| Sanction Date: | 30.08.2024 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Year | |||
| BTA : | LOEG | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Leh district, Ladakh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Ladakh ecological development group |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1 | Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Swayamprabha Das
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| Project Brief Description: | The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) stands at a critical juncture, grappling with extensive environmental and economic dilemmas. The Eco-Smart Village model has emerged as a beacon of transformation in this context. This model is conceptualized as small-scale communities that exert a minimal ecological footprint. Such an approach is especially pertinent for the border districts of the IHR, characterized by their sparse population, limited livelihood options, inadequate connectivity, and deficits in food security, electricity, telecommunication facilities, and civic infrastructure. The proposed Eco-Smart Village paradigm pivots on three crucial pillars: Tourism, Waste Management, and Construction. These pillars are interconnected; tourism, as a predominant livelihood source, gives rise to waste management challenges and unregulated, resource-intensive construction activities, cumulatively impacting the region's ecology. The objective of the proposed is to build the resilience of communities in the select border districts by ensuring sustainable livelihood opportunities, thereby boosting the rural economy and reducing migration. This is based on addressing distinct components and strategies elucidated below, drawing upon the organisation's proven expertise in leading ecotourism initiatives and integrating sustainable, disaster-robust construction techniques, particularly in regions like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
• Youths: equip local youth with the necessary knowledge and skills to help boost the rural economy |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 98,34,971 (Rupees Ninety Eight Lakh Thirty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy One Only) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 15,96,936 (Rupees: Fifteen lakh ninety six thousand nine hundred thirty six only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To upscale the ecotourism-related service model to improve livelihoods by enhancing green skills and strengthening their market linkages to ensure the model's longevity. • To mainstream sustainable disaster-resilient construction design and technologies with circularity approaches for homestays, guesthouses and individual homes and Eco-Smart Village through technical compendiums and building capacity of the local community. |
• Detailed "Impact Assessment Report" of the tourism sector in in 2-3 Tourist Hubs in Ladakh, using Driver-Pressure-State- Impact-Response (DPSIR) Model; • Facilitation to development of a Nature interpretation Centre; • A cadre of 15 trainers (in various crafts and services) from among the trained people; • Developing guidebook on "Zero-waste Eco-Smart Village" and capacity development of local stakeholders and green construction practices for community resilience and livelihoods towards achieving "Zero-Waste Ladakh Again"; • Development of a series of technical compendium for Sustainable and disaster-resilient construction technologies and materials and Circular Waste Management Approaches for individual, houses, homestays, and guest houses; • Skill development sessions for local homestay owners, construction workers, including masons and laborers in the selected villages of Ladakh (Skill development sessions 1 each in selected villages, at least 150 individuals). |
• No. of Datasets/ Database: (Nos.); • No. of Assessment/ Analytical/ Strategic Reports (Nos.); • No. of Technical/ Technological Manuals (Nos.); • Stakeholders' capacity built: Trainings and Workshops along with beneficiaries (Nos.); • No. of Knowledge Products: Research articles, Book Chapters, Popular articles, etc. (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | GIS Software @50000 | 50,000/- |
