Nonglwai II Village profile document.

Village Profile on

Nonglwai II Village under Nongstoin C&RD

Block

District: West Khasi Hills District

7th March, 2021.

COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT

(CLLMP)

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 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 landscape 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:

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:

BENEFITS:

IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY

PROJECT PERIOD:

CONTENT:

Sl. No. Topics Page No.
I. Introduction & History 5-7
II. Social Profile 8
  1. Population

  2. Card Holding Household

  3. Occupation

  4. Key Constraints

  5. Land Use Land Cover pattern

8-10
III. CLLMP Activities 11
  1. Ground Truthing

  2. Sensitization on CLLMP

    1. Signing of EOI, VGA & Green Charter

    2. Formation of VNRMC

    3. Village Community Facilitators

    4. Purchase Committee

  3. Opening of Bank Account

  4. PRA Exercise

    1. Village Boundary Mapping & Resource Mapping

    2. Basic Survey on CNRMP template

    3. Focused Group Discussions

    4. Seasonal Calendar

  5. Submission of CNRMP by the VNRMC

    1. The Final CNRM Plan

  6. GIS Activities

  7. Project Implementation

  8. Fund Status

11-35

I. INTRODUCTION:

Nonglwai-II village is situated at Nongstoin Block, West Khasi Hills District at 14km from Nongstoin, the District Headquarters. It was founded in1897 with a total Geographical area of Total 354.40 ha / 3,544 sq km and total Households of 119with 856 total population (2023).

Brief History:

In the early days, the ancestors of Nonglwai travelled from Mawkaieng, Rengthong and Ritang or Ranikor in search of work and migrated from one place to another. Until one day, they reached a placed called Mawthangksar where they found bee hives (ngap ruwe or ngap lwai). They observed and scrutinized the place and found that it was a great place to settle and fertile for cultivation. There were several clans after namely the Lyngdoh Clan, the Tympuin Clan, the Dkhar Clan, the Kharbani Clan and the Jyndiang Clan. On the 12th June, 1897, when the disastrous earthquake occurred in Meghalaya, the inhabitants of Nonglwai had to move to another place to rebuild again their lives.

As years passed, between 1990-1991, the population of the village grew. It was during this time that the ruling Syiemship (ruling family) decided to divide Nonglwai village- Nonglwai-I and Nonglwai-II- and this was how Nonglwai-II came into existence. The villagers who were chosen to be part of the Managing Committee of Nonglwai-II were:

Once upon a time, the Clan Tympuin was a rich clan. They ruled Nonglwai-II and owned a vast area of paddy fields. Some of these paddy fields are:

Shri. Tiew Lyngdoh was the first headman of the village. They did their khasi ritual sacrifice before and after harvesting at a place called Newtan. As years passed, the Clan Tympuin reduced in size. Their ruling period came to an end when the Clan Jyndiang came to power. It was said that the Clan Jyndiang were just mere servants of the Clan Tympuin.

In another story, there was once a great sacrificial ceremony called the Pynthieh Bloi where villages Mawjathong, Mawthyrni, Mawnongrim, etc., participated in the ceremony. After the ceremony, on their way back home, the people found a pregnant woman who gave birth to twins. Their mother’s name was Mar Tympuin and the names of the twins were Libon Tympuin Lyngdoh and Libar Tympuin Lyngdoh. It’s believed that during her delivery, her accompanied dog was barking at the River God (Leiwah) and Hill God (Leilum); they hit the dog because of the noise it made. The next day, early in the morning, the dog was found dead near her house.

Moreover, there was a time when the village did not receive any rainfall for 2-3 years that even River Kynshi (Wah Kynshi) dried up and became shallow. One day, one of the villagers decided to make a sacrifice and prayed to the Rain Gods to grant them rain. The name of the villager was Son Hiar Kharbani. He helped the villagers prayed and performed all the rituals on top of a hill. As soon as the ceremony ended, the sky roared with thunder and rain poured down heavily on the village. Due to the heavy rainfall, the villagers could not gather all their belongings and the water washed away all of them. This place is now called Dumtap Shnong.

