marngor community led landscape management project

Village Profile on

Marngor Village under Nongstoin C&RD

Block

District: West Khasi Hills District

7^th March, 2021.

COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT

(CLLMP)

Community Led Landscape Management Project (CLLMP)

The Government of Meghalaya with financial help from the world Bank is implementing the Meghalaya community Led Landscape Management Project (MCLLMP). The Project will cover the entire State of Meghalaya and implementation of community led plans will be rolled out in phase manner throughout the State. The Meghalaya Basin Management Agency will facilitate community led planning by providing support, technical inputs, and funding.

The project is intended to strengthen community led natural resources management in selected landscape within the 11 Districts of the state .This would be achieved through a variety of planning, capacity building, and on- the ground interventions to promote the conservation sustainable use of natural resources, social inclusion and community mobilization, building traditional knowledge and learning, mapping of natural resources management, strengthening the community institutions and creating linkage with financial institutions and community organizations.

The project interventions will include preparation of community led natural resource management plans. The CLLMP has the following three components:

Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of communities for Natural resource management.
Community Led- Landscape Planning and Implementation.
Project Management and Governance.

Objective:

The project objective is “to manage and conserve the natural resources, especially forests, soil and water sources, in a manner that supports the financial and physical well- being of communities in the State.”

SCOPE:

The CLLMP- Programme focuses on increasing the capacities of communities and traditional institutions by adopting a landscape approach to manage their natural resources such as soil, Springs and other water resources forest and bio-diversity etc.
The Project will be planned and implemented in about400 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 also extends 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 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 summarized as follows.

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 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).

Contents

Sl. No.	Topics	Page No.
I.	Introduction & History	5
II.	Social Profile	6
	Population Card Holding Household Occupation Key Constraints Land Use Land Cover pattern	7-9
III.	CLLMP Activities	10
	Ground Truthing Sensitization on CLLMP Signing of EOI, VGA & Green Charter Formation of VNRMC Village Community Facilitators Purchase Committee Opening of Bank Account PRA Exercise Village Boundary Mapping & Resource Mapping Basic Survey on CNRMP template Focused Group Discussions Seasonal Calendar Submission of CNRMP by the VNRMC The Final CNRM Plan GIS Activities Project Implementation Fund Status	10-27

I. INTRODUCTION

The Marngor village is situated at Nongstoin C&RD Block, West Khasi Hills District. It is 30kms away from Nongstoin, the District headquarter. This village falls under Nongsohphoh Syiemship with a geographical area of 295.38ha. There are 162 household with 1053 villagers out of which 532 are males and 521are females.

BRIEF HISTORY

The beginning of the village Marngor dates to 300 years ago. There is no precise information in the year it was established. As per folktales, the British Government assumed that the village was started in the year 1570. In the early days, there were 3 clans who inhabited Marngor- Sohshang, Iawphaniaw and Lyngkhoi. Initially, the people first inhabited belonged to the Sohshang clan namely Smt. Wir sohshang her husband Shri. Mud Marwein and their five childrens u Nguhelom, ka Moit, ka Jah, ka Mah and ka Soin and their two maternal uncles Shri. Wanbit Sohshang and Shri. Deibeit Sohshang. Later, a lady from Rangblang named Smt. Rongmai Iawphaniaw came and settled at Marngor followed by Smt. Laphin Lyngkhoi from Ngunraw. As days passed, the people from these 3 clans decided to start the indigenous tribal religion on a rock called Mawseng Shnong which was known as Leishong. The people of Sohshang clan were the first to perform the rituals. Marngor village cooperatively worked with the Mawsynrap village which was started by the Lyngdoh Mawlot clan where Shri. Moitbah Lyngdoh looked after the Lyngdoh Mawlot Clan and Nguhelom Sohshang under Sohshang clan for the villages of Mawsaw, Mawsynrap and Marngor. Later, these three villages decided to established a new Hima and seek a leader or Syiem from Hima Nongkhlaw to look after the administration of the village. After this, a lady named Smt. Maitmakha along with her four children ka shyrpoi, ka ksan, ka Ngoi and u Long from the village Marong of Hima Nongkhlaw came and settled. Hence, she named the Hima as Hima Nongsohphoh and the village Marong as Marngor.

