Success Stories -NL -Final - Department of Land Resources
Success Stories -NL -Final - Department of Land Resources Success Stories -NL -Final - Department of Land Resources
Photo 10 & 11. Views of the orange plantation at Chunlikha Village (pictures of same plot at the initiation of the project and after 5 years) Under soil conservation measures 32 nos of water harvesting structures, bench terraces of 13 units and contour bunds covering 25 ha has been completed. The project has facilitated in the formation of 68 number of SHGs with a total membership of 977 members (963 female and 34 male). Each of these SHGs have been provided with a seed money of Rs 10,000 and they have taken up income generation activities like weaving, handicraft, kitchen gardening, piggery, cash crops, micro-enterprise which together has fetched an income of Rs. 1.7 crores till date. Photo 12. Villagers engaged in construction of water harvesting structures in Phenwhenyu Photo 13 & 14. Views of bench terraces and water harvesting structures constructed in Phenwhenyu village & the same put in to Paddy cum Fish Culture In addition to the above activities, low cost latrines were also constructed for the economic and socially deprived villages under the project using locally available material and CGI sheets provided to them. Today, as a result, the village has a cleaner and hygienic surrounding, and scavenging animals are rarely seen loitering in the village square. 108
Economic Earthen Kitchen (EEK) has been disseminated to all the project villages and by January 2005 almost 75% of the household in the project villages has adopted it. This EEK is a simple, cost free, mud structure devised to reduce the consumption of fuel, thereby conserving the forest. Reduction in consumption of firewood has saved thousands of trees and several rupees each year. It is observed that before the use of EEK, the consumption of firewood in each house at an average was 5 thaks. After the use of EEK the firewood consumption has been reduced to 3 thaks. It is estimated that about 3.6 lakh worth of firewood is saved every year in a village. This amounts to Rs. 57.60 lakh saved in all the 16 villages in a year and Rs` 3.45 crores worth of firewood has been saved during six years in the project villages. Photo 2. A women beneficiary aside the Economic Earthen Kitchen provided under the project in Phenwhenyu village Photo 3. A view of the Low cost latrine constructed under EPA in Kashanyu village As a result of implementation of the project some notable changes have been noticed viz. the overall environment has visibly improved, the water table of the area has increased and the duration of availability of water has increased from 7-8 months to 9-10 months annually, the economic condition of the villagers has seen an upward trend, the women folk have been empowered and their self-esteem boosted as they have become financially independent by being a member of Self Help Group. Photo 4. Tata mobile purchased by the Lachai SHG of Nsunyu village 109
- Page 1 and 2: NAGAL AND
- Page 3: Photo 3. Community Utility Building
- Page 7 and 8: There were plantation of 1.15 lakh
- Page 9 and 10: H.3.Heralding the Success of Waters
- Page 11 and 12: EVALUATION / EVIDENCE AND REPLICABI
- Page 13 and 14: where degradation of forest due to
- Page 15 and 16: Photo 6 & 7. Views of orange and pa
- Page 17 and 18: H.5. Longleng District Paves The Wa
- Page 19 and 20: Photo 4 . Gamari Plantation at Yaon
- Page 21: Photo 15 . Bench Terracing at Yaong
Photo 10 & 11. Views <strong>of</strong> the orange plantation at Chunlikha Village (pictures <strong>of</strong> same plot at the initiation <strong>of</strong><br />
the project and after 5 years)<br />
Under soil conservation measures 32 nos <strong>of</strong> water harvesting structures, bench terraces <strong>of</strong><br />
13 units and contour bunds covering 25 ha has been completed. The project has facilitated<br />
in the formation <strong>of</strong> 68 number <strong>of</strong> SHGs with a total membership <strong>of</strong> 977 members (963 female<br />
and 34 male). Each <strong>of</strong> these SHGs have been provided with a seed money <strong>of</strong> Rs 10,000 and<br />
they have taken up income generation activities like weaving, handicraft, kitchen gardening,<br />
piggery, cash crops, micro-enterprise which together has fetched an income <strong>of</strong> Rs. 1.7<br />
crores till date.<br />
Photo 12. Villagers engaged in construction <strong>of</strong> water harvesting structures in Phenwhenyu<br />
Photo 13 & 14. Views <strong>of</strong> bench terraces and water harvesting structures constructed in Phenwhenyu village &<br />
the same put in to Paddy cum Fish Culture<br />
In addition to the above activities, low cost latrines were also constructed for the economic<br />
and socially deprived villages under the project using locally available material and CGI<br />
sheets provided to them. Today, as a result, the village has a cleaner and hygienic<br />
surrounding, and scavenging animals are rarely seen loitering in the village square.<br />
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