TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

1. Village Overview

- First Contact

- Findings

- Interpretation

ACTIVITIES

1. Sensitization & Ground Truthing

2. Formation of VNRMC

3. Opening of Bank Account 4. Participatory Rural

5. PRA Exercise

6. Training on the development of the CNRMP

Village Boundary Map

Community Led Landscape Management Project

The Government of Meghalaya with financial aid from the World Bank is implementing the Meghalaya Community Led Landscape Management Project (MCCLMP). The project will cover the entire state of Meghalaya and implementation of community led plans will be rolled out in a 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 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 organisations.

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”

Village Overview

Thaiñthynroh Mawlum village falls under Mawphlang C&RD Block of East Khasi Hills in the state of Meghalaya. The village is situated 12km away from sub-district headquarter Mawphlang and 36km away from district headquarter Shillong. 

According to Census 2011 information Thainthynroh Mawlum has a total population of 780 peoples. There are about 144 houses in Thainthynroh Mawlum village. Mawphlang is nearest town to Thainthynroh Mawlum.

First Contact

The first contact with Thain Thynroh was established with the headman of the village Bah Win on the 4th September 2019. Ground truthing was also done on the same day. Some of the findings after discussion with the headman and ground truthing were:

The village is rural.

VEC is actively performing in the village.

A total of 186 household are present in the village.

Findings

Traditional and Indigenous Practitioners in the Village people

The village still has traditional healers and traditional dance performers.

Various Government Schemes availed in the village

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gaurantee Act

MLA scheme

MDC scheme

Indigenous Food available

Wild Vegetables (Yam,Sweet Potato, Corn and Potato (phansaw) etc.

Putharo

Women Participation in the Village

Allowed to attend the village Dorbar

Allowed in the decision making process of the Dorbar

Executive committee of Village Employment Committee

Challenges faced by the people in the village

Foot path

Water scarcity

Low income

Lack in modern practice in agriculture

Numbers of CBO/ SHGs/ CLUBS in the Village

3 Self Help Groups

1 Youth Club

1 women’s wing

Activities Carried out in the Village

Cleaning Drive

Dorbar committee in protection of forest fire

Traditional dance

Number of Fair price shop

1 FPS

Prices of essential Commodities

Rice ₹3 /- per Kg ( PHH & AAY )

Kerosene ₹40/- per litre

Sugar ₹100 3kg

Flour 5kg per card

Amount of Kg/ Liter received for each Commodity

Rice 5kg per household

Sugar 3kg per household

Flour 5kg per card

Kerosene 2 litres

Type of Ration Cards

Priority Household (PHH) Card

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Card

Inflow of Resources

Sugar

Rice

Kerosene

Flour

Farming methods practiced in the village

Traditional Farming Practices

Types of Fertilizers

Cow dung

Marketability of Crops

Once a week

Distance to the Market

Shillong 28- 38 km

Mode of transport: Local transport (local taxi and sumo)

Daily Wage

₹280 for male

₹200 for female

Seasonal crops cultivated

Mustard leaf

Potato

Radish

Cabbage

Peas

Chilli

Number of Local Market & Frequency

Daily

Market Authority

Syiemship

Taxation in the Local Market

Yes

Loss of income due to constant bargaining

LAND USE PATTERN

Land Ownership

Community

Private

Hima

Land usage

Farming

House and business

Natural Features of the Land

Mountains and Hills

Flat grassy Areas

Tress and other vegetation

Ponds, streams and rivers

Resources present in the Land

Natural resources

Natural and Man-made Disasters

Landslides

Flora and Fauna

Indigenous birds (Sim Syiem).

Ier khia and Deer

Major trees in the Village

Dieng sai

Dieng snium

Trees that helps in Spring Discharge

Dieng Sohplum

Dieng Sohphie

Lakait

Kseh Bilat

Sharing Of catchment Areas with other villages

No

WATER SOURCES

Main Source of Water

Public tab

Main source of Drinking Water

Public tab/ PHE

Distance of water sources (in meters)

3 metres

Time taken to fetch water (in minutes)

1-2 minutes

Frequency of water supply

24 hours

Is the frequency sufficient

Yes

Quality of the water

Excellent

Colour of the water

Clear

Water Scarcity months

March – May

Is water source well maintained?

Yes

Satisfaction of drinking water supply

Satisfied

ENVIRONMENT

Availability of traditional environmental protection beliefs

No

Waste management system

No

Is Deforestation practice in the village

Yes, only for domestic purposes

Is Afforestation practice in the village

Yes, once a year

Interpretation

Traditional and Indigenous Practitioners in the Village people

Traditional healers and dance performers are still present in the village. The people rely on the practice of traditional healing if the need is urgent and the reason to the presence of traditional practices is because they are cost effective. In major cases, people do refer themselves to hospitals. This tells about the importance of these practitioners in the village.

Government Schemes availed in the village

Major schemes like MGNREGA, MLA and MDC schemes are the most active in the village in terms of regularity and services. These schemes are used by the villagers to improve their overall well-being in the village. The study interprets that the population of the village are highly dependent on schemes and services provided by the Government.

Indigenous Food available

The village has some sources of indigenous food that’s have been practice by their ancestors and has continued till today in the present generation. Some of these food are Phankaro, Shriew, Riewhadem and Phansaw.

Women Participation in the Village

Through the baseline study, the village shows equal participation of women which constitutes of about 95% of their participation and are also included in the decision making process of the Dorbar.

Problems and Challenges faced by the people in the village

There are numerous problems in the village but the FGD identified three important issues:

• Lack of proper footpath in the community.

• Low income and water scarcity.

• Lack of modern practice in agriculture.

Numbers of CBO/ SHGs/ CLUBS in the Village

The village is constituted of 1 youth groups and 3 Self Help Groups and 1 women’s wing. All of them are functioning actively and act as contributors to the well-being of the village. The existence of diverse groups shows that the village has a strong participation from its members.

Land use Pattern

The landholdings shows that land is equally owned by the Community, Private and Raid/Hima. In terms of natural features of the village consists of mountains, hills, flat grassy areas, streams and rivers.

The types of trees are found in large number are primarily 3 types are those that help in spring discharge.