Marngor village has a total number of 1053 villagers of which 532 are males and 521 are females. The village has 105 children between the age group of 0-4 years. Among them 61 are boys and 44 are girls.

Village Accessibility:

In order to reach Marngor, one must venture through Nongkasen road; one need to turn right at a taxi stop. Upon reaching the village name Laitkseh, one must turn left in order to reach Marngor.

Literacy: As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Marngor has touched to the tune of 84.2%. There are three schools in the village.

Presently the village is managed and guided by its active Dorbar as the highest authority in the village which alternatively comprised of the Seng Kynthei (Women Wing) and Seng Samla (Youth Wing) all collectively aiming for the overall development and growth of the village. Other committees are:

Village Employment Council
Water and Sanitation Committee
$C:\Users\User\Downloads\1. Communities Inhabiting.png$ Self Help Groups are active and constantly working together for the betterment of the village.

1. Population: Marngor village has a total number of 1053 villagers in the community. Out of this, 532 are males while the female count is 521. The village has 105 children between the age group of 0-4 years. Among them 61are boys and 44 are girls.

Age group	Male	Female	Total
0-4	61	44	105
5-14	155	116	271
15-30	209	200	409
30-60	96	110	206
Above 60	11	51	62

BPL/APL Household:

Particulars	NO. of HHs
BPL HH
APL HH

2. Card Holding Household:

Particulars	No. of Household
Total HH	162
Ration Card HH

Fuel Type:

Fuel Type	Total HH
Charcoal	10
Wood	130
LPG	22
Kerosene	0

$C:\Users\User\Downloads\2. Occupation.png$ 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, self-employed and government service.

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4. Key Constraints: There is scarcity of water and the village mostly depend on springs for drinking and streams for other domestic use.

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5. Water bodies: There is scarcity of water and the village mostly depend on springs for drinking and streams for other domestic uses.

Spring-7 Streams-5, Rivers- 2.

Forest- 98.62 ha.

II. CLLMP ACTIVITIES

1. Ground Truthing:

On 10^th December, 2019, the District Project Management Unit and other CLLMP officials visited Marngor village for ground truthing under the presence of Shri. Bilkstar Sohshang, the Headman of Marngor Village and other representatives for field assessment. The Headman provided the team with important information regarding the current scenario of the landscape and the natural resource management under his Headmanship.

Case Findings:

The village has 162 household, out of which ------- HH falls under BPL and ------HH falls under APL.
Few patches of degraded land which are fallow and barren.
Burning of forest in winter season which leads to the loss of natural vegetation.
Availability of spring which is the source of water supply.
Actively performing VEC.

2. Sensitization Programme:

The Sensitization Programme of Marngor village was conducted on 20^th January, 2020, where the District Project Manager and other CLLMP officials emphasized on the Community Led Landscape Management Project. A total of 70 Villagers participated in the program, voiced out their concerns and questions regarding the project making it a huge success.

Highlights of the Meeting:

Awareness about community-Landscape Management Project.
Laying importance on the involvement of the community in making the CNRM plan and its success.
A brief awareness on cleanliness was conducted based on the findings during the ground truthing phase.
An interactive session was held to answer the doubts of the villagers regarding the project.

2.1. Signing of EOI, VGA and Green Charter:

Marngor village signed the Expression of Interest (EOI), the village Grant Agreement (VGA) and the Green Charter after there was a uniform agreement by the entire community that the Community Led landscape Management Project CLLMP be implemented at Marngor village.

