SUMMARY VILLAGE REPORT

ON

RNGI MYLLIEM VILLAGE

MYLLIEM

EAST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT

DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (DPMU)

The Government of Meghalaya has launched its flagship program, the Integrated Basin Development Project (IBDLP) in 2012. IBLP is a citizen-centric and demand-driven program that focuses on the development of community participation and capacity building as the pathway to sustainable eco-systems development.

Nestled under IBDPL, the Community Led Landscape Management Programme of the Government of Meghalaya looks at natural resources management through a community-led landscape approach. The Community-Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP), which receives support from the World Bank, is a part of the CLLM-Programme.

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 Natural Resources Management

• Community-Led Landscape Planning and Implementation

• Project Management and Governance

Objective:

“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 is focused on enhancing the capacities of communities and traditional institutions (TI) through the use of a landscape approach to manage their natural resources, such as soil, springs and other water sources, forests, and bio-diversity.

• The project will be planned and implemented in about 400 villages across the state.

• The CLLMP places a significant emphasis on establishing local institutions by providing systematic capacity-building in both technical and social skill areas.

• The project will also provide such training to communities outside of the villages that are being targeted and will aid those communities in their attempts to obtain money from other rural and natural resources projects and programmes.

By creating and following efficient systems and procedures and utilising the right technology, the programme will also make an investment in enhancing the delivery of the process and results.

Benefits:

Benefits for community (Skills and Capacity relating to technical and managerial areas like NRM and Conflict resolution.

• Traditional institutions (village councils, traditional leaders, community-based organisations, SHGs, etc.) gain from knowledge sharing, the promotion of innovative approaches, access to technology, technical managerial support, and financial assistance.

• The project is expected to have an impact on approximately 1 lakh partners, half of whom are women and rely on land, forests, and agroforestry.

• A total of 400 communities will benefit from the project's efforts, which will ensure that the 55000 Ha of the targeted area has access to water, biological resources, and productive soil. The project's outcomes can be summed up as follows.

Implementation Agency:

The Project will be 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)

About the Village:

RngiMylliem VNRMC is one of the 92 villages in East Khasi Hills District selected for the implementation of CLLMP. It falls under Mylliem Block, East Khasi Hills 793009. The distance from RngiMylliemto the district headquarters (Shillong) is 15km and to the Block office is5km. The geographical area of this village is 99.46Ha. The total number of households in this village 135 is HH with a total population of687 out of which, 293 are females and 394 are males.

Village Demography:

The number of households in this village is 135 with a population 687 people.

Age Group (In years)	Males	Females	Total
0-4	61	46	107
5-14	81	57	138
15-30	94	70	164
30-60	97	72	169
Above 60	61	48	109
Total	394	293	687

The main occupation of this community is farming and agriculture which widely adopted by majority of the households. Other occupations adopted in this community are Teaching, Govt. service and business profession.

Occupations	HHs
Farming	79
Teaching	4
Govt. Service	4
Business	48

Fuel Type Used:

Fuel Type	No. of HH
Firewood	135

Village Natural Resource Management Committee Members:

Name	Gender (M/F)	Age	Education	Designation	Contact No
W. Sohlang	Male	42	IX	President	8837274886
PhyrnailinKurkalang	Female	32	X	Secretary	8837068172
B.T Kharmawphlang	Male	31	X	Treasurer	9612241543
KamailangNongkhlaw	Male	48	BA	Member	9612838613
WondersingNongbet	Male	41	VI	Member	9366308577
WanpersonKhyriem	Male	44	III	Member	9612088258
PynshishaKharmawphlang	Female	29	MA	Member	9612088259
AntimaryKharkongor	Female	28	X	Member	8415952980
PersaraKurkalangMale	Female	30	BA	Member	9615974693

Village Community Facilitators Members:

Name	Gender (M/F)	Age	Education	Area of Specialization	Contact No
BanteilangKharmawphlang	Male	31	X Pass	Monitoring	9612241542
Frost TomesonKurkalang	Male	23	XII Pass	Environment	70052387797
BanjolinKurkalang	Female	23	BA Pass	Social	8974308522

Important Dates & Events

• The DPMU team visited RngiMylliem on 03^rd July 2020 to conduct a sensitization cum awareness program.

• On 03^rd July 2020, the Citizens Green Charter (CGC) was signed.