II. SOCIAL PROFILE:

Nonglwai-II Village has a total number of 119 households and a population of 856 people. Most of the people of Nonglwai village are farmers and agriculture as their main source of income. Few of the villagers are government servants and school teachers.

Village Accessibility: In order to reach Nonglwai, one must venture through Kynroh Bridge and then turn left. One will have to pass through Nonglwai-I and another 2km to reach Nonglwai-II. Both the villages are on the right side of the road adjacent to each other.

Literacy: As per the 2011 census, the village literacy rate was 93%. Most of the people in the community are literate and they understand the important of education. There are 6 schools in the village- 3 primary schools, 2 upper primary schools and 1 secondary school.

Presently the village is managed and guided by its Dorbar as the highest authority in the village which alternatively comprised of the Seng Kynthei (Women wing) and Seng Samla (Youth Wing) all collectively aiming for the overall good and growth of the village. Other committee such as the Village Employment Council (VEC), Village Water and Sanitation Committee and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are working together for the betterment of the village.

C:\Users\User\Downloads\1. Communities Inhabiting.png1. Population:

As per Census 2011, Nonglwai-II was House Holds. In 2023, the total population of Nonglwai has increased to 119 Households with a population of 856. Out of this, 411 are male while the female count was 445. The village has 71 children in the age group of 0-4 years.

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 33 38 71
5- 14 80 98 178
15- 30 145 152 297
30- 60 102 103 205
Above 60 51 54 105

2. Card Holding Household:

BPL/APL Household:

Participants No. of HH
BPL HH
APL HH

Ration card holder:

Participants No. of HH
Total HH 119
Ration Card HH

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3. Occupation:

The people of the village rely on agriculture as the main occupation for the villagers. The main occupation of Nonglwai-II village is farming followed by school teachers, self-employed, drivers and other business.

Fuel Type:

Fuel Type Total HH
Charcoal 0
Biomass 0
Wood 89
LPG 30
Electric Heater 0
Kerosene 0

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4. Key Constraints:

-Drinking water: Drinking water dose not good enough during the winter season.

-Road: The road in the village was good enough and

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5. Land Use Land Cover Pattern:

-Water Bodies

- Springs- 7

III. CLLMP ACTIVITIES:

1. Ground Truthing:

The CLLMP official team met with Shri. George Kharbani, Headman of Nonglwai-II village along with the secretary and other village representative on the 10th June, 2019, for field assessment. Shri. George Kharbani provided the DPMU team with important information regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under his headman ship.

Case Findings:

1. There are a total of 110 households out of which 30 (approx) fall under the BPL category.

2. Actively performing VEC.

3. Most of the land falls under their private land.

4. Abundance of small streams

5. Paddy fields on upland areas are without proper irrigation.

2. Sensitization Programme:

The District Project Management Unit conducted a village level sensitization programme on the Community Led Landscape Management project on the 8th of July, 2019. A total of 61villagers participated in the program, voicing out their concerns and questions regarding the project making it a huge success.

Highlight of the meeting:

  1. Awareness about Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP).

  2. Session was held to answer the doubts of the villagers regarding the project laying importance on the involvement of the community in making the CNRM plan and its success.

  3. A brief awareness on cleanliness was conducted based on our findings during the ground Truthing phase.

2.1. Signing of EOI, VGA and Green Charter

Nonglwai II 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 Nonglwai-II Village.

2.2 Formation of the VNRMC Dated:20th June 2019

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 and it was formed on 5th June, 2019. The community chose the President, the Secretary, and other executive members of the Committee.

Listed below are the members of 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 Gender M/F Age (in Yrs) Education Designation Occupation Community Contact No
1. Shri. George Kharbani Male 43 Graduate President Teacher Khasi 8837088692
2. Smt. Felicita Romen Female 33 XII Secretary Farmer Khasi 9402309586
3. Shri. Phransis Marthong Male 62 II Member Business Khasi 9402578241
4. Shri. Peterius Puwein Male 34 Graduate Member Teacher Khasi 7005887283
5. Shri. Dral K Dewsaw Male 52 IV Member Farmer Khasi 9436364505
6. Smt. Aitiful Tympuin Female 44 IV Member Farmer Khasi 9402588241
7. Smt. Manisha Paliar Female 37 X Member Farmer Khasi N.A
8. Smt. Natalina Kharbani Female 35 XII Member Farmer Khasi 6009327368
9. Smt. Agnes Ramen Female 50 III Member Farmer Khasi 9366352170