Water Source

From the findings, it can be interpreted that the villages receive an abundant and frequent supply of water. They expressed their satisfaction with the frequency of water supply which is 24 hours and the quality since the water is clear in colour, but there is a water shortage form the month of March to May.

Environment

The villages understand the importance of conserving the forest and its resources. In terms of protecting the environment they shared that the trees are planted once a year but there are also wild ones that grows at their own pace. The village practice both deforestation and afforestation, but deforestation only happens for domestic purposes. They do not have any traditional methods or practices in protecting the environment or neither do they practice any modern method of waste management.

Activities

Sensitisation Programme & Ground Truthing

The first sensitisation programme was conducted on 4^th September 2019 in the Community Hall of the village. The programme was presided over by the headman of the village. Approximately 40- 50 residents attended the sensitisation programme. The ADPM of East Khasi Hills, Mr. Pynshngain Rymmai gave an introduction to the Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP) and its various nuances that the community and the CLLMP team should carry out throughout the course of the project. The first priority was establishing of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) and thereafter formulation of the Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) was to be prepared.

Formation of VNRMC

The executive committee of the Dorbar Shnong of Thaiñthynroh Mawlum after a meeting formed the members of VNRMC on the 9^th of September, 2019. On the 9^th of September, the DPMU members visited the village again for the signing of the EOI, VGA and Citizen’s Green Charter and the executive members of the VNRMC were formally introduced

Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Contact No and email address
1	Banraplang Kharbteng	Male	33	IV	Chairman	Business	Khasi	9366942038
2	Shonging Kharryngngi	Female	45	x	Secretary	Teacher	Khasi	NA
3	Winsonwell Kharryngki	Male	32	VII	Treasurer	Farmer	Khasi	6009657977
4	Swod Kharmih	Male	50	vi	member	Business	Khasi	NA
5	Diphen Kharbteng	Male	52	vi	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
6	Kling Kharryngki	Male	50	iv	member	Labourer	Khasi	NA
7	Amos Swer	Male	35	iv	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
8	Bakhraw Kharryngki	Male	65	viii	member	Labourer	Khasi	NA
9	Aidaris Kharmih	Female	25	x	member	Business	Khasi	NA
10	Sbianda Kharryngki	Female	55	vi	member	AgaNWADI	Khasi	NA
11	Trai Kharmih	Female	47	ii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
12	Aitilang Kharmih	Female	35	viii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
13	Maygreen Kharbteng	Female	43	viii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
14	Blissfully Sawkmie	Female	25	MA	member	Teacher	Khasi	NA

Opening of Bank Account

The opening of bank account was initiated after the village signed the EOI (Expression of Interest), VGA (Village Grant Agreement) and the Citizen’s Green Charter. Thain Thynroh opened their bank account on the ______________

____________________Programme Associate (Finance and Procurement) of East Khasi Hills, CLLMP, conducted the Simple Book Keeping Training on 29^thOctober 2019, at Thain Thynroh village

PRA Exercise

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. PRA exercise at Thain Thynroh was conducted on the 5^thSeptember, 2019. There was a total of 30 residents who took part in this exercise.

Findings:

• Most of the land is community owned

• Main agriculture produce here are Yam, Sweet Potato, Corn and Potato.

• The average daily wage for men is Rs.250 and for women is Rs.200

• The village receive adequate amounts of water supply except in the months of March and April where they encounter water scarcity.

• Most of the land in the village is use for farming and business purposes.

Training on the development of the Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) Development of the CNRMP was initiated in Thain Thyrnroh village on the October, 2019. As of this juncture; they laid down two interventions pertaining to water development in the village (Check dam, Recharge pits, Bench trenching, afforestation and Nursery)

A comprehensive one-day training and existing CNRMP review for the VNRMC executive members under all the villages under East Khasi Hills was organised on the October, 2019 by the members of the DPMU. A copy of the environmental templates along with the boundary maps were also circulated to the members and explanation to the templates were made accordingly.

Check Dam at Umkaber, Thain Thynroh

Nursery and Recharge Pits

Community Natural Resource Management Plan Template

1. VILLAGE SUMMARY

   1. VILLAGE GIS MAP(Baseline Land use land cover map of village to be prepared using information from GIS Atlas and Google Earth as a first step before community mobilisation in the village)

Sl. No.	Parameters (sl.no.1&2 to be filled by GIS Expert)	Village Information
1	GPS Coordinates:
i	Latitude	25.423426
ii	Longitude	91.69251
iii	Elevation Reading (MSL)	1686 m
2	Village Geographical Area (Ha)	Total: 569 Ha 5.69 sq. Km
i	Total Forest Area (including community, Clan, Pvt Forest)	321 Ha
ii	Total Area of Water Bodies	0.42 Ha
iii	Total Area under Agri-Horticulture	127 Ha
iv	Total Degraded land area (Ha)	42 Ha
3	Average Annual Rainfall (data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU at district/block level and need not be village level)	……………mm
4	Soil Type(data to be collected from secondary data by DPMU)
VILLAGE SUMMARY SHEET
Sl. No.	Parameters	Village Information
1	Traditional Land tenure system (Hima /Raid/ /Doloiship/sirdarship/Nokmaakingetc)	Raid Lyngdoh
2	Distance from Block HQ (Km)	12 Km
3	Distance from District HQ(Km)	40 Km
4	Community inhabiting the village (Khasi, jaintia, Garo & Others)	Total =1
5	No of HHs in the village	186
6	Total population	1115
7	Demographic	M	F		Total
i	0-4	48	53		101
ii	5-14	96	110		206
iii	15-30	140	146		286
iv	30-60	149	169		318
v	Above 60	99	105		204
8	Major occupations of people in the village (in order of importance). (Collect only one major occupation per HH. The Number of all occupation should be equal to total no.of HH in the village.)
	Occupations	HHs
i	Farmer	152
ii	Teacher	7
iii	Govt. Employee	3
iv	Business	9
v	Labourer	15
vi
9	Public Transport Facilities to & from village Yes/No:…if yes (specify)	Tourist Taxi
		Ii. Sumo
		Iii
		Iv
10	Energy fuel use by HHs	No of HH		Qty (Kg/HH)		Total
i	Charcoal	NA		NA		NA
ii	Wood	104		1460		151840
iii	LPG	72		1095		10950
iv	Kerosene
v	Electricity
11	Does the village have sites of Tourist interest	No
	If Yes mention the site & No of Tourist	No of Tourist per Year
i		NA
ii
iii
12	Number of Village Institution with their status	DNA
	Village Council/ VEC/Traditional Institutions
	Water and Sanitation Committee
	Self Help Group for Livelihood Activities
	Other if any
13	Availability of Govt. Water Supply (Y/N)

