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 intends to strengthen community-led natural resources management of 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 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:

1. Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of Communities for NaturalResources 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

Saiden Village falls under Umling C&RD block of Ri-Bhoi district in the state of Meghalaya. The village is at a distance of 3.5 Kms from Nongpoh, the district headquarters of RiBhoi District and is at a total distance of 50Kms from the state capital, Shillong. It falls under Raid Lyngdoh Nongkhyrlem with a total geographical area of 1039.33 ha and a total population of 1650 villagers.

Village Profile

Saiden village is located in Umling Block of Ri-Bhoi District, in the state of Meghalaya. It came into existence in the year 1934. The village has 328 households and is a home to 1650 people. The distance from the District Headquarter to Saiden is 3.5 kms. The village is under the supervision of the Rangbah Shnong.

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, betel vine, tomatoes and Broom-Grass.

There are six schools inside the village, five of which are private institutions and one is the Govt. Upper primary School, Saiden. The health dispensary is 3 km away; the nearest Bank is about 3 km away and the Post office is also 3 kms from the village.

Population

As per Census 2011, the population of Saiden is 1065. Out of this, 245 are males while the females count is203. This village has 56 children in the age group of 0-4 years. Among them 31 are boys and 25 are girls.

Age Group	Male	Female	Total
0 - 4	70	80	150
5-14	54	60	114
15 – 30	211	207	418
30-60	289	452	741
Above 60	60	167	227

Card Holding Household:

The village has a total number of 94 Health cardholders, 38 Ration cardholders. The major occupation of the people is farming while some are teachers and govt. servants.

Particulars	No. of HH
Total HH	382
Ration Card HH	38
Health Card HH	98

Fuel Type:

Fuel Type	Total HH
Charcoal	3
Biomass	0
Wood	50
LPG	150
Electric Heater	100
Kerosene	10

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 teaching and government service. Every household owns areca nut and betel leaves plantation and fishery ponds.

1. Ground Truthing

Dated: 29^th of July 2019

The CLLMP team met with Mr. Morningstar Ryndong, Secretary of Saiden village on the 29^th of July 2019. He provided the team with important information regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under the current leadership.

Case Findings:

1. There are a total of 325 HH out of which 150 fall under the BPL category.

2. There are 7 hamlets in the village

3. Approximately 80-90 acres of land is required for afforestation.

4. Their forest falls under the village governance

5.They have two main rivers, “WahUmpli” and “WahUmran”

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2. Sensitization Programme

Dated:20^th of August 2019

The District Project Manager and the Assistant Managers held a village Level sensitization Programme on the Community Led Landscape Management project on the 20th of August 2019.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 elucidated 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.

2.2 Signing of Documents:After the interactive session, the village signed the Expression of Interest (EOI), the Village Grant Agreement(VGA) and the Citizen’s Green charter 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:

Sl.No.	Name	Gender (Male/Female)	Phone	Position
1	WadborKshiar	Male	8837037467/8787503893	President
2	Morningstar Ryndong	Male	9366232992	Secretary
3	BiangmonLyngdoh	Female	9862772681	Book keeper
4	Successful Lyngdoh	Male	9366102112	Member
5	KyrshanLapang	Male	8787503893	Member
6	BidaSyiem	Male	9856817872	Member
7	ThwelsibonMarsing	Male	NA	Member
8	WansundaymonLapang	Female	NA	Member
9	AisildarisSyngkli	Female	NA	Member

Listed below are the Village Service Providers

Sl.No.	Name	Gender	Age	Education	Contact Number	Role
1	Morningstar Ryndong	Male	32	BA	8787503893	Documentation
2	BiangmonLyngdoh	Female	47	BA, B.Ed	9366232992	Social Mobilzer
3	WadborlangKshair	Male	40	BA	9862772681	Environment
4	IbadahunSyngkli	Female	24	BA	8258880803
5	Barapbor Makai	Male	26	B.Com	9615269465
6	ByntabakmenKshiar	Female	24	BA	8132000941

3. Opening of a 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. The Accountant of the RiBhoi CLLMP team trained the Purchasing and Procurement Committee of SaidenVillage on matters relating to Accounts and Bookkeeping on the 10^th of December 2019.

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 SaidenVillage took place on the19^th of September 2019. There were a total of 90 villagers who participated in this exercise

5. Training on the Development of the Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP)

With the completion of the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise, a joint training to help the VNRMCs of Umling Block develop their Community Natural Resource Management Plan or CNRMP was organized on the 1^st of October 2019 at the Community Hall of Mawroh Village.