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Figure: Members of VNRMC

2.3 List of Village Community Facilitators

Village Community Facilitators
Sl. No. Name Gender Age Education Contact Number Role
1. Shri. Basil Tympuin Male 25 B.A Social & KM 8837085931
2. Smt. Mrisstilda Paliar Female 27 B.A Environment & GIS 8787823512
3 . Shri. Peterius Puwein Male 34 Graduate M&E & PM 7005887283

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Fig:VCFs of Nonglwai

2.4. List of Procurement members

Procurement Members
Sl. No Name Gender Age Education Contact Number
1 Bokshon Marsing Male 22 IX 6909090419
2 Rakhel Dorphang Female 25 X NA
3 Robertson Dorphang Male 20 XII 700554055

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Fig: Members of the Procurement committee

3. Opening of Bank Account

The opening of the bank account 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 villagers meeting was held for all the VNRMC members of Nonglwai II to brief and assist them before opening the VRNMC bank account. The bank account was opened on 24th /09/ 2019

Fig: Passbook Account

4.Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercise Dated: 02 October 2019

The Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercise aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of the community in the planning and management of development projects and programmes. The PRA Exercise at Nonglwai II Village took place on the 02 of October 2019, where there was a total of 500 villagers from both Men and Women included who participated in PRA Exercise.

The initial stage of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise at Marskuin 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 to be 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, 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 Nonglwai.

The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise at Marskuin was conducted with 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 Drawing the Resource Map

The GIS personnel along with Village Community Facilitators mapped the village boundary of Marskuin Village.

The second step is 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, 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:

Finding based on the resource Map of Nonglwai II Village.

  1. Main agriculture produce is Paddy, potato, Maize Sweet Potato, Carrot, beetroots, cabbage, cucumber, coriander, French beans.

  2. There is one types Forest ownership: Private.

  3. Kynshi river flow through the village.

  4. Presence of Community Hall

  5. Presence of Football playground.

  6. Presence of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

  7. 7 spring water source presence in the village.

  8. 5 streams with in village.

  9. School: There are six Schools: 3 Primary School, 2 upper primary school and 1 secondary school. One L.P and one U.P schools in the village.

4.2 Baseline Data Survey to fill the Environment and Social 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 Focused Group Discussion on 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?

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  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?

4.4 Seasonality Calendar

The CLLMP team also mapped the seasonal calendar of Nonglwai II 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 CALENDER
CRITERIA JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1 Water Scarcity 1 1 1 3 2
2 Prone to sickness 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
3 Seeking job outside 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
4 Rain-fall 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
5 Free- less work 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
6 Paddy cultivation 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
7 Paddy harvesting 1 1
8 Tree plantation 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
9 Vegetable (crop cultivation) `3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
10 Vegetable (crop harvesting) 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
11 Festive season 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
12 Forest fire 1 1 1 3 3
13 Collection of fuel wood 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Maximum 1
Moderate 2
Less 3

5. Submission of the CNRMP by the VNRMC

5.1 The Final community Natural Resources Management Plan:

Sl No

Name of Proposed Interventions Site

Land ownership

Nos of HHs expected to Benefit Priority (High/ Medium/ Low)