2.2. Formation of VNRMC:

The formation of the Village Natural Resource Management Committee was done on the in a public meeting in the Presence of the entire village and the CLLMP staffs. The Community chose the President the secretary and the other executive members of the committee

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
1	Blikstar Sohshang	M	56	XII	President	Teacher	Khasi	8787530462
2	Gracefulness Lyngdoh	F	24	B.COM	Secretary	Housewife	Khasi	8837444811
3	Broly Iawphniaw	M	45	BA	Finance Secretary	Teacher	Khasi	8837343548
4	Briksuis Marwein	M	70	X	Member	Retired	Khasi	6009672819
5	Bistar Sohshang	M	53	BA	Member	Teacher	Khasi	8787705677
6	Holdes Sanglyne	M	55	XII	Member	Teacher	Khasi	8787549935
7	Jenevive Sanglyne	F	45	BA	Member	Teacher	Khasi	7005381116
8	Ibarilin Sohshang	F	27	X	Member	SHG	Khasi	9862994647
9	Badashisha Sohshang	F	25	X	Member	Business	Khasi	7005827204

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Fig. 1: VNRMC Members.

Village Community Facilitators
Sl. No	Name	Gender	Age	Education	Contact Number	Role
1	Bosly sohshang	M	32	X	7005927634	VCF Environment
2	Mishal Sohshang	M	24	XII	9366716329	VCF Social
3	Batelsha Lyngdoh	F	27	BA	6009260282	VCF Documentation

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Fig. 2: VCFs of Marngor.

List of Procurement Members
Sl.No	Name	Gender	Age	Education	Contact Number
1	Badashisha Sohshang	F	25	X	7005827204
2	Bainestone L. Nonglait	M	45	BA	8787743081
3	Binest l. Mawlot	M	45	BA	7005457976

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Fig3: The Procurement Committee Members of Marngor

3. Opening of Bank Account:

The opening of bank account was on done the 4^th March, 2020, after the signing of the EOI (Expression of Interest), the Village Grant Agreement (VGA) and the signing of Green Charter (GA) at the respective villages.

A meeting was held for all the VNMRC members of Marngor to brief and assist them before opening the VNMRC bank account. The bank account was opened on 4^th March 2020.

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Fig 4: Bank Account passbook

4. Participatory Rural Appraisal:

The PRA aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of the community in the planning and management of development projects and programs. The PRA exercise at Marngor village took place on the 28^th Feb, 2020, where a total of 60 villagers both men and women took part in the exercise.

The initial stage of Participatory Rural Appraisal exercise at Marngor village commenced with a meeting cum orientation program on CLLMP. While conducting the meeting, the community members were made aware of the various PRA exercise conducted for the development of Community Natural Resource Management Plan (CNRMP) of the village, the community members contribution in the exercise and the objective to be achieved. The key informants- the VNMRC and the VCFs helped facilitate maximum participation.

Commencement of PRA:

Introduction:

Participatory Rural Appraisal 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 specialist 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 Marngor village:

The Participatory Rural Appraisal exercise at Marngor was conducted with following objectives:

To identify the natural human and economic resources of village
To identify the village problems and prioritize them with the help of community members.
To prepare the community natural resource Management Plan of the village.

Activity 1: Village Boundary Mapping and Drawing the Resource Map:

The GIS personnel along with the Village Community Facilitators mapped the village boundary of Marngor village. The second step is to involve the local community in preparation of village resource map as perceived by the community members to solicit their participation, infrastructure, services, and other village resources such as agricultural lands, wells, wasteland, cattle, population etc., were mapped. Local people prepared the resource map by drawing it on a chart paper without much interference of outsiders.

The activity achieved the following purposes:

Rapport building and won 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.

Finding based on the Resource Map of Marngor village:

Main agriculture produce is squash, potato, paddy, maize, mustard leaf.
Available of Private and clan forest.
Presence of barren land.
Presence of community hall.
There are three schools.
There are 7 springs in the village.
Presence of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS).
There are two churches in the village.
Presence of football ground.
Presence of health Sub Centre.
Habitation is not confined to one place but spread all over the village.

Activity 2: Baseline Data survey to fill the Environment and social Template:

During the PRA exercise, the External Experts of Social & Environment Management held group discussion with different groups to gather basic village information regarding number of households, demographic information, major crops, and enterprises taken in the village trends of production and productivity of major crops in the village and demographic distribution of village population. Information related to land use category such as forest, cultivable land, water bodies, etc., and problems and challenges related to NRM were discussed.