VILLAGE FUNCTIONARIES 2.1 Traditional Village Institutional Functionaries (Village Dorbar/Nokma/Doloi Council)
Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Contact No and email address
	Banraplang Kharbteng	Male	33	IV	Headman	Business	Khasi	9366942038
	WinsonWell Kharryngki	Male	32	VII	Secretary	Farmer	Khasi	6009657977
	Shonging Kharryngki	Female	48	X	Tresurer	Teacher	Khasi	NA
	Rim Kharryngki	Male	60	I	Member	Labourer	Khasi	8131829456
	Bakhraw Kharryngki	Male	65	VIII	Member	Labourer	Khasi	NA
	Kling Kharryngki	Male	50	Nil	Member	Labourer	Khasi	NA

Village Natural Resource Management Committee (9member committee constituted from Village Council and VEC), SHG group, Women’s group, youth;4 members should be women)
Sl No	Name in Full	Gender M/F	Age (in Yrs)	Education	Designation	Occupation	Community	Contact No and email address
1	Banraplang Kharbteng	Male	33	IV	Chairman	Business	Khasi	9366942038
2	Shonging Kharryngngi	Female	45	x	Secretary	Teacher	Khasi	NA
3	Winsonwell Kharryngki	Male	32	VII	Treasurer	Farmer	Khasi	6009657977
4	Swod Kharmih	Male	50	vi	member	Business	Khasi	NA
5	Diphen Kharbteng	Male	52	vi	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
6	Kling Kharryngki	Male	50	iv	member	Labourer	Khasi	NA
7	Amos Swer	Male	35	iv	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
8	Bakhraw Kharryngki	Male	65	viii	member	Labourer	Khasi	NA
9	Aidaris Kharmih	Female	25	x	member	Business	Khasi	NA
10	Sbianda Kharryngki	Female	55	vi	member	AgaNWADI	Khasi	NA
11	Trai Kharmih	Female	47	ii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
12	Aitilang Kharmih	Female	35	viii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
13	Maygreen Kharbteng	Female	43	viii	member	Farmer	Khasi	NA
14	Blissfully Sawkmie	Female	25	MA	member	Teacher	Khasi	NA

2.3 Green Facilitators

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	Kling Kharryngki	M	50	iv	Environment	NO	NA
2	Banraplang Kharbteng	M	33	IV	Monitoring	NO	9366942038
3	Winsonwell Kharryngki	M	32	VII	Social	NO	6009657977

1	The exercise should be done in a public place, that all members of the community, can access and participate in;
2	Facilitators should carry GIS map of village/ Google Earth Map
3	Introduction on Resource Map to the community; entire community to be present
4	Facilitate the community to draw the Village Resource Map of the village on the floor/open ground/Chart Paper using participatory tools and locally available materials
5	Facilitate community to draw village Boundary-basic landmarks such as roads streams, rivers, forests, agricultural land etc
6	Map out details of land use such as Community forest, clan forest, Pvt individual forest, Jhum area, important cash crop areas, Agriculture areas, Agro forestry, degraded land area, sand/stone quarries, coal mining areas, steep slope areas, low land areas, wasteland & Plant species in each forest type etc.
7	Map out details of water bodies such as springs &springshed, water catchment areas, ponds, lakes, water reservoirs, sites for fishing etc & Temporary features (Seasonal ponds/Lakes) etc
8	Briefing and validation of the Resource Map with the community. Copy the Resource Map on the paper for official record. Use Standard legends for uniformity and convenience.
9	Ensure that participants engaged in drawing Resource maps including VNRM committee sign and date at the back of the Resource Map and it is endorsed by the head of the village council
10	It is recommended that the group prepare two copies of Resource Maps, so that one copy may be given to the community for their future reference. Take a photo

3. RESOURCE MAPPING

(This is the tool to begin interaction with the people in the village. This exercise will provide an opportunity to bring people together to understand the natural resources of the village towards plan preparation. The facilitators must have the secondary information in advance to be able to facilitate effectively; The information collected through this process should be filled into the template provided for Land Use Pattern.)

4. 
   LAND USE PATTERN

Sl No	Land use Category	Land Ownership (Community/Clan /Pvt individual etc)	Name of the Site	Quality of forest(Dense, Moderate, open) refer to GIS Map	Land Area /stretch as in the vilage (Ha/Km)	Present Uses/Benefits HHs=1; Timber =2; NTFP =3; Fuelwood = 4; Medicine & Aromatic plants=5, Others=6	Land Area available for intervention (Ha)	Grazing (Y/N)	Remarks
4.1	Forest (Specify type)(total area of all forest should match with forest area of the village measured under GIS)
	Community Forest (Lawshnong/SongniBirungbolgrik)	Community	1. lumkyntung 2. pom rabin 3. Kyndong iapdkhar 4. Lum thainthynroh 5. lum diengwah 6. lum laitjitu	Open	196	2, 4, 5	27	Y	Bench Trench, Afforestation and fire line control
	Private (Rikynti/)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No Private forest
	Clan Forest (Lawkur/Maharini/ Raid	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No Clan forest
	Protected Forests/ Green Blocks (including Law Adong and Law shnong, forests protected for aesthetic reasons)	Community	Law heh	Dense	126		0	N	Sacred Groves
	Catchment Areas (water supply) (Area to be filled by GIS)	Community	NA	Open/Agricultrural land	190		30	Y	Bench Trench, Afforestation and fire line control

