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 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 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:

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”

INTRODUCTION

Badupara village is situated under the Gambegre C&RD block of West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. The village is about 12 km from the Gambegre Block and 37 km from the district Headquarter, Tura. The village is under the traditional land owner of A’king Nokma. The total population and the demographic of both male and female of the village is about 407 with 77 number of households. The village Latitude is 25.37497"North and Longitude 090.10158"East. The community is surrounded by Areca nut and Pineapple plantation. The total geographical area of the village is around 969.73 Ha with 9.6973 sq.Km.

SOCIAL PROFILE

The Village is about 12 Km away from Gambegre Block and 37 km away from district headquarter Tura. The public transport facilities to and from village is Autorikshaw, and private vehicle. In respect to the Social Mobilization; it wasn’t that difficult to handle the community of this village as they are active and hardworking. Despite of very less facilities available, the community are very keen towards achieving the aims and objectives of CLLMP.

When it comes to use of fuel /LPG /biomass/gas most of the households are using Wood sand very less access to LPG. The community has few facilities such as education, safe drinking water supply, road and access to medical facilities. The village is under Head of village (Nokma). Whereas 75 HH used wood and 2 HH used LPG and electricity 31HH in the community. The total population of the, Badupara village has total no of 77 households with the total population of 407. Out of which are 209 males and 198 are females.

The following is the demographic break up information acquired by the CLLMP team of WGH district.

The village is far from the Tura town and is under developing village. Badupara village are still into farming which includes agriculture and multi cropping. Unlike any other village’s Areca nut is always one of the most grown cash crops followed by pineapple plantation. People came to observe and realize that the hill is gradually losing its soil fertility and water retention properties. The occupations of the community are farmers 75 and 2 Govt service.

ACTIVITIES

GROUND TRUTHING AND SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME

DPMU team of West Garo Hills visited Badupara village for Sensitization cum Ground Truthing on 29^th January, 2020

CASE FINDINGS AND LIST OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

1. The village has 77 HH with 407 total populations.

2. The village water sources are springs and streams. It has 9 streams and 11springs and 0 River.

3. The village has many local tree species such as Tewek, Prap, kilwe, Bolbret, ambari, Bolchu, Gambare, chram, bolal, Bolchim, kudom, Boldak, Wakinte, boldureng, Bolsrem, Suri, Agru, Wakgru, Bolbok, Bolong, Bolsal, Gimbil, Bolsil, Bolpu, Me.gong, Chusitim, Achri, Bandikari, Bolbil, Ajari, Chidao, chigambal, Rangi, Kasi, Sanaru, Makanchi, Bolajak, bolnasin, Dongtreng, Jengjil, Bolgasalgro, Kiring, Tebrong, Chambu, Mao, Tegatchu

4. The village Forest has medicinal shrubs/trees such as Bolnasin, Jengjil, Makanchi, Bolgasalgro, Kiring

5. Commercially valued Trees/ Shrubs/Plants in forests available in the village forest are Snaru, Rangi, Gambari, Kasi, Bolsal, Kilwe, Makanchi, Bolsreng.

6. Any vulnerable/ endangered species in Forest (fauna & flora) ar Kilwe, Tebrong

PRA EXERCISE AND CNRM PLAN PREPARATION

The District team of West Garo Hills conducted PRA and CNRM plan at Badupara Village Gambegre Block, WGH on 05^th March, 2020.

The exercises were conducted by the district team of West Garo Hills. The Team informed the community that PRA exercise is to understand and locate the natural resources of the village and plan the activities according to their need. The community had an exercise to plan and draw resource and social map on the same day.

In the exercise of CNRM plan preparation, the community were asked to prioritized the plan /activities and submit the plan to DPMU for 5 years. The exercises were done in the presence of village headmen, VNRMCs and Village facilitators.

2.1 Signing of Documents:

As an acceptance and agreement to the project, every member of the village households had to sign green charter on 05^th March, 2020 and submitted the Village agreement and Expression of Interest to DPMU.

