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Sanction Date: |
02-07-2019 |
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Project Category |
MG |
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Year |
2019-2020 |
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Project Duration |
3 Years + 6 Months project extension + 2 Months project extension |
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BTA : |
Livelihood Options and Employment Generation |
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Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Uttarakhand
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Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi |
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Project Partners: |
S.No. |
Name |
| 1. |
Central Ground Water Authority
Jam Nagar House,
New Delhi-110011
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| 2. |
Centre of Advance Studies in Geology
University of Delhi
Delhi-110007
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| 3. |
ISRO, NRSC, Hyderabad |
| 4. |
FORCE (NGO) |
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Lead Proponent: |
Dr. Seema Gupta
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics, Ram Lal Anand College
Delhi University, Benito Huarej Road
New Delhi 110021
New Delhi-110025 |
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Project Brief Description: |
The impact of climate change on human populations and the natural systems that support life is going to be severe. An estimated global increase in temperature and a likely sea level rise, calls for an immediate action to prevent further damage. Our societies still need to prepare for drastic changes in ecosystems, agriculture and sea levels. Climate change threatens the world's poor on a massive scale. Billions of the most vulnerable will face water shortages. Changes to agricultural cycles will threaten food security across hilly region more severely and will further lead to large scale migration.
Our area of study lies in seismically active Himalaya where climate change, degrading ecosystem and depleting natural resources have resulted in heightened pressure on the region containing valued biodiversity.
Our national policies are community and environment centric as reflected in their various programs but more focused community-oriented approach in small regions would be of considerable benefit in such a fragile environment.
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Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
The project would directly benefit the entire population of the village cluster (8 villages) = 3927 (as per 2011 census)including 1901 SC and ST population in terms of increased employment opportunities and better standard of living.
Increased vegetation (agricultural produce, fruits, vegetables and trees) in all the villages belonging to the Patiya village cluster. Enhanced water capacity of the region. Increased forest cover thereby improving air quality.
Would provide internship to 10 undergraduate students during the project.
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Activity Chart (For 3 years) |
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| Project Objectives |
Quantifiable Deliverables |
Monitoring Indicators |
| Economic Analysis of
Government sponsored village
interventions. |
Generate Economic Model on
State interventions. |
Village economic models
analyzed (Nos). |
| To reduce crop losses by
minimizing HWC through tested and
additional/alternative
methods. |
State interventions.
• Development of 5–Acres Land
Area as Demonstrative Pilot. |
Area of Demonstrative Pilot
Plot/ Site developed. |
| To create Geo-tourism model
for conservation of
geologically important sites to
generate employment for the
local population and improve
tourism potential of this area. |
State-of-the-art Mitigation
Strategies to minimize/ mitigate HWC. |
Amount of reduction in crop
losses by minimizing HWC (%). |
| To provide supplementary
livelihood opportunities to
rural people through
cultivation and processing of
indigenous cash crops. |
Geo-Tourism Model (within a
range of 15–20 km of the
project site). |
Geo-Tourism Model
developed (Nos.). |
| To augment production
(through organic farming)
and brand marketing
(through cooperatives) of
value-added products of
high commercial value. |
Promotion materials or
knowledge products, promoting
the Geo-Tourism in the region. |
Nos. of Knowledge products
developed promoting the
Geo-Tourism in the region. |
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Generation of alternative
income/livelihood opportunities
through restoration of old
heritage houses to support SC
and poor population in 8
villages through Village-level
cooperatives (2 numbers). |
Nos. of generation of
alternative livelihood
opportunities on Income
generation (Rs./Person). |
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Low-cost RWH Structures (No.
50) in selected villages (No. 8)
for ensuring water availability
round the year. |
Village-level cooperatives
(Nos.). |
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Conducting 9–10 Trainings/
Workshops. |
Market strategies and
supporting mechanism
established for stakeholders
benefit. (Nos.). |
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Direct benefits to about 1000
local community people,
including SC/ ST and Women. |
No. of Capacity building
programmes
conducted/organized. (No. of
SC/ST people, No. of
Women, and Total No. of
Beneficiaries). |