SL. No.	Land use Category								Land Ownership (Community/Pvt individual etc)		Name of the Site		Land Area available for intervention (Ha)			Source of Seeds Community Nursery=1 Purchase=2 Others=3			Use of Organic Fertiliser/Bio-Pesticide/Bio-Insecticides etc. (Y/N)			Remarks
4.2	Cultivable Land (Area in ha to be filled by GIS)															(To be filled by DPMU team)			(To be filled by DPMU team)
1	Area under Agriculture (Mention Ha under each crop – Paddy (37 Ha), Maize (10 Ha) vegetable (50)) wet land (Paddy Field)								Community		NA		0			2, 3			Y
2	Area under Horticulture (Mention Ha under each type)								NA		NA		NA			NA			NA			No horticulture
3	Area under Cash Crops 1 (Specify) Potato = 20 Ha								Community/Private		NA		0			2, 3			Y
4	Area under Cash Crops 2 (Specify Tomato= 10 ha)												0			2, 3			Y
5	Area under Shifting Cultivation Average cycle (5 yrs)								Community		NA		0			2, 3			Y			9 Ha area under Jhum Cultivation
6	Culturable Wasteland(to be filled by GIS )								Community		NA		15			NA			NA
SL. No.		Land use Category		Ownership/Community/Private			Name of the water body/spring			GPS coordinates (to be filled by technical team)		No of Dependent HH (to be filled by social survey team)		Nature of water body (Perennial/Seasonal) (to be filled by technical team)	Existing Soil & Water Conservation structures (to be filled by technical team)		Water quality tested (Y/N) (to be filled by technical team)	Size/length of River /stream (Ha/Km) (length of river, stream, to be provided by GIS)		Present use/Benefit (fisheries/irrigation/drinking water) (to be filled by social survey team)	Number/Area available for intervention (to be filled by technical team)		Remarks (to be filled by DPMU)
4.3		Water Bodies (specify)
1		Springs/Water Source		Community			1. Madan limpluh 2. mynrang 3. dong lum 4. shingiar 5. umlingpung 6. crochar 7. mawkynjuh khla 8. mawshut 9. lumlingding			DNA		DNA		DNA	DNA		N	NA		drinking & domestic	0		No Springshed development interventions selected byt he community
2		Natural ponds		NA			NA			NA		NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		No Natural Ponds
3		Lakes		NA			NA			NA		NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		NA	NA		No Natural Lake
4		Streams within village area		Community			1. Sdad 2. wah traimulieh 3. pungklong 4. umdieiang			1. 25.422620 91.695876 2. 25.424658 91.697898 3. 25.414330 91.686794 4. 25.411092 91.687277		NA		Perenial	Check Dam		N	1. 2.71 km 2. 0.8 km 3. 0.46 km 4 0.27 km		Domestic & irrigation	1		Check Dam at various location of Sdad Stream
5		Rivers within Village Geographical area		Community			wah kyndongmeria			25.423561 91.685538		NA		Perenial	Washing Platform		N	2.36 km		Domestic & irrigation	1		Check Dam has been proposed as intervention
6		Others (Specify)

4.4	Indigenous/ Cultivated Trees and NTFPs in Forests	List of Species	Main use (Household/ Commercial)
1	Indigenous Tree species in Forest	Dieng wah, sai, sohot, shit, stap, linglaw, sohphoh	Timber & Fuelwood
2	NTFPs in Forest including medicinal shrubs/trees etc	kymbat jakoid, dieng khong, sohkrot	Traiditional Healer
3	Commercially valued Trees/ Shrubs/Plants in forests/
4	Fodder Species/ Valuable grasses in forests
5	Any vulnerable/ endangered species in Forest (fauna & flora) )
6	Invasive plant Species (if any)

5. PROBLEM ANALYSIS

(These are some questions to facilitate FGDs to get an understanding on the challenges and concerns in the village. Some of the issues could be Soil degradation/erosion; Forest Fires; Unscientific Mining; Deforestation; Degraded Jhum Lands; Waste/Pollution; Mining runoff; Siltation; Over- extraction. This information will help fill the form 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. The information can be collected in advance or substantiated later with the help of secondary sources. The interaction should take place as a discussion and the forms should be filled after the discussion, and not during it)

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

Yes

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

Reduced

3. Are the water bodies facing any threats?

Yes

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

Yes. Mostly depends on PHE water and some springs are seasonal

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

Yes. Open forest at some part of the village also stone/sand quarrying, soil erosion along the river bank

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

Jhum is the cause for open forest, mining are for the livelihood. Yes practices are threats to the natural resources

7. What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

8. Are there any challenges in farming?

Farming is based on rainfed

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

Good

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

Good

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

Farmers, old aged

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

Business, quality farming, Job

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

Yes, but only related to forest timber

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

No major issues

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

16. How do people resolve disagreements and conflicts?

5.1	Land
Sl No	Category of Land/Water Body	Soil degradation/erosion (in Ha) (DPMU to collect from secondary data)	Forest Fires (in Ha)	Un scientific Mining (in Ha)	Deforestation (in Ha) (To be filled by GIS)	Degraded Jhum Lands (in Ha)	Others (in Ha)	Total Area Affected (approx. in Ha)	Remarks
1	Land
A	Forest	0	27	0	0	6	0	33
B	Cultivable land	12	0	0	0	0	0	12
C	Others (Specify)

5.2	Water Bodies Affected
Sl No	Category of Land/Water Body	Number affected & Name of sites	Waste/ Pollution		Mining runoff	Siltation of water bodies	Over- extraction	Deforestation in Catchment	Test Result? (attach)	Others (Specify)
			Solid Waste	Domestic waste water
2	Water Bodies
A	Springs (name of springs)	1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
B	Stream (number)	1. Sdad 2. Traimulieh	0	0	0	Yes	0	0	N
C	River/ pond/ lake

