Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources
Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources
Improve the quality of life of rural people so as to enable them to remain in the rural areas and to be positively involved in the management of the environment. The project particularly focused on women and the improvement of their situation by reducing their work loads and enabling them to generate income other activities. Achievement of objectives The traditional watershed objectives of reducing degradation. Socio economic objective of improving the quality of life of villagers, especially of women, and to involve communities so that they will be able to better manage their own environment in future. From a series of formal impact studies, conducted by the project staff and by the Technical Assistant Team (TA), using participatory methods, it was apparent that there had been overall success in meeting the objectives. Average scores of over 65% had been achieved for the overall impacts of project physical activities. Similarly, sectoral impact studies by the TA team had indicated significant success in meeting the objective in terms of forestry, fodder, agriculture, horticulture, livestock, irrigation and soil and water conservation. In terms of socio- economic impacts, the project had been successful in involving people in the planning, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of interventions. Environmental awareness had been raised and women had become positively involved in decision making. Village organizations set up to manage watershed activities and, through reciprocal contributions had developed viable revolving funds for future maintenance of assets and loaning to members. The GAREMA‟s had achieved an encouraging degree of sustainability and many had formed “federations” (COREMA‟s) for mutual support. Moreover, the previous dependency syndrome, geared to government subsidies, largely had been replaced by a sense of self- reliance. This augured well for future management of the environment by the communities. Although inputs were primarily land based, impact studies showed that some success had been achieved in targeting the “focus” group of poor, land–less and disadvantaged 88
people. Not all focus group members had been able to benefit and there had inevitably been some favoring of the elite. However, most communities themselves had become aware of such disadvantaged groups. The project was therefore largely successful in meeting the socio- economic objectives and in involving people, especially women. Progress was undoubtedly made in arresting the on-going degradation of the Doon Valley environment. Mainly through efforts at village level to reduce pressure on the forests. Integrated Watershed Development Project (Hills- II) Project Period: 1999 to 2005 Principal Performance Ratings Outcome: Sustainability: Institutional Development Impact: Satisfactory Likely Substantial Assessment of Development Objective and Design and Quality at Entry Original Objective: The original development objective was to improve the productive potential of the Project area using evolving cost effective watershed treatment technologies and community participation approaches. The secondary objective was to assist the project state with institutional development and consolidate progress made under various programs Assessment: The Shivalik area in Uttaranchal includes parts of 98 micro watersheds out of which at the start of the project 17 micro watersheds extending over 1237 sqkm. were selected. After the MTR the area was increased to include total 24 micro watersheds covering an area of 1573 sqkm. and covered 493 of 505 villages. The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) were highly relevant to the development of mountainous region of the then UP later reorganized to Uttaranchal where the population is dependent on agriculture and on the natural resources in their vicinity, for 89
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Improve the quality <strong>of</strong> life <strong>of</strong> rural people so as to enable them to remain in the rural<br />
areas and to be positively involved in the management <strong>of</strong> the environment.<br />
The project particularly focused on women and the improvement <strong>of</strong> their situation by<br />
reducing their work loads and enabling them to generate income other activities.<br />
Achievement <strong>of</strong> objectives<br />
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The traditional watershed objectives <strong>of</strong> reducing degradation.<br />
Socio economic objective <strong>of</strong> improving the quality <strong>of</strong> life <strong>of</strong> villagers, especially <strong>of</strong><br />
women, and to involve communities so that they will be able to better manage their<br />
own environment in future.<br />
From a series <strong>of</strong> formal impact studies, conducted by the project staff and by the<br />
Technical Assistant Team (TA), using participatory methods, it was apparent that there<br />
had been overall success in meeting the objectives. Average scores <strong>of</strong> over 65% had<br />
been achieved for the overall impacts <strong>of</strong> project physical activities. Similarly, sectoral<br />
impact studies by the TA team had indicated significant success in meeting the<br />
objective in terms <strong>of</strong> forestry, fodder, agriculture, horticulture, livestock, irrigation and<br />
soil and water conservation.<br />
In terms <strong>of</strong> socio- economic impacts, the project had been successful in involving<br />
people in the planning, implementation, maintenance and monitoring <strong>of</strong> interventions.<br />
Environmental awareness had been raised and women had become positively involved<br />
in decision making. Village organizations set up to manage watershed activities and,<br />
through reciprocal contributions had developed viable revolving funds for future<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> assets and loaning to members. The GAREMA‟s had achieved an<br />
encouraging degree <strong>of</strong> sustainability and many had formed “federations” (COREMA‟s)<br />
for mutual support. Moreover, the previous dependency syndrome, geared to<br />
government subsidies, largely had been replaced by a sense <strong>of</strong> self- reliance. This<br />
augured well for future management <strong>of</strong> the environment by the communities.<br />
Although inputs were primarily land based, impact studies showed that some success<br />
had been achieved in targeting the “focus” group <strong>of</strong> poor, land–less and disadvantaged<br />
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