Activity 3: Focused Group Discussion on Problem Analysis:

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

No, the people do not have sufficient access to fodder, fuel wood and leaf litter.

Has access to timber has reduced over the years? How is access for household use and commercial use managed?

Access to timber has reduced over the years. People in the village get only from private land which is not sufficient, they must purchase when needed.

Are the water bodies facing any threats?

Yes.

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

No, the people in the village does not have access to drinking water especially in winter season.

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

Yes, there are some degradations in cultivated and forest land.

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

Burning of forest and deforestation

What have been the changes in agricultural practices?

Yes.

Are there any challenges in farming?

Yes, one of the main reasons is marketing.

How would you consider the health situation in your village?

Good due to the presence of Health sub center.

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

Cleanliness, sanitation, access to toilets is improving due to the presence of VWSC but the level of awareness on waste management is unsatisfactory.

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

BPL.

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

Proper employment for their livelihood.

Do any committees/ Institutions/ rules exist to manage and monitor natural resource in the village?

Executive committee of the village Dorbar

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

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

How do people resolve disagreement and conflicts?

All disagreements and conflicts are addressed by the traditional institution of village called the Village Dorbar and mutual understanding.

Activity 4: Seasonal Calendar:

The CLLMP team also mapped the seasonal calendar of Marngor 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.

Seasonal Calendar
Sl.no	criteria	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	Water Scarcity		1	1						3			2
2	Prone to sickness	2			1					1		2
3	Seeking job outside		1		2						1
4	Rainfall					1	1				2
5	Free-less work
6	Paddy cultivation					1	1
7	Paddy harvesting										1	1
8	Tree plantation					1	1
9	Vegetable crop plantation				1					1	2	2
10	Vegetable harvesting	3				2		1				2	1
11	Festive season	1	2									2	1
12	Forest fire
13	Collection of wood	1	3								2	1	1

Maximum	1
Medium	2
Low	3

5: Submission of CNRMP:

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5:1 The Final Community Natural Resource Management Plan:

Sl.No	Name of proposed intervention	Site	Land ownership	Nos of HHS EXPECTED TO Benefit			Priority
Sl.No	Name of proposed intervention	Site	Land ownership	BPL	APL	Total	Priority
1	Water conservation pond	Mawthablem	Private	15	10	25	High
2	Water conservation pond	Mawiawkhrem	Private	7	6	13	High
3	Water conservation pond	Jatra	Private	10	10	20	High
4	Water conservation pond	Tiehshnong	Private	10	7	17	High
5	Water conservation pond	Shonglyiur	Private	2	2	4	High
6	Water conservation pond	Sehmalung	Private	3	3	6	High
7	Water conservation pond	Lyngdohmithiang	Community	10	5	15	High
8	Water conservation pond	Lawbasang	Private	10	10	20	High
9	Construction of drinking well	Sharpmarngor	Community	5	2	7	High
10	Construction of drinking well	Tiehbah A	Community	5	5	10	High
11	Construction of drinking well	Tiehbah B	Community	5	4	9	High
12	Construction of drinking well	Mawthlen	Community	10	10	20	High
13	Construction of drinking well	Snaibalang	Community	15	15	30	High
14	Construction of drinking well	Tiehrangblang	Community	6	7	13	High
15	Construction of drinking well	Umtongnah	Community	23	20	43	High
16	Construction of dug out pond	Lawjor	Private	20	5	25	High
17	Construction of dug out pond	Jalei	Private	4	3	7	High
18	Check dam	Rohumsaw	Community	40	20	60	High
19	Tree plantation	Sharpmarngor	clan				High
20	Water conservation pond	Rangkhep	Private				High
21	Water conservation pond	Shonglyiur	Private				High
22	Water conservation pond	Thlewumbah	clan				High
23	Water conservation pond	Rngiewsiej	private				High
24	Water conservation pond	Mawwiat	private				High
25	Water conservation pond	Ramkynjang	clan				High
26	Water conservation pond	Ramkynjang	private				High
27	Water conservation pond	Shonglyiur	private				High
28	Water conservation pond	Ranapthiep	private				High
29	Water conservation pond	Domsohksoin	Private				High
30	Water conservation pond	Sehyieriong	Private				High
31	Water conservation pond	Rngiewsiej	private				High
32	Water conservation pond	Mawiat	Private				High
33	Water conservation pond	Lawspiar	Private				High
34	Water conservation pond	Maitpydong	Private				High
35	Water conservation pond	Domkseh	clan				High
36	Water conservation pond	Sohsyniang	Private				High
37	Water conservation pond	Ramjang	Private				High
38	Water conservation pond	Photspiar	Private				High
39	Water conservation pond	Sehyariong	Private				High
40	Water conservation pond	Lawkhniang	Private				High
41	Water conservation pond	Sohsyniang	Community				High
42	Water conservation pond	Ramkynjang	Private				High
43	Tree nursery	Twasohkynphur	Private				High