5.3	Disputes / Constraints encountered by Community
Sl No	Type of Resource	Dispute (mention if within village=1 or with other village/s =2)	Constraint	Rating/Frequency/ Number of Months in the year	Proposed resolution	Priority (can be addressed through CNRM plan)
1	Village Geographical Boundary	No	No	NA	NA	NA
2	Drinking Water	No	No	NA	NA	NA
3	Water for irrigation	No	No	NA	NA	NA
4	Access to land for construction of House	No	No	NA	NA	NA
5	Access of land for cultivation	No	No	NA	NA	NA
6	Access to timber for construction etc	No	No	NA	NA	NA
7	Access to NTFP (Wild vegetables, canes and bamboo, lac, Herbal medicines etc)	No	No	NA	NA	NA
8	Access to Fodder	No	No	NA	NA	NA
9	Access to Fuel wood	No	No	NA	NA	NA
10	Access to LPG	No	No	NA	NA	NA
11	Access to solar cookers/ heaters	No	No	NA	NA	NA
12	Access to Food/PDS	No	No	NA	NA	NA
13	Others (Specify)	No	No	NA	NA	NA

5.4
Sl No	Environment Parameters	Rules & Management System In Place in Village Yes =1; No = 2; Not Applicable (NA)=3	Management Committee/Volunteers in place (Y/N and Composition)			Contact Person and contact Details
			Y/N	No of M	No of F
1	Access for timber/NTFPs etc from community forest	1	Y	4	3	Synjuk Arliang Wah
2	Access for cultivable land for villagers from community land	2	N	NA	NA	NA
3	Protection of spring sheds, water sources	2	N	NA	NA	NA
4	Protection of catchment areas	2	N	NA	NA	NA
5	Prevention of forest fires	2	N	NA	NA	NA
6	Conservation of aquatic life in rivers, streams etc	2	N	NA	NA	NA
7	System for Disposal of solid waste	2	N	NA	NA	NA
8	System for treatment of Household affluent	2	N	NA	NA	NA
9	Cleanliness of village - roads, footpaths	2	N	NA	NA	NA
10	Social fencing for Protection of stray cattle/other domestic animals	2	N	NA	NA	NA
11	Participation of women in decision making at various platforms	2	N	NA	NA	NA
12	Rate of wages for both men and women for different types of labour	2	N	NA	NA	NA
13	Ensuring survival of young plantations (upto 5 years)	2	N	NA	NA	NA
14	Management of afforested plots	2	N	NA	NA	NA
15	Eco-Tourism	2	N	NA	NA	NA
16	Others (Specify)	2	N	NA	NA	NA

6. CNRM PLAN PREPARATION

6.1 Visioning Exercise

The idea is to create a positive environment where the people discuss problems but with a target of solving them, moving to a higher goal, identifying that goal and a collective vision.

There are many ways of facilitating a visioning exercise. If the group is very large then they can be broken into smaller groups, if the group is small, then questions can be posed for each individual. Based on small group discussions or individual map a depiction of what the village would be ten years from now can be prepared. Facilitators should aim to break the ice and help the group think about their vision. Make the exercise fun by asking “if you had a magic wand what would you change” or “if you had one wish what would you do for your village”. There is no harm in starting from personal aspiration- ask parents what they want for their children or ask youth what their aspirations are.

Each small group or individual can be given a topic/area: forests, agriculture, water, school, health, transport, livelihood, tourism and so on. They can be asked to discuss the problem today that needs to be solved and what they see in this area ten years from now. Based on the discussion or reflection, a combined chart can be prepared the issues can be written and another chart where the vision/desire/wish/goal can be written for each area. This process helps people to think holistically and not see the project as a source of a few activities.

This vision chart can be a basis to start the next set of discussion, on prioritization of interventions and be a reference document to help plan under the project.

6.2 Prioritization Exercise

The exercise should build on the resource map and baseline information collected to arrive at potential interventions and initiatives the community would like to plan to achieve their vision for improvements in the state of natural resources of their village.

• Group Discussion - Groups of different age groups such as youth men, youth women, men above 30, women above 30 years old.

• Facilitate each group to discuss the pressures and challenges related to natural resources in the village, existing best practices and knowledge within the village and then envision improvements that could enhance the state of natural resources and contribute to an improved resource base.

• Facilitate them to prioritize new interventions and initiatives to achieve these improvements. Map out the proposed interventions and initiatives using the resource map and write up the interventions in a tabular format

• Copy the Vision map on paper for purpose of record and attach the group discussion points of different groups. The list of participants of each group may be attached for future reference.

• Geo-tag intervention sites, take photos of sites during the planning stage to compare through the cycle of intervention.

6.3 Intervention identification
Area of Intervention		Soil & Water Conservation	Land Productivity Enhancement	Spring Shed Management	Afforestation/ Community Forestry Activity	Capacity Building	Others	Remark on any traditional knowledge/ best practice within the village
Intervention 1	Activity/ Site	Check Dam, Afforestaion & Loose Boulder Bund/ Iap Dkhar
Intervention 2	Activity/ Site	Check Dam, Afforestaion & Loose Boulder Bund/ Raimulong
Intervention 3	Activity/ Site		Bench Terraing for Agri- Horti, Staggerred Trnches & Afforestation/ Raimulong
Intervention 4	Activity/ Site	Check Dam & loose Boulder Bund/ Mawhing
Intervention 5	Activity/ Site	Check Dam/ Kyndon Wahlyer
Intervention 6	Activity/ Site				Community Nursery/ Umling Pung
Intervention 7	Activity/ Site				Gully Plug, Recharge Pits/ Stagerred Treches, Afforestation & Community Nursery/ Umling Pung
Intervention 8	Activity/ Site	Check Dam / Umlangpung
Intervention 9	Activity/ Site		Bench Terracing for Agri- Horti/ Raimulong

*Note: Consider following criteria for prioritizing the water sources for intervention:

a) Number of dependent households b) Discharge level c) Demand vs Supply Gap d) Drastic change in discharge e) Availability of Land for intervention f) Willingness of communities/individuals

For prioritized springs, fill and attach Annexure-B (Spring Information Form)

6.4 Proposed List of Interventions Summary

Sl No	Name of Proposed Interventions	Site	Land ownership	Nos of HHs expected to Benefit			Priority (High/ Medium/ Low)	Start date (MM/YY)	Completion date (MM/YY)
				BPL	APL	TOTAL
	Check Dam, Afforestaion & Loose Boulder Bund	Iap Dkhar	Community	50		50	High
	Check Dam, Afforestaion & Loose Boulder Bund	Raimulong	Community	50		50	High
	Bench Terracing for Agri- Horti, Staggered Trenches & Afforestation	Raimulong	Community	50		50	Medium
	Check Dam & loose Boulder Bund	Mawhing	Community	50		50	High
	Check Dam	Kyndon Wahlyer	Community	70	10	80	High
	Gully Plug, Recharge Pits/ Staggered Trenches, Afforestation & Community Nursery	Umling Pung	Community	170	10	180	Medium
	Check Dam	Umlangpung	Community	40		40	High
	Bench Terracing for Agri- Horti	Raimulong	Community	70		70	Medium

