Marak	Member	F	33	IX	Farmer	Garo	Christian	6003051628
6	Degrick M Marak	Member	M	47	IX	Farmer	Garo	Christian	NA
7	Irinston T Sangma	Member	M	43	XII Pass	Farmer	Garo	Christian	9366139276
8	Lajarus Ch Marak	Member	M	60	IX	Farmer	Garo	Christian	9366957177
9	Wendam Ch Marak	Member	M	50	VII	Farmer	Garo	Christian	9612004613

Village Community Facilitators (VCF)

Nochera D Marak

SM/KM

Garo

Christian

8731879556

Rakrame ChSangma

M&E

Garo

Christian

9366564448

Purchase Committee

Dipak M Sangma

Garo

Christian

6009558784

Dulia M Marak

Garo

Christian

9862664574

OPENING OF 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.

A Meeting was also held with all members of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) of Murchapani Village. Mr. Salman the Social Management of the CLLMP team had briefed them before opening the bank account.

4.PRA EXERCISE

The PRA exercise aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of the community in the planning and management of development projects and programmes.

PRA exercise at Murchapani Village took place on the14^th January 2021. There were a total of 21 villagers taking part in this exercise who contributed their time and knowledge to this project.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CNRMP)

The Community Natural Resource Management Plan was prepared at a village level meeting held on the 14^thof January 2021. A total of 21 men and women from the village, including members of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) were present to voice their problems and opinion while preparing the Community Natural Resource Management Plan.

Plan Estimate:

The CLLMP Team also made an inspection to the proposed intervention sites of the CNRMP along with Ms.Eden A Sangma who is the Natural Resourse management Programme Associate of the CLLMP is responsible for providing the estimates of the plans.

6.4 Proposed List of Interventions Summary

Sl NO	Intervention Name	Milestone Name	Start Date(Planned)	End Date(Planned)	HH Benefitted	Weight age	Amount	Remarks
1	Spring Chamber(Convergence)	Masangpani Gittim	08/03/21	25/05/21	15	100%	54800	Completed
2	Spring Chamber Shade	Murchapani gittim	06/04/21	23/04/21	12	100%	29000	Completed
3	Retaining Wall	Murchapani	06/04/21	23/04/21	7	100%	36000	Completed
4	Bathroom (Convergence)	Murchapani gittim	24/03/21	25/05/21	13	100%	39400	Completed
5	Bathroom (Convergence)	Masangpani gittim	06/04/21	23/04/21	10	100%	39400	Completed
6	18 Days Composting	Murchapani gittim	20/05/21	02/06/21	5	100%	33,000	Completed
7	Community Nursery	Noksikgre	08/07/21	07/08/21	8	100%	123650	Completed
8	RCC Check Dam	Noksikgre gittim	16/08/21	28/10/21	9	100%	287400	Completed
9	RCC Check Dam	Abreng gittim	23/08/21	09/11/21	7	100%	499980	Completed
10	Spring Chamber	Mrong Gittim	15/12/21	05/04/21	12	100%	183100	Completed
11	Spring Chamber	Bolsal Chiring	15/12/21	04/04/22	14	100%	213960	Completed
12	Spring Chamber	Noksikgre gittim	15/12/21	29/03/22	11	100%	184800	Completed
13	Spring Chamber	Wadang Chiring	15/12/21	28/06/22	16	100%	183100	Completed
14	Water Conservation Dam	Tengjak Chiring	16/05/22	18/08/22	10	100%	247410	Completed
Total Amount			21,55,000/-