Members of the VNRMC from Saiden Village were also present for the training.

Mr. Reuben Shabong, Assistant Manager (Environment Management) giving a presentation on CNRMP

Mr. Reuben Shabong , Assistant Manager for Environment Management discussed the different types of plans that can be adopted by the villages and stressed on the need for more holistic and sustainable plans which will benefit the community as a whole.

Submission of CNRMP Plan for the First Phase

List of Community Natural Resource Management Plan at Saiden Village.
1	Contour trenches	Lumkseh, Mawdaron, Umkuri
2	Check Dam	Lumkseh
3	Catchment area afforestation	Lad iewsier
4	Fencing	Lumkseh
5	Contour bunds	Lumkseh, Mawdaron, Umkuri
6	Spring Chamber	Nongkyndang
7	Recharge pits	Nongkyndang
8	Recharge pits	Lad iewsier
9	Community Nursery	JakaBalang
10	Afforestation	Lumsohnaru, Lumpdengshnong, Lumsohram, Prangthem
11	Fire protection	Lumsohnaru
12	Contour bunds	Mawpdang
13	Bench Terracing	Mawpdang, Mawdaron, Umkuri
14	Loose boulder bunds	Mawpdang, Mawdaron, Umkuri
15	Stone wall	Mawpdang, Mawdaron, Umkuri
16	Hill Side Ditch	Mawpdang, Mawdaron, Umkuri
17	Vermi compost	Kpershnong
18	NADEP composting	Kpershnong

GIS Activities

Sl.No	Parameters	Village Information
1.	GPS Coordinates
i	Latitude	25.876557N
ii	Longitude	91.878085E
iii	Elevation Reading (MSL)	578M
2.	Village Geographical Area(Ha)	1039.33Ha
i	Total Forest Area ( including community, Clan, Pvt Forest)	300.31Ha
ii	Total Area of Water Bodies	7.34Ha
iii	Total Area under Agri- Horticulture	671.22
iv	Total Degraded land area (Ha)	26.72Ha
3	Average Annual Rainfall	1000-1200
4	Soil Type	Loamy soil

6.Project Implementation

1.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Check Dam	Irsohpheiling	25.879030°N	91.873352°E	₹ 2,41,500.00	Completed

2.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Spring Chamber	NongkyndangUmrit	25.874194°N	91.881249°E	₹ 65,500.00	Completed

3.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Fire-Line Control	Lumksheh	25.877702 N	91.873488 E	₹ 41,130.00	Completed
		LumMawiong	25.8771 °N	91.8754°E	₹ 63,667.00

4.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Contour trenches	Lumkseh	25.879275 N	91.871138 E	₹ 66,320.00	Completed

5.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Vermi compost	Prangthlen	25.871375 N	91.879105 E	₹ 1,68,250.00	Completed

6.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Afforestation	Phrangthlen	25.867972 N	91.854862 E	₹ 3,71,500.00	Completed

7.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting	nongkyndang	25.874555 N	91.8717 E	₹ 1,68,000.00	Completed

8.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Nursery	lumpdeng	25.8771 °N	91.8754°E	₹ 1,19,300.00	Completed

9.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Spring Chamber Cum retaining wall	Lad iewsir	25.870591 °N	91.878493°E	₹1,10,000	Completed

10.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Renovation of water Collection tank	Mawradon	25.882396°N	91.879614°E	₹ 1,12,292	Completed

11.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Retaining Wall	Um Diengjri	25.870591 °N	91.878493 °E	₹ 80,789	Completed

12.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Horticulture	LumSyrden Phrangthlen	25.867927°N	91.854862°E	₹ 53,800	Completed

13.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Bench Terracing 1&2	Lummawiong,	25.878652 °N	91.8723182 °E	₹ 3,26,230	Completed
		IrSohphilieng	25.874458 N	91.861395 E	₹1,54,814

14.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Head work	Lumksiar	25.885175 °N	91.880117 °E	₹ 1,50,000	Completed

15.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Recharge Pits 1&2	Lad Iewsier Um Lumksiar	25.878678, 91.873687 25.884985, 91.879535		₹ 46059 ₹ 85544	Completed

16.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Waste Management Bins:- 1, 2 3	Lad Iewsier Dong Nengum Lumpdeng 1	25.870598, 91.87859 25.877866, 91.876668 25.876967, 91.879965		₹ 32608 ₹112217 ₹ 32608	Completed

17.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	GPS Co-ordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	Side drain	Lumpdeng 2	25.876967, 91.879965		₹ 1308	Completed