6.5 Training and Capacity Building for implementing CNRM Plan

Sl No		Type of Training/ Cap Building Activity	No of People	Target audience (VCF/VNRMC)	Proposed frequency	Remarks
1		Training on Solid Waste Management
2		Training on Gender inclusion
3		Training on Landscape Management
4		Social Management and Community Mobilization
5		Soil and Water Conservation
6		Land Productivity Enhancement
7		Forestry and Agroforestry
8		Community Nursery and Nursery Management
9		Spring Shed Management and Development
10		Other training required (please specify)

6.6ENVIRONMENT ELIGIBILITY SCREENING

Sl. No	Activities/Subprojects with any of the attributes listed below will be ineligible for support under the proposed project due to environmental implications.	Yes/No
1	Any subproject/activities that is not consistent with Acts of GoI and GoM	No
2	Subproject/activities that could intervene or damage/fragment and/or adversely affect/ impact natural habitats/ protected areas, reserve forests, including but not limited to, the following sites: Siju Wildlife Sanctuary, South Garo Hills Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Ri-Bhoi District Baghmara Pitcher Plant Sanctuary, South Garo Hills Balpakram National Park, South Garo Hills Nokrek Ridge National Park, East Garo Hills Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, East, West and South Garo Hills Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary, East Jaintia Hills	No
3	Subproject/activities that support forest harvesting on a large/industrial scale	No
4	Activity that involves construction of check dam >3m height	No
5	Subprojects/activities that promote or require pesticides that falls in WHO classes IA, IB, or II and/or procurement of large amount of pesticides or toxic agro-chemicals.	No
6	Subprojects/activities will not support large- scale clearing of land, dredging of water bodies, undercutting of slopes, replacement of natural vegetation that may cause permanent, irreversible impacts.	No
7	Any activity that has a significant potential of causing forest fires	No
8	Any project activity that leads to large-scale soil erosion and siltation of water bodies	No
9	Any activity that promotes or involves incidence of child labour.	No
10	Sub project/Activities that would adversely affect cultural sites, places of significance importance and protected historical assets (both living and built)	No
11	Sub project/Activities that involves the felling of the ‘prohibited trees’ without a permit	No
12	Sub project/Activities that seeks to impose restrictions or loss of access to using natural resources, including medicinal plants or those of economic value for livelihoods.	No
13	Any activities involving use of Asbestos Containing Materials (e.g. Pipes for community irrigation schemes).	No

If Yes- reject /modify activities in the plan to meet the criteria.

6.7 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SCREENING

S. No.	Regulatory requirements		Implications for project
I	Are any of the activities located within a notified Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ)? Nokrek NP ESZ Narpuh ESZ Nongkhylleum WLS ESZ If yes, Are any of the activities on the list of activities regulated in ESZ? If yes, Has the required permission been taken?	NO No No	Follow EGs on Soil and Water Conservation, Water Management, Afforestation activities Follow MOEF Guidelines of Permissible activities in ESZ Given (2) If any project activity is still likely to negatively impact any sensitive habitat or species, a separate site-specific Environment Management Plan would need to be prepared by the project to ensure mitigation measures for containing the impacts.
II III	Are any of the activities involving construction located between 100-300 meters from an archaeological site/monument. If yes, has permission been taken from the Archaeological Survey of India?	No No	Follow EGs on Chance find procedures
IV V	Do any of the activities require license under the Fertilizer Order 1985 (selling, stocking, exhibiting for sale or distribution of bio-fertilizers and organic fertilizers)? If yes, has the license been taken?	No No	Follow General Rules under Fertilizer Order 19851

6.8 Social Screening Checklist

1. LAND MANAGEMENT²

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	Is there land requirement under each proposed intervention?	Yes		What is the size of land required per intervention? Who owns the land (Community, Clan or Private)
2.	Does the land selected ensure minimum adverse impact?
3.	Is there any impact on:			Provide number of affected persons per intervention
	Agricultural land	Yes
	Forest land	Yes
	Access to common resource (mention type of resource)	Yes
4.	Are the estimated affected persons from the vulnerable category?		No	Provide number of affected persons per intervention
	Women headed HH
	BPL HH
5.	Will land be taken on voluntary land donation?		No
6.	Have the principles and procedures3 for voluntary land donation been duly followed?
7.	Have due precautions been taken to minimize disturbance to sensitive locations or locations having cultural significance?	Yes

2. SOCIAL INCLUSION⁴

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	Was separate consultation held with different groups?		No	Mention type of interaction and location
	Women
	Youth
	Low income families
	Minority groups
	Any other
2.	Are the concerns and priorities of different groups reflected in the interventions proposed?	Yes		List the specific concern
	Women
	Youth
	Low income families
	Minority group
	Any other
3.	Were separate meetings with women organised to prioritise their needs?
4.	What percentage of women are members of local committees formed under the project?			Specify for each committee
5.	Number of women are employed under the project? (provide total number at each level and the total staff to calculate the percentage of women)			Staff, consultants, field workers
	State
	District
	Block
	Village

3. LABOUR MANAGEMENT

	Screening Questions	Yes	No	Details/Remarks
1.	What are the number of labour required under the interventions proposed?			Number of labour/number of days
2.	Is labour influx5 expected?		No
3.	Is an assessment on impacts due to labour influx required?			Specify the reason for Yes or No
4.	Does the project ensure that no activity will involve child labor?	Yes
5.	Does the project ensure equal opportunities and wage to female workers as per applicable acts?	Yes
6.	Are there any contractors to be engaged?		No
7.	Do contractor agreements contain clauses for labour protection and insurance6?		No
8.	Is there any GRM for labour related issues?		No

4. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

	Screening	Yes	No	Details
1	Is there communication material available?	Yes		Pamplets, posters, GRM stickers
2	Is the communication material available in local language?	Yes		Pamplets, posters, GRM stickers
3	Are multiple mediums used to share information at the village level?	Yes		Audio and visual
4	Are meetings organised at village level?	Yes		Awareness and Sensatisation
5	Are people informed in advance of the meetings?	Yes		Yes through letters and telephonic conversation with the village representatives
6	Are citizen’s needs documented?	Yes
7	Are CNRMPs consolidation of people’s needs?	Yes
8	Is information on CNRMP displayed in the village?	Yes		(please provide a list of what and where)
9	Is there a GRM system?	Yes		If yes, give details?
10	Is the GRM system advertised?	Yes		During Awareness and Sensatisation program and sharing of contact number for complaint
11	Are people aware of it?	Yes

5. BENEFIT SHARING

(to be filled for each intervention):

1	Name of the Intervention
2	Number of Direct Beneficiaries
3	Overall Quantum of Benefit
4	Distribution of benefit per HH
5	Contribution (What is each HH contributing)
6	Number of Indirect Beneficiaries

6.9 Preparation of Estimate and Budget by Technical Assistants/ Engineers

(Based on the technical feasibility, scope and scale of interventions identified a budget and estimate needs to be prepared for the plan that receives technical sanction by technical experts/ block level engineers)

6.10 SUMMARY OF VILLAGE CNRM PLAN

S No	Intervention (Area and no. of units)	Estimated Total Cost (INR)	Yearly Budget			Source of Funding			Remarks
			Y1 ____	Y2____	Y3____	World Bank	Govt Scheme	Others

7. Community Natural Resource Management Plan Checklists (to be submitted)

1. List of participants (ensure participation of women and vulnerable groups)

2. Completed CNRM booklet

3. Resource Map

4. GPS Coordinates and maps of village area, different forest cover, springsheds, water bodies, catchment areas etc for generating Satellite images of different GIS layers of villages as required)

5. Summary of Village CNRM Plan with community estimate/ Budget

6. Checklists: Eligibility Screening Checklist, Regulatory Compliance Screening form, Social Screening Checklist

7. Photos of Resource mapping exercise, group discussions, proposed intervention areas

General Observation/Remarks of the Facilitators on the Village:

(Comment on number and composition of participants/ Any challenges/ feedback etc)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name of Facilitator:………………………….…………………………………… Designation:……………………………………………… Signature and Date:………………………………..

Name of VNRMC Chairperson/Secretary..................................Designation:……………………………………………… Signature and Date:………………………………..

Name of Technical Assistant……………………………………………………Designation:………………………………………………Signature and Date:………………………………..

Annexure – A

Water Budgeting

S No	Parameter	Response
1	Total Number of Households
2	Total Population
3	Average Population per Household
4	Total Livestock
DEMAND			Spring (Mar-Apr)		Monsoon (May-Sept)		Autumn (Oct-Nov)		Winter (Dec-Feb)
Water Demand per capita per day (Human use)														Government Noms Based
Water Demand per capita per day (Livestock)
Total Demand per day (litres)-Human
Total Demand per day (litres)-Livestock
Total Demand per day (liters) (Human+Livestock)
Time Spent for fetching water per Household per day (in minutes)
Total Supply per day (litres)
Difference
Difference Per Capita Per day
	SUPPLY							Spring (Mar-Apr)					Monsoon (May-Sept)						Autumn (Oct-Nov)					Winter (Dec-Feb)
1	Water sources	Available in numbers		Distance from village Community hall (average)		Purpose Used for: Drinking-1 Domestic-2 Animals-3		Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)		Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)			Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)		Total water supply (liters) per day			Sum of average discharge of all utilised springs (lpm) or Water Levels in m bgl (meters below ground level)			Total water supply (liters) per day
	1	2		3		4		5		6			7			8			9		10			11			12
1.1	No of Springs
1.2	No of Ponds
1.3	No of Lakes
1.4	No of Wells
1.5	No of Hand pumps
1.6	Other water supply (PHED, etc)
								Total					Total						Total					Total

Annexure-B

SPRING INVENTORY FORM

General
Date & Time	: __________________________________
Name of surveyor	: __________________________________
State	: __________________________________
District	: __________________________________
Block name	: __________________________________
Village name	:_________________	Panchayat: _____________	Hamlet: _______________
Local Spring Name	: __________________________________
Spring ID	: __________________________________________ (2-aplphabet initials of State/District/block/village/spring number)

Spring Location (GPS Coordinates)
Latitude: ________________		Longitude: ______________			Elevation (m): ___________
GPS Accuracy (m): _______		No. of Dependent Households
Spring Ownership Please Tick (✔)
Community	Private			Forest	Others ________________
Spring Type Please Tick (✔)
Contact spring				Karst spring
Fault spring				Depression spring
Fracture spring
Combination (Please specify)			______________________________
Seasonality of spring Please Tick (✔)
Seasonal				Perennial
If seasonal, period of flow (in months)				_______________
Peak discharge period: ______________

Type of spring outlet Please Tick (✔)
Springbox/tank/chamber
Using pipe/Bamboo outlet
From a flowing stream
Pipeline system
Flowing from a wetland/water logged area
In case of Spring box/tank/chamber
Dimensions of the box
Length (m): ______________	Breadth (m): _____________			Height (m): ____________
Diameter (m): ____________	Height (m): ____________ (in case of cylindrical tank)
Other: ______________________________ Spring Water Usage (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Drinking & Cooking					Agriculture
Domestic (Washing clothes/utensils, Bathing etc.)					Livestock
Community Water Supply					Not Used
Other					None

Spring Discharge
Discharge (LPM-Litres Per Minute): _____________
Time and Dateof Discharge measurement: _______________ (hrs:mins, dd/mm/yyyy)

1. Using Stop watch - Bucket method

Volume of container (litre)	Time Taken				Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
	T1	T2	T3	T (average)

2. Using Water levelrise method

Surface area of Spring box		Initial depth to water level (D1) (m)	Final depth to water level (D2) (m)	Rise in water level H = D1- D2 (m)	Volume of water increased = L x B x H(m3)	Time taken (mins)	Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
Length (L) (m)	Breadth (B) (m)

