Kohistan Final.cdr - ERRA

DISTRICT PROFILE - KOHISTAN
ii. Reconstruction Plan
a. Livelihood (Cash Grants) Programme
The immediate intervention made under the Livelihood Programme was its Cash Grants
Programme that focused on provision of cash grants to vulnerable families, selected on
the basis of an eligibility criteria, primarily to meet the immediate food and non food
needs of the affected families over a period of six months.
The Programme has been implemented progressively in all affected Union Councils
between September 2006 and June 2007 and a fixed amount of Rs 3000 per month has
been provided to families fulfilling the criteria. An extension of the Programme for
another six months has been approved. The extension shall cover only most vulnerable
families of District Kohistan.
The total eligible families are 12,669, from 13 union councils out of 38 total Union
Councils in the District. These Union Councils are Batera, Peach Bela, Kolai ,Kuzparo,
Madakhail, Sharakot and Shareed of Palas sub-Division, five union Councils of Pattan
sub-Division i.e. Banked, Ranolia, Jijal ,Pattan and Kayal while only one union council
(Bariyar) of Dassu Sub-Division.
b. Livelihood Core Programme
The Livelihood Core Programme strategy focuses on rehabilitation of primary small
business and employment. The strategy is based on a participatory approach where by
villages/ communities will be assisted to prepare community livelihood rehabilitation
plans which shall be a set of prioritized needs, production, replacement and repair of
damaged transitional irrigation systems, restoration of small access roads, rehabilitation
of agricultural extension, reinstating emergency employment centre and provision of
micro finance facilities.
The DRU based livelihood coordinators shall be the focal persons to lead the planning
and implementation process. Livelihood coordination forums, consisting of all projects
and NGOs involved in livelihood related activities shall be the main coordination and
approval mechanism. The district specific projects plans are in process.
c. Irrigation Sector
i. Extent of Damages
The extent of damages to the irrigation sector in District Kohistan has been shown in the
following table:
Table 10
Extent of damages to Irrigation Sector Kohistan
Item Length (ft)
Harban Irrigation Channel 60,000
Thoti Dara Channel Kandia 10,000
Seemo Seer Channel Kayal 13,000
Kolai Irrigation Channel 20,000
Total 103,000
Source: Internal Sources of DRU, Kohistan
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