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 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:

• Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of Communities for Natural Resources 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”

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 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

• 2018-2023 (5 years

Introduction

Nongpyrdet Village falls under Bhoirymbong C&RD block of Ri-Bhoi district in the state of Meghalaya. The village is at a distance of 54 Kms from Nongpoh, the district headquarters of Ri Bhoi District and is at a total distance of 38 Kms from the state capital, Shillong.

The village is spread over an area of 140.41Ha (GPS Co-ordinates of 92.03450 ºE and 25.68688 ºN) and is presently constituted by its 3(three) sub-localities- Umtung, Sohliya and Weikulai.

Brief History

Nongpyrdet Village lies under the Raid Madan Kyrdem, Khyrim Syiemship in Ri-Bhoi District. It received the recognition as an independent village in the year 1970 under the leadership of (L) Shri. Phriam Kharsati. The village has grown considerably in terms of literacy, population and other fields since it was founded. Most of the villagers in the village were farmers who cultivate ginger, rice, soybean, yam and many other kinds of crops. As time passed the villagers were becoming more understanding and their way of thinking was developing with the developing world and so in the year 1990 a school was founded in the village by the Catholic Church that is in the village and this school still stands till date. Due to the foundation of this school the villagers were becoming more educated, and in the year 2004 another school was set up by the Presbyterian Church.

Nongpyrdet has many organizations and groups in the village like Youth organization, Women’s Organization, and various Self Help Groups. With the hard work and perseverance of the village leaders and the unity of the villagers the village was able to receive schemes like job card, ration cards, housing for the poor, washing platforms, and footpaths. Nongpyrdet village now has 96 households with a population of 567 and a literacy rate of 50%. Most of the villagers are farmers and daily wage labourers and they now have started cultivating other crops like tomatoes, cabbage, beans, etc. The villagers are very hardworking and they try to cultivate different crops all year long as per the seasons. The villagers are also striving towards a better future through education. The older generations toil hard in the field so that the younger generation can go to school and educate themselves for a better future.

Social Profile

Nongpyrdet village is located in Bhoirymbong Block of Ri-Bhoi District, in the state of Meghalaya. It came into existence in the year 1970. The distance from the District Headquarter to Nongpyrdet is 54 kms and the village is under the supervision of the Rangbah Shnong. The total number of households is 96 and has a population of 567 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 primary schools inside the village, Nongpyrdet. The Primary Health Centre is 4 km away and the Community Health Centre is 11 km away; the nearest Bank is about 11 km away and the Post office is also 3 kms from the village.

Population

As per Census 2011, Nongpyrdet population is 414 and in 2020 the total population of Nongpyrdet has been increased to 567. Out of this, 288 are males while the females count is 279. This village has 115 children in the age group of 0-4 years. Among them 56 are boys and 59 are girls.

Age Group	Male	Female	Total
0-4	56	59	115
5-14	81	77	158
15-30	97	95	192
30-60	40	36	76
Above 60	14	12	26

BPL/APL Household:

Particulars	No. of HH
BPL HH	13
APL HH	88

Card Holding Household:

Particulars	No. of HH
Total HH	96
Ration Card HH	83
Health Card HH	96

Fuel Type:

Fuel Type	Total HH
Charcoal	0
Biomass	0
Wood	96
LPG	0
Electric Heater	20
Kerosene	0

OCCUPATION:The people of the village rely on agriculture and forest products for their livelihood. The main occupation of the villagers is farming followed by Drivers, Teacher, Mason and carpenter.

CLLMP ACTIVITIES

1. Ground Truthing Dated: 20^th of June 2020

The CLLMP team met with Mr.Besbor Kharsahnoh, the headman of Nongpyrdet Village on the 20th of June2020, who was able to provide the team with the required details for site verification.

Figure 1 : Ground-truthing at Nongpyrdet Village.