3. In a flowing, channelised stream

Length (L) (avg.)	Breadth (B) (avg.)	Depth (D)(avg.)	Volume in m3 = L x B x D	Time Taken				Discharge (in litres per minute) lpm
				T1	T2	T3	T (average)

Water Quality parameters
pH ___________	TDS (ppm) ________________	Salinity (ppm) ________________
Temperature (0C) _____	Electrical Conductivity (µS/cm) ___________
Bacterial Contamination	Yes No
Water sample collected	Yes No	If Yes, Sample ID: ____________
Land Use Pattern in the Catchment area (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Jhoom Cultivation
Terrace Agriculture
Forest
Reserved Forest
Community Forest
Settlements
Others if any. Please Mention
Ownership of Land in Catchment Area (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Private
Community
Government
Mixed
Others, if any, Please Mention
Sanitation status around the spring (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Latrines
Waste dump
Gutters
Open defecation
Broad Geology in and around the spring location (multiselects) Please Tick (✔)
Loose unconsolidated
Weathered rock
Fractured-vertical
Fractured-horizontal
Hard and compact
Other Characteristics (mention if any)	_____________________________________________

Slope type at spring PleaseTick (✔)
Dip slope
Escarpment slope
Vertical slope

Slope Percentage

17. Field sketch of the Spring emergence site

18. Geological section or 3-D conceptual diagram of the Springshed

19. Google Earth image of the delineated potential recharge area/zone of the Spring (with specific interventions marked)

20. Details of the Spring recharge interventions

Recharge intervention type	Dimensions	Number of plantations/structures
Social
Engineering
Biological

Participants List:

Expression of Interest:

PRA Exercise:

VILLAGE CNRMP PLAN OF MAWKLOT VILLAGE
Sl. No	TYPE OF INTERVENTION WORK	Number of Activities	SITE NAME	GPS COORDINATES	NO. OF WORK ORDER ISSUED	AMOUNT as per ESTIMATE from CLLMP (Rs)	Convergence Amount (Rs)	Treatment / Benefited Area (Hectares)	Household Benefited	START DATE	COMPLETION DATE	Remarks
1	Check Dam at 2 sites	2	1. Iap Dkhar 2. Mawhing	25.4258 91.6943 25.4318 91.6938	10	406860	1030000			Ongoing	completed
2	Recharge Pit 400 No.s at 1 site	1		25.4258 91.697212		35056	1000000				completed
3	Loose Boulder at 2 site	1	2. Iap Dkhar	25.4258 91.6943		107507					completed
4	Afforestation at 1 site	1		25.425914 91.696250		201272					completed
5	Bench Terracing 1 site	1		25.429947 91.6936		49465		1.2			completed
6	Community Nursery at 2 sites	2		25.419464 91.685396		758520		3200 sqm			completed
7	Water Conservation Structure at 1 site	1	Umkaber	25.426124 91.697079		435412	532950				completed
8	Loose Boulder at 1 site	1	Raimawlong	25.4282 91.6942		88566					completed

Working Estimates

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1. If the answer to the questions posed in the screening process below is ‘Yes’, mitigation measures would be required to be put in place.↩︎

2. Natural resource (particularly land) ownership and management in Meghalaya is complex – in the presence of customary norms and formal laws. The project intervention will be particularly mindful of such land ownership issues, particularly the nuances of community and private ownership issues. Screening of land sites identified for project interventions: All land for planned interventions would be undertaken on: Existing land available with the implementing agency; Government land accessed through department transfer; Land taken on lease under relevant legal provisions or through voluntary land donation by beneficiaries or taken through lease deed, private market; Purchase agreement or MOU with relevant institutions (like ADCs, Syiems/Nokmas) for community demand driven interventions. No private land acquisition will be undertaken under any project component.↩︎

3. Voluntary donation of land would be undertaken as per the following principles: That all donors would compulsorily become beneficiaries i.e. no individual or individuals would end up landless and therefore unable to benefit from the demand driven scheme. Such donors are adequately compensated for land given either in cash (at market rates) by purchasing body or given alternate land by contribution from other members. The process of taking such land would involve: Identification of demand from the community followed by assessment of suitability of land as per design; Drawing up of a MOU or agreement with the concerned parties; Such land taken on voluntary donation basis would be duly registered to avoid future complications↩︎

4. It is to be noted that poverty is not the only indicator that excludes or deprives a person or group from equal access to resources, services and information. Various other indicators such as ethnicity, clan, gender, religion, place of residence, age and others play a very important role in disabling or excluding people from a range of processes and opportunities. CLLMP aims to strengthen the capacities and knowledge of men, women and youths residing in rural Meghalaya. It also aims to ensure that all groups of people in the community are actively involved in the planning, management and monitoring of various initiatives↩︎

5. The team needs to be cognisant of the possibilities that influx of workers could lead to adverse social and environmental impacts on local communities, especially if the communities are rural, remote or small. Such adverse impacts may include increased demand for goods and services that can lead to price hikes and crowding out of local consumers, increased volume of traffic and higher risk of accidents, increased demands on the ecosystem and natural resources, social conflicts within and between communities, increased risk of spread of communicable diseases, and increased rates of illicit behaviour and crime↩︎

6. Wherever labour camps will be set up, it will be ensured that the contract labourers are properlydocumented for, the camps have suitable living conditions with safe drinking water, sanitary toilet facilities (earmarked separately for men and women)etc. Contractors’ agreements will have specific clause to ensure child labour and forced labour and banned at project sites, wages are provided as per legal guidelines, labour camp conditions meet adequate quality norms and every contractual employee have proper work-related documentation. The contract should also include clauses regarding reduction of waste general and safe disposal of waste at camp sites; ensure that workers’ camps and associated facilities are connected to septic tank or other wastewater systems which are appropriate and of sufficient capacity for the number of workers and local conditions; avoid contamination of freshwater resources; place workers’ camps away from environmentally sensitive areas to avoid impacts on the local wildlife; route new access routes for workers’ camps to avoid/minimize environmentally sensitive areas; avoid deforestation around camps; provide adequate training to workers on health and safety standards and ensure that children and minors are not employed directly or indirectly on the project↩︎