18.	Type Of Intervention	Site Name	Amount Sanctioned	Work Status
	FMP Activities : 1.Fire Control Line 2.Community Forest Boundary Survey 3.Assisted natural regeneration in open forest 4.Enrichment planting in forest blanks (Afforestation) 5.In-situ & Ex-situ conservation of rare and endangered plants 6.Nursery for Food Forestry (Sapling for the Available Nursery)	Community land	75078 7000 26148 4329 10000 11000	Completed

Intervention	Site Name	Amount	Work Status
Excess fund activities Signboard (2nd installment) Water Tester Solar light-2nos	community land	94,192	All Completed

Testimonials

President –Shri. Kyrshan Lapang

The Community-Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP) has made remarkable achievements and I am forever grateful to World Bank Funded Project . The project has help our village in various NRM activities by promoting interventions like afforestation, contour trenches, horticulture,vermicompost etc . These activities have restored ecological balance, diversified crops, and provided sustainable livelihoods. The project's success in building awareness, fostering community participation, and implementing sustainable practices serves as a model for addressing environmental challenges and improving well-being. The positive outcomes, including enhanced water availability and economic benefits, motivate me to continue efforts in conserving natural resources for present and future generations, setting an example for broader regional and national initiatives.

Secretary –Smt.Valentina Shadap

The World Bank-funded Community-Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP) has empowered me as a secretary, fostering personal growth and confidence. CLLMP's inclusive approach, involving VNRMCS members like myself in decision-making, ensures all voices are heard. My increased confidence has a ripple effect, inspiring community engagement and contributing to sustainable development. As an active secretary in CLLMP, my role is crucial for the project's success, emphasizing the positive impact of community-led initiatives on individual and collective well-being.

Smt. Bida syiemlieh (VCF Social & Knowledge Management)

I express my gratitude to MBMA CLLMP for the opportunity to contribute to my village's sustainable development. As a Mobilizer, I've received valuable training and exposure trips, enhancing my knowledge and skills. These experiences empower me to advocate for sustainable practices. I extend heartfelt appreciation to MBMA CLLMP for their support, committing to utilize my knowledge for positive change. The project's inclusivity ensures benefits for everyone in the village. Exposure trips broaden our understanding of Natural Resource Management (NRM) best practices. CLLMP's transformative experiences and opportunities for personal growth are invaluable. The gained confidence allows me to be an effective mobilizer for sustainable development. I am committed to inspiring others in the journey towards a better future. MBMA CLLMP's guidance and belief in our collective ability are appreciated.

Shri. Pleilad Rampsang (EM&GIS)

Saiden, my village, is blessed to be part of CLLMP, a World Bank-funded project fostering responsibility for natural resources. My dedication to environmental protection contributes to both local well-being and global conservation efforts. Equipped with insights from CLLMP, I guide VNMRCS and the community towards informed environmental decisions. The personal growth experienced, especially in my role as an Environment and GIS VCF, enhances my contribution to sustainable development. Overcoming challenges along this journey reflects my resilience and determination to make a positive impact. My commitment to supporting VNMRCS mirrors my dedication to creating a healthier and more sustainable future. CLLMP's positive impact showcases the potential of community-driven initiatives in environmental conservation. As I strive for a prosperous future, I play a crucial role in shaping a better world. My efforts aim to inspire others to contribute to safeguarding our environment. Keep up the excellent work, and may my actions continue to inspire positive change locally and beyond.

Shri. MorningStar Ryngdong (M & E & Project Management )

As the VCF Project Manager and Monitoring & Evaluation personnel, I extend my immense gratitude to the CLLMP project. This journey has been filled with challenges and growth, providing numerous learning opportunities to support VNMRCS and my entire village. The exposure and experiences gained, including technical skills and exposure visits, have been invaluable. Witnessing successful NRM practices in other regions has broadened my understanding of sustainable development.

Participating in CLLMP has empowered me to guide and support VNMRCS and the community, making informed decisions to protect and preserve natural resources. The project plays a significant role in fostering responsibility and stewardship within the community, crucial not only for the village's well-being but also for the broader environment and future generations.

Through CLLMP, I've enhanced professional skills and developed a deeper connection and appreciation for the environment. This newfound understanding motivates me to actively contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Despite challenges, the rewards in personal growth, positive community impact, and the opportunity to safeguard our natural heritage have been immeasurable. I am committed to continuing this journey, supporting VNMRCS, and striving for a more sustainable and prosperous future for my village and the environment.