6: GIS Activities:

Sl.No	Parameters	Village informaton
1	GPS Coordinates
i	Latitude	25.469237
ii	Longitude	91.427538
iii	Elevation Reading (MSL)	1613
2	Village Geographical Area (Ha)	295.38 ha
i	Total Forest Area including community,clan,pvt forest)	98.62 ha
ii	Total area of water bodies	6.20 ha
iii	Total area under agri-Horticulture	44.45 ha
iv	Total degraded land area (Ha)	31.5 ha
3	Average annual rainfall
4	Soil Type

7: Project implementation

1.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
1.	Water Conservation Pond	Mawthablem	25.473268	91.430437	312600	Completed

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2.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
2.	Dug Out Pond	Lawjor	25.47295167	91.43149944	163000	Completed

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3.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
3.	Check dam	Rohumsaw	25.4678875	91.43524194	405300	Completed

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4.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
4.	Nursery	Twasohkynphur	25.47138528	91.42817028	153500	Completed

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5.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
5.	Afforestation	Rangkep	25.45855167	91.42112583	160200	Completed

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6.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
6.	Spring Chamber	Tiehbah	25.46783	91.43061	34072	Completed

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7.	Type of Intervention	Site Name	GPS- Coordinates		Amount Sanctioned	Work status
7.	Dug out pond	Jallei	25.466349	91.440972	146080	Completed

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8. Fund Status:

Fund released to VNRMC (Project Implementation	Total No. of work order issued	Total amount issued under CLLMP (per Activity)	Total Amount spent	Start Date	End Date
₹26,42,554	17	Dug Out Pond	1,63,000	05-Oct-20	16-Dec-20
		Water Conservation Pond	3,12,600	05-Oct-20	19-Dec-20
		Check Dam	4,05,300	08-Mar-21	24-Apr-21
		Community Nursery	1,53,500	08-Jun-21	24-Jul-21
		Afforestation with Staggered trenches (Afforestation)	1,38,538	07-Aug-21	26-Aug-21
		Afforestation with Staggered trenches (Trenches)	9,216	07-Aug-21	26-Aug-21
		Spring Chamber	34,072	29-Nov-21	19-Jan-22
		Dug Out Pond	1,46,080	29-Nov-21	21-Jan-22
		Spring Chamber	85,500	10-Mar-22	18-Apr-22
		Spring Chamber	85,500	10-Mar-22	18-Apr-22
		Water Conservation Pond	4,90,300	05-May-22	31-Aug-22
		Establishment of Afforestation (Afforestation)	1,46,592	08-Jun-22	30-Jun-22
		Establishment of Afforestation (Trenches)	4,608	08-Jun-22	30-Jun-22
		Construction of 4 units Vermi Compost	1,55,000	01-Aug-22	17-Sep-22
		Spring Chamber	93,300	14-Nov-22	14-Jan-23
		Spring Chamber	85,500	01-Nov-22	31-Dec-22
		Water Harvesting Tank	1,33,948	01-Nov-22	31-Dec-22
Total amount spent			₹26,42,554