BPL

APL

TOTAL

1

Check Dam

Longdoh

Private

30

10

40

High

2

Spring Chamber

Thiepjah

Private

25

5

30

High

3

Spring Chamber

Mawkarin

Private

25

5

30

High

4

Spring Chamber

Lawbah Private

20

10

20

High
5

Spring Chamber

Longsne

Private

13

5

18

High
6

Spring Chamber

Nongbah Private

15

-

15

High
7

Spring Chamber

Lawbah 10

-

10

High
8

Spring Chamber

Dumpangbland

10

2

12

High

9

Check Dam

Phuitlangsaw Private

27

3

30

High
10

Nursery

Longdoh Private

70

30

100

High
11 Afforestation Kitmawlong
12

Afforestation

Kinbah
13

Afforestation

Nongrku
14

Afforestation

Mawkarin
15

Plantation Of medicinal herb

Dumpangblang
16

Vermi Compost

Lawbah 7 3 10 High
17

Vermi Compost

Dumthengdkhar 10 2 12 High
18

Erosion Controll at School Compound

Lawbah 70 10 80 High
19

Vermi compost

Mawthengbrapbrap
20

Vermi Compost

Nongbah
21

Vermi Compost

Dumpamblang
22

Rainwater Harvesting tank with filter

Lawbah
23

Rainwater Harvesting Tank With filter

6. GIS Activities:

1 GPS Coordinates:
I Latitude 25.455260°
Ii Longitude 91.327687°
Iii Elevation Reading (MSL) 1505 m
2 Village Geographical Area (Ha) Total 354.40ha 3.544sq km
I Total Forest Area (including community, Clan, Pvt Forest) 126.86 ha
Ii Total Area of Water Bodies 5.81 ha
Iii Total Area under Agri-Horticulture 9.56
Iv Total Degraded land area (Ha) 1.75
3 Average Annual Rainfall (data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU at district/block level and need not be village level) 1200 -3000 mm
4 Soil Type(data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU) Fine loamy soils

7.Project Implementation:

Type of Intervention Site GPS coordinates Amount sanctioned Status
Afforestation Nongruku 25.45293 91.332846 1,05,300 Completed
Type of Intervention Site GPS coordinates Amount sanctioned Status
Roadside Tree Plantation Nonglwai II 25.454605 91.329046 1,05,300 Completed
1 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Earthen Embankment with CC core wall and lining Lyngdoh 25.45532167 91.32968833 4,41,400 Completed

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2 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Spring Chamber with TCA(Spring Chamber) Thiepjah 25.45554139 91.32935167

75,700

Completed

3 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Spring Chamber with TCA(Spring Chamber) Mawkarin 25.451272 91.329678

75,700

Completed

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4 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Spring Chamber with TCA(Spring Chamber) Lawbah 25.454633 91.33051

81,460

Completed

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5 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Spring Chamber with TCA(Spring Chamber) Longsne 25.45208639 91.32755639

82,540

Completed

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6 Type Of Intervention Site Name GPS Co-ordinates Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Community Nursery Lyngdoh 25.456156 91.330952

1,51,230

Completed

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8. 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/- Community Nursery 1,51,230 17-Jan-22 04-Jun-22
Afforestation 73,710 01-May-23 27-May-23
Roadside Tree Plantation 1,03,300 04-Jun-22 20-Sep-22
Afforestation 1,03,300 04-Jun-22 20-Sep-22
Construction of Vermi Compost 72,300 21-Feb-22 26-Mar-22
Construction of Vermi Compost 72,300 21-Feb-22 30-Mar-22
Construction of Vermi Compost 72,300 01-Mar-22 30-Mar-22
Construction of Vermi Compost 72,300 01-Mar-22 30-Mar-22
Construction of Vermi Compost 72,300 01-Apr-22 23-Apr-22
Spring Chamber and treatment of catchment area 75,700 15-Jan-21 31-Mar-21
Treatment of catchment area 3,640 15-Jan-21 31-Mar-21
Spring Chamber and treatment of catchment area 75,700 18-Jan-21 31-Mar-21
Treatment of catchment area 6,870 18-Jan-21 31-Mar-21
Construction of Spring Tap Chamber and Catchment Area 82,372 08-Jun-21 04-Aug-21
Treatment of Catchment Area 2,850 08-Jun-21 04-Aug-21
Construction of Spring Tap Chamber and Catchment Area 81,272 03-Jun-21 04-Aug-21
Treatment of Catchment Area 2,850 03-Jun-21 04-Aug-21
Earthen Embankment with CC Core Wall & lining 4,41,400 07-Jul-20 31-Aug-20
Water harvesting tank with Filter 2,15,600 21-Mar-22 31-May-22
RRM retaining wall 3,52,100 21-Mar-22 07-Jun-22
Water Harvesting tank 2,76,060 31-Oct-22 31-Jan-23
Water Harvesting tank with Filter 2,15,600 31-Oct-22 31-Jan-23
Total Amount Spent ₹2625054