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Linking Conservation of Riverine Resources with Sustainable livelihood: North Eastern Godavari basin, India

? In the project area, the livelihood of people is in jeopardy as fish fauna is depleting due to habitat destruction, invasive species, increasing anthropogenic pressure and destructive fishing.
? Due to siltation there is a problem of ground water recharge and flooding in the agriculture fields which is in turn is affecting the traditional decision making and conflict resolution systems, widespread ignorance about the various conservation issues among local people on one hand and government departments on the other.
? Samvardhan has started this project in the area of Bembla basin of Karanja Taluka of Washim District for the conservation of natural resources, to promote its sustainable use and equitable sharing of the benefits through people?s participation and holistic ecosystem approach.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Samvardhan SamajVikas Sanstha,

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 2,419.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 21,146.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/2013/28/MP02

Start Date:

10/2013

End Date:

6/2014

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

15 Youth will be selected and will act as a carrier of the knowledge and experience to the next generation for river study course.

Capacity - Building Component

Awareness generation campaign will be conducted for the farmers regarding sustainable agriculture in 10 villages. 1 river march along river Bembla will be organized to make people aware regarding various issues related to river and its conservation. Training of schools and teachers will be done regarding the river rejuvenation moment. Village Melava ? 2 days workshop will be organized at the cluster level. Exposure visits will be conducted.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Material will be prepared and distributed in the form of Brochures, pamphlets, banners, small booklets, CDs etc.

Gender Focus

The local men and women will actively participate in undertaking the project activities. 10 Self Help Groups will be established to ensure involvement of villagers in the riverine resources conservation. Generation of 2000X10= 20,000 person days? livelihood through eco- restoration using MNREGA at 10 villages. Eco-restoration work will be done through local labourers at more than 10 villages. The impact of high input agriculture will be lower down by promoting sustainable low input agriculture.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims is to link conservation of the natural resources with livelihood generation of the dependent people by fostering knowledge based eco-restoration. To generate sustainable livelihood for local natural resource dependent people through eco-restoration (Labour work), fish culture (of indigenous fishes in 4 hac pound), sustainable agriculture, increasing local basic infrastructure (ground water augmentation, soil water conservation, farm roads etc) and increase in ecosystem goods and service (fuel wood, fodder, timber etc). 2 fresh water protected area will be established. MGNREGA, 2005 stipulates guaranteed wage employment to rural people through local resource development work.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The project involves in generating sustainable livelihood for fishermen, farmers, and labourers of Dhivar, Bhoi and Gond tribes

Policy Impact

To work as per the policy level working pattern of MNREGA and other relevant acts and policies of the government related to river conservation. The NGO will have links with the biodiversity conservation, climate change, land degradation, sustainable forest management, sustainable agriculture, social mobilization etc. Links will be formed with various government departments like revenue, forest, agriculture, Panchayat raj, social forestry, fisheries, irrigation and ground water departments in order to ensure smooth functioning of the project.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Workshop will be conducted for government officers (collector, deputy collector, Tahasildar, BDO, Gramsevak, Talathi etc). 4 Workshops will be organized for the farmers on sustainable agriculture. 10 Gram Sabha (Village Council) will be formed and trained. 10 river conservation societies, 2 fishermen cooperative societies, 10 labourer groups will be established in the river basin to equip and manage their own natural resources.

Project Results

? Eco-restoration of 3 streams and two villages has been done in participatory manner. The immediate impact of this is ground water augmentation and increase in the fertility of agriculture land.
- Stream 1: First order stream located near Wapti ? Kupati village is about 3 km long. On this stream, there was a small ancient dam. They have de-silted the stream and 286 trolleys of highly fertile silt has been removed and provided to local farmers.
- Stream 2: It is situated near Aurangpur village and is about 2 km long. Detailed survey was conducted before deepening of this stream. Along with stream eco-restoration farm bunding has also been done.
- Stream 3: Tulsi stream (3 km long) is situated near Bhivari village and it was completely degraded. We have de-silted it using financial support provided by Ms. Mamta Chhangani.
? Through community participation 2 tanks situated at Bambarda village have been de-slited in which local people are now practicing pisiculture.
? They have also helped government departments in the planning of forest and lake rejuvenation program at Karanja Lad city. Created a policy level impact on the working of MNREG and district level comity.
? Registered a Producer Company of local farmers and initiated registration of co-operative society of fishermen for livelihood generation. Through Producer Company, local people will engage in the value addition and marketing of agriculture goods and company will engage in the eco-restoration activities.
? Established 07 farmer?s clubs, one youth organization and one producer?s company. 2 Fellows has been chosen for the Paul Hymen Foundation, UK and CORO, Mumbai sponsored for capacity building and leadership development process. Farmers of 5 villages were engaged in low input poly culture sustainable agriculture practices.

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