• On 03^rd July 2020, the Expression of Interest (EOI) was signed.

• On 03^rd July 2020, the Village Grant Agreement was signed.

• The Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) was formed on 02^nd July 2020.

• The Purchase Committee was formed on 30^th May 2020.

• The Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) was submitted on the 08^th September 2020.

Problem Analysis

Problem analysis involves identifying the overriding problem and establishing the causes and effects related to that problem. The FGD conducted with the participants to establish the problems faced by them reveals the following information.

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

Yes, Wood is the primary source of fuel for cooking.

Fodder and leaf litter are found in abundance

Households buy a bundle of firewood on an average at a rate of ₹120/- that can last they 3 -4days. (This is dependent on the size of the family)

Firewood is bought from outside the village since there are only private forests.

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

Timber use has reduced over the years

With respect to firewood, most of the households are slowly transitioning to LPG. Although, it won’t be possible for a full transition to LPG in the next 5 years.

3. Are the water bodies facing any threats?

There is poor construction and mismanagement of water bodies in the village.

Siltation of waste also occurs in the river along with pesticides flowing to the paddy fields.

Water scarcity is minimal. Slight shortage is faced only during certain social occasions (usually during the months of March-April.)

Mawlumisthe primary area for catchment overflow.

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

Drinking water supply is satisfactory. They receive it to their households (Pipe connection from PHE).

Challenges are minimal. But the quality of water will be a challenge in future as there are soil erosion and mismanagement of water bodies

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

Yes, there are areas especially near the riverside that is prone to landslide and soil erosion.

The area is also prone to flooding

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

Heavy rainfall has led to recent flooding and landslides in the village.

Flooding has disrupted the water supply to the irrigation lands and households.

7. What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

Agricultural practised has changed quite drastically due to unpredictable and unseasonal rainfall.

8. Are there any challenges in farming?

Due to the land system being private, landless families haveto engage themselves to work in private lands/manual labour.

Purpose of Intervention

Prior to the CLLMP, it was found that land degradation and scarcity of water, were some of the major problems prevailing in RngiMylliem village. Therefore, the following interventions were implemented to curb land degradation and reduce water scarcity.

The interventions implemented through CLLMP are:

Sl.No	Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount from CLLMP	Total
1	Afforestation	Mawpadih	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	65,480	65,480
2	Afforestation	IewMylliem Rim	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	38,300	38,300
3	Staggered Trenches	Lum Mawpadih	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	68,700	68,700
4	Gabion Wall	RngiMylliem	16-Jan-21		8,60,190	8,60,190
5	RCC Check Dam	DonglumKynton	20-Oct-20	26-Nov-20	4,54,540	4,54,540
6	RCC Check Dam	Wah ShaitShait	10-Jan-23		4,31,457	4,31,457
7	Spring Chamber	Mawpadiah	28-Dec-22	23-Jan-23	87,951	87,951
8	Spring Chamber	Donglum	14-Dec-20	16-Jan-21	87,951	87,951
9	Loose Boulder	Lumsurom	25-Jan-23	On Going	95,463	95,463
10	Seed Bank	Lumrngi	6-Feb-23	On Going	1,00,000	1,00,000
11	Protection Wall	Lumrngi	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	70,441	70,441
12	Protection Wall	Umkynton	11-Nov-22	23-Jan-23	79,682	79,682
13	Protection Wall	Umkynrut	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	77,045	77,045
14	Protection Wall	Lumpynthor	Yet to Start	Yet to Start	1,72,611	1,72,611

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
RCC Check Dam	Wah ShaitShait	09-Jan-2023	28-Feb-2023	4,31,457

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Protection Wall	Lum Surom	10-Jan-2023	11-Feb-2023	77,045

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Seed Bank	MianBari	18-Jan-2023	23-Feb-2023	1,00,000

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Spring Chamber	Lum kynton	14-12-2020	16-01-2021	87,951

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Protection Wall	Lum Kynton	11-Nov-2022	23-Jan-2023	79,682

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Protection Wall	Lumpynthor	Yet to start	Yet to Start	1,72,611

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
RCC Check Dam	DonglumKynton	20-Oct-2020	26-Nov-2020	4,54,540

Intervention Name	Site Name	Starting Date	Completion Date	Amount Utilize
Gobin Wall	RngiMylliem	16- Jan -2021	On Going	8,60,190