2.2 Formation of the VNRMC

On, 05^th March, 2020 after the ground survey and sensitization programme, the village signed the EOI, VGA and Green charter as a sign of accepting the project. Whereas in regards, to the selection of Village Natural Resource Management Committee(VNRMC) members the Village Executive Committee (VEC) along with entire community carried out the process of selecting 15 chosen members such as 9 Executive members, 3 Purchase committee and 3 Village Community Facilitator.

3. Listed below are the members of the VNRMC:

Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Contact No and email address
1	Hardina D Sangma	F	31	Class-10	President	Farmer	Garo	9366544704
2	Benithson D Marak	M	35	Class-12	Secretary	Farmer	Garo	9366876909
3	Jimne Ch Marak	M	35	Class-12	Book-Keeper	Farmer	Garo	9863220027
4	Lickson M Momin	M	27	Class-10	Member	Farmer	Garo	6009285210
5	Ethnalson M Marak	M	62	Class-8	Member	Farmer	Garo	6009951970
6	Kiljan M Marak	M	78	Class-7	Member	Farmer	Garo	__
7	Prisbina D Sangma	F	35	Class-10	Member	Farmer	Garo
8	Tuen D Sangma	F	30	Class-8	Member	Farmer	Garo	6009794741
	Ringgi M Marak	F	32	Class-10	Member	Farmer	Garo	6002089597
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Village Community Facilitators (VCF)

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	Nindro Marak	M	23	Class-12	NRM&GIS	Yes	7005948943
2	Salseng Sangma	M	28	Class-9	SM/KM	Yes	6009209193
3	Morning Ch Momin	M	25	Class-9	M&E	Yes	6009181185

Plan Estimate:

The DPMU team of WGH made an inspection to the proposed intervention sites soon after the CNRM plan preparation gets over along with the district of West Garo Hills.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Sl No	Implemented Activities	Name of Site	Status
1.	Community Nursery	Grim Chisam	Completed
2.	Plantation	Roadside	Completed
3.	18 Days Composting (Hot Composting)	Grim Chisam, near Nursery	Completed
4.	RCC Check Dam with Protection Fencing	Dolji Bisik	Completed
5.	Dug Out Pond	Songitcham	Completed
6.	RCC Check Dam	Rongbrak Chiring	Completed
7.	CC Check Dam	Mandal Chiring	Completed
8.	RCC Check Dam	Boldoreng Chiring	Completed
9.	Erosion Control Gabion Wall	Gaji Chiring	Completed
10.	Water Reservoir with Gully Plug	Gaji Chiring	Completed
11.	Permanent Community Nursery (Balance fund)	Grim Chisam	On-going

4. Fund Status

1	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Community Nursery	Grim Chisam	Elevation 62m N 25.36238 E 090.10315	Rs.90,000	Completed

2	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Plantation	Roadside	Elevation 58m N 25.37468 E 090.10198	Rs.1,86,000	Completed

3	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	18 Days Composting (Hot Composting)	Grim Chisam, near Nursery	Elevation 62m N 25.36238 E 090.10315	Rs.33,000	Completed

4	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	RCC Check Dam with Protection fencing	Dolji Bisik	Elevation 86m N 25.37896 E 090.10191	Rs. 3,33,000	Completed

5	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Dug out pond	Songitcham	Elevation 69m N 25.36763 E 090.10088	Rs.70,000	Completed

6	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	RCC Check Dam	Rongbrak Chiring	Elevation 91m N 25.37637 E 090.09897	Rs.2,42,000	Completed

7	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates	Amount	Work Status
	CC Check Dam	Mandal Chiring	Elevation 82m N 25.37725 E 090.09974	Rs.2,05,700	Completed

8	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates	Amount	Work Status
	RCC Check Dam	Boldoreng Chiring	Elevation 95m N 25.37552 E 090.09738	Rs.2,39,800	Completed

9	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Erosion Control Gabion Wall	Gaji Chiring	Elevation 67m N 25.36467 E 090.09511	Rs.2,63,500	Completed

10	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Water Reservoir with Gully Plug	Gaji Chiring	Elevation 65m N 25.36486 E 090.09509	Rs.4,92,000	Completed

11	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates	Amount	Work Status
	Permanent Community Nursery (Balance fund)	Grim Chisam	Elevation 62m N 25.36238 E 90.10315	Rs.300,000