Case Findings& Selection parameters: -

1. There are 96 Households out of which 13 Households fall under the BPL category.

2. VEC actively performing.

3. Approximately 157.14 Ha of community forest available.

4. 6 community spring with no proper construction

5. Scope for Water Sources to be developed

6. Need for Community Nursery, Vermi-Compost and afforestation

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

2. Sensitization Programme Dated: 24.06.2020

The District Project Manager and the Assistant Managers held a village Level sensitization Programme on the Community Led Landscape Management project on the 24^thof June 2020.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 N o	Name in Full	Designation	Gender M/F	Age (Yrs)	Education	Occupation	Community	Religion and Denomination	Contact No and email address
1	Noba Mukhim	President	M	44	X	Driver	Khasi	Christian	9366728609
2	Erbilin Nongkynrih	Secretary	F	30	BA	Teacher	Khasi	Christian	708570939
3	Plielad Shadap	Book keeper	M	37	VIII	Driver	Khasi	Christian	6009809775
4	Stenshon Mukhim	Member	M	44	I	Farmer	Khasi	Christian	9378054578
5	Besbok Kharsahnoh	Member	M	40	I	Farmer	Khasi	Christian	9366353967
6	Nishaibor Lawai	Member	M	28	IX	Farmer	Khasi	Christian	6009402397
7	Blinda Lawai	Member	F	35	VIII	Farmer	Khasi	Christian	6009526280
8	Thwinda Khriam	Member	F	42	VIII	ASHA	Khasi	Christian	9366908076
9	Bernadeth Nongkynrieh	Member	F	31	BA	Teacher	Khasi	Christian	600935693

Village Community Facilitators
Sl.No.	Name	Gender	Age	Education	Contact Number	Role
1	Rishaibor Mukhim	Male	23	XII	8787595010	Environment & GIS
2	Kyntiewksia Nongrum	Female	26	XII	8414879398	Social & Knowledge Management
3	Pyniohbor Mukhim	Male	25	XII	9366482175	Project Management and M & E

Purchase Committee
Sl.No.	Name	Gender	Contact Number
1	KhamtiNongrum	Female	9612941204
2	LumlangMukhim	Male	600952628
3	RngiekNongrum	Male	NA

Figure 4 : Members of the VNRMC Nongpyrdet Village

Figure 5: The Village Community Facilitators (VCF) of Nongpyrdet Village

4. Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercise

17^th- 18^th September 2020

PRA exercise at Nongpyrdet Village took place on the 17th-18th of September 2020. There were a total of 19 villagers taking part in this exercise who contributed their time and knowledge to this project. 

The initial stage of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise at Nongpyrdet 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 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.

Participants on the 17.09.2020:

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

Community members:Shri. Noba Mukhim (President), Smt. Erbilin Nongkynrih (Secretary),Shri. Rishaibor Mukhim(VCF EM & GIS),Smt. Kyntiewksiar Nongrum (VCF SM &KM), Shri. Pyniohbor Mukhim (VCF PM, M & E),Smt. Blinda Lawai (VNRMC Member),Shri. Nishaibor Lawai (VNRMC Member), Shri.Besbor Kharsahnoh(VNRMC Member), Shri. Stenshon Mukhim (VNRMC Member), Smt. Thwinda Khriam (VNRMC Member), Smt. Bernadeth Nongkynrih (VNRMC Member) Shri.Plielad Shadap(VNRMC Member)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 Nongpyrdet Village:

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

• To identify the natural, human and economic resources of a 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.

Activity 1: Village Boundary Mapping:

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 from outsiders.

This activity achieved the following purposes:

• Rapport building and winning the confidence of the villagers.

• Analyzed the spatial information, particularly studied problems and opportunities of villagers.

• Got an impression about the village setting, physical layout, location of various houses and institutions.

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 were held to gather basic village information regarding 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?

• People in the village get fuel wood from community forest and from their own private lands/forest. Quantity is getting less each day due to the high population.

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

• Access to Timber has reduced over the years. They have to purchase from outside.

3. Are the water bodies facing any threats?

• Yes, one river (Wahumtung) is facing threats due to siltation.

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

• No, Insufficient availability of drinking water due to lack of water supply from the spring sources.

• The Village is divided into four hamlets, Lyndung, Pdengshnong, Shilliang Umtung and LumNongrum.In each hamlet they have community wells, 6 (community wells) in Pdengshong, 2 in Lyndung and ShilliangUmtung and 1 in LumNongrum. And Most of these wells are privately owned.

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

• Minor degradation in cultivated land due to Jhum Cultivation

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

• Fertility of the soil declines over the year.

• Yes, due to Jhum Cultivation

7. What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

• Over the years the people in the village have increased agricultural production.

• Before they only cultivate Paddy, Ginger and Potato. Now they have started to cultivate and produce Peas, Carrot and Onion etc.

• They are also using Chemcal Fertilizer, pesticide, weedicide etc.

8. Are there any challenges in farming?

• The main challenge in farming has been the loss of soil fertility. Moreover the use of chemical Fertilizers has further damaged the soil

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

• The nearest CHC is at the distance of 11Km which is easily accessible for the villagers

• The most prevalent sickness in the village is Digestion Disorder due to the low quality of food and water.

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

• The women Committee organise the cleaning drive in each hamlet, twice a year.

• Sufficient toilets are available in every household but the quality of construction is poor.

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

• BPL Families. Inclusion of BPL family members during project implementation

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

• None, except daily wages

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

• Yes. VNRMC under the CLLMP and Village Durbar Committee.

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

• Social dispute due to alcohol abuse

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

• Yes the village Dorbar have discussed the issues and are doing their best to address these problems.

16. How do people resolve disagreements and conflicts?

Any issues or conflicts in the village are addressed by the traditional institution of village’s governance called the Village Dorbar.

Activity 6: Seasonality Calendar

The CLLMP team also mapped the seasonal calendar of Nongpyrdet 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:

• Shri. Noba Mukhim- VNRMC Member, Smt. Erbilin Nongkynrih - VNRMC Member, Smt.Blinda Lawai- VNRMC Member, Shri. Rishaibor Mukhim - Village Community Facilitator, Smt. Kyntiewksiar Nongrum – Village Community Facilitator & Shri. Nishaibor Lawai- VNRMC Member.

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

MAXIMUM	1
MODERATE	2
LESS	3

The Finalized Community Natural Resource Management Plan Nongpyrdet Village.

Area of Intervention	Intervention 1	Intervention 2	Intervention 3	Intervention 4	Intervention 5	Remark on any traditional knowledge/ best practice within the village
	Activity/ Site	Activity/ Site	Activity/ Site	Activity/ Site	Activity/ Site
Soil and Water Conservation	CONTOUR BUNDS
Land Productivity Enhancement	VERMICOMPOST AT LUM SHNONG
Spring Shed Management	CONTOUR TRENCHES	SPRINGSHED DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (3 NOS)
Afforestation/ Community Forestry Activities	COMMUNITY NURSERY PDENG SHNONG	AFFORESTATION AT SHILLING UMTUNG, DONG LYNDUNG, PDENG SHNONG AND DONG MADAN
Forest area under management plans	BIO FENCING ATKHLAW SHNONG	FIRE CONTROL LINE AT SHILLING UMTUNG
Enhancement of Agro-forestry Activities	AGROFORESTRY AT NOBA MUKHIM RNGIEK NONGRUM AURILA NONGKYNRIH LIRIT MUKHIM CLOSINA NONG KYNRIH LUM SHINGIR
Culturable waste land brought under Horticulture
Activities to Treat Mining Affected Area
Others

GIS Activities – NONGPYRDET

Sl.No	Parameters	Village Information
1.	GPS Coordinates
i	Latitude	25.669723°N
ii	Longitude	92.060458°E
iii	Elevation Reading (MSL)	889 M
2.	Village Geographical Area(Ha)	324.73 Ha
i	Total Forest Area ( including community, Clan, Pvt Forest)	218.54 Ha
ii	Total Area of Water Bodies	5.61 Ha
iii	Total Area under Agri- Horticulture	51.69 Ha
iv	Total Degraded land area (Ha)	12.09 Ha
3	Average Annual Rainfall	1000-1200
4	Soil Type	Loamy soil

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Afforestation	Pdeng Shnong	48,810	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Hydro Manual Pump for Nursery	Pdeng Shnong	1,10,000	Completed

Intervention	Site name	Total Amount	Work Status
Vermi compost	Lumshnong	3,32,460	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Community Nursery	Pdeng Shnong	2,95,000	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Spring Chamber 1	Khlieh Latara, Pdeng Shnong	75,260	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Spring Chamber 2	Kyntoit Madan Shnong	75,260	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Spring Chamber 3	Pung Um Nongkynrih	40,000	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Spring Chamber 4	Pung Um harud Wah Umtung	40,000	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Forest Fire Control Line	Lum Dorbar shnong	58,562	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Horticulture	Kyntoit shawah	3,50,180	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Playhouse for Orchid	Pdeng shnong	1,00,000	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Waste Management 1,2 & 3	Rud Wah Madan Football Lum Dorbar	76100 76100 76100	Ongoing

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Spring Chamber 5 &6	Wah dong pdengshnong Nat Latara	95,400 95,400	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
Nursery for Medicinal Plants	Nat Latara	1,21,048	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Total Amount	Work Status
FMP Activities 1.Fire Control Line 2.Enrichment Planting in forest blanks 3.Community Forest Boundary Survey 4.In-situ & Ex-situ conservation of rare and Endangered plants 5.Assisted natural regeneration in open forests (maintenance and site clearance around the existing sapling) 6.Nursery for Food Forestry (Providing Seed Sapling for Existing Nursery)	All within Community land	54,635 8,871 5,000 7,000 87,416 11,000	All Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Amount	Work Status
Excess fund activities PA System Water Tester Solar light Dustbin Gates for Spring Chamber	Community land	1,94,952	Completed

TESTIMONIALS

President- Noba Mukhim

It's truly heartening to see about the significant positive changes and benefits that the project has brought to our village. The transformation showcases a comprehensive approach to environmental conservation, sustainability, and community development. Some of the key points under it are as follow:

Tree Planting: The project's focus on afforestation contributes to a greener environment. Planting trees not only enhances the aesthetics but also provides ecological benefits such as improved air quality, habitat creation, and soil stabilization.

Nursery and Seed Planting: Establishing a nursery and planting tree seeds on lands lacking vegetation is crucial for ecosystem restoration. It helps reclaim barren areas and contributes to biodiversity.

Vermicompost: The creation of vermicompost rooms underscores the importance of organic waste recycling. Earthworm fertilizers enrich the soil with nutrients and support sustainable farming.

Fire Control Measures: Implementation of fire control strategies safeguards against wildfires, protecting both the environment and the community.

Collaboration and Commitment: The collaboration between the CLLMP office and village members highlights the importance of teamwork and community involvement in achieving positive change.

Secretary- Erbilin Nongkynrih

As the Secretary, I have received valuable training and acquired essential skills to work effectively in the village. The project has provided me with the opportunity to help the villagers understand the project's workings and benefits for the community. Being selected as the Secretary, it has given me a crucial leadership role in driving positive change and community development in the village.

VCF M&E: Fullwell Nongrum

As a VCF, I have taken responsibility for preserving the environment, aiming to make the village greener and ensuring access to fresh air and clean water. The project has introduced effective measures such as contour trenches and gully plug, which have resulted in a positive impact on water sources, increasing water availability. Vermicompost production has been initiated, providing organic fertilizers to the community for plantations and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

VCF Social- Kyntiewksiar Nongrum

As a VCF, I have had the opportunity to teach and raise awareness among the villagers about the benefits of the project. I have attended training, which has equipped me with knowledge and skills to effectively spread awareness and engage the community in environmental preservation and to be more responsible with our actions towards the environment. As a VCF, I have been able to spread awareness and educate the community about the importance of environmental preservation and sustainable practices.

VCF Environment:-Banjop Mukhim

The spirit for managing and preserving the forest and environment is evident in our role as a VCF and also in our actions to strive towards building a better and healthier environment for everyone. The project has been perceived as a blessing to the village, and as a VCF I aspire for its continuation to ensure ongoing environmental preservation.I believe that this project is unique and essential in taking good care of the environment.