| Sanction Date: | 23-02-2018 | ||||
| Project Category | SG | ||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | ||||
| Project Duration | 2 Years | ||||
| BTA : | Livelihood Options and Employment Generation | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Tehri district of Uttarakhand | ||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Himalayan Institute For Environment, Ecology & Development (HIFEED) Street No. 4, Shastri Nagar, Haridwar Road Dehradun |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | |||
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Foundation for Organic & Rural Development (FORD) Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. R.K. Pant Project Director, Himalayan Institute For Environment, Ecology & Development (HIFEED) Street No. 4, Shastri Nagar, Haridwar Road Dehradun |
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| Project Brief Description: | Absentee landlords and depleted houses are vital issues in the hilly region. In this direction, the HIFEED in collaboration with FORD has developed a project on development of village tourism. To extend further, under this project, it is proposed to develop a cluster of five villages in the outer periphery of Tehri Dam (within a radius of about 15 km.) to develop them as a village tourism destination. In hills, the size of villages differ from village to village but in the present cluster it is assumed to improve the socio-economic condition of 500 families directly of which direct employment will be generated to 500 unemployed youths and it will generate indirect employment to about 2000 local persons and a number of about 5000 tourists will also get benefitted. By this intervention the income of local inhabitants will get more than doubled. The local youth will be oriented and developed as hospitality entrepreneurs. These villages are scenic in nature located at an elevation of about 1750 mtrs. where from one can have the glimpses of snow bound Himalayas, can visit Tehri Dam and enjoy water sports, Chamba, Kanatal, Surkanda Devi, Dhanolti and Mussoorie are with in a approachable distance of about 50 kms. Not only this, nearby to this tracking spot like Dandachali is within a range of 3 kms. These villages have basic amenities like water, electricity, mobile communication and road connectivity. The infrastructure of HIFEED is very near to it where one can avail the facility of conference hall, yoga and naturopathy, etc. What is proposed is to develop these villages by adding required all basic facilities like toilets, Wi-Fi connectivity that are required by a tourist and renovating their existing traditional houses. It is also proposed to develop these villages as organic villages and the tourist will be served all organic food produces like vegetables, egg, chicken, milk, fruit products, bakery items, pulses, etc. They will be taken to various nearby tourist spots as per their needs one may like trekking, one may like to visit Tehri Dam, Temple, etc. Besides this, it is proposed to serve them local recipes like Madua ki Roti, Phanu, Chaunsa, Jhangora ki Kheer, Chanchera, Tor ki Dal, Patungi, Pahadi Rajma ki Dal, Kulath ki Dal, etc. It is also proposed to develop women groups who will be involved in preparing local traditional cuisine and out of them a few will be selected for providing cultural events like folk dances, folk songs, etc. The unemployed rural youths that will be developed as professional hospitality service provider and will also set up Tourist Information Centre as well as E-marketing experts for mobilizing tourists as well as to market local produce. This way village tourism will improve, soil and environment will get protected and livelihood opportunities will be created to youths and women. This project seeks to develop and promote tourism in such a way that; there is no damage to the environment; potential places of tourist interest are developed; there is increased influx of tourists; the tourist base is shifted from hotels in big cities to community managed guest houses; the village communities have increased capacities and assets to provide all the necessary services to the tourists. This would ensure a significant increase in rural incomes and at the same time increase the revenue of the state. This is need based project, which aims to directly address the felt need of the community. The willingness of the people, local availability of resources, local traditions and culture, profitability and the market potential have all been duly considered. Moreover, once successfully implemented, this special project has a great potential for replication to other districts of the state as well. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Unemployed village youth Women groups Traditional musicians Farmers |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 47,79,000/- (Rupees Forty Seven Lakh Seventy Nine Thousand only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| • To develop and promote an eco-tourism based model for socio-economic upliftment of BPL families in Tehri district of Uttarakhand. | • Gainful employment to youths and women of 5 villages;
• Village Eco-tourism promoted in 5 villages in the Tehri District;
• Increase in monthly income of beneficiary by Rs. 5,000.00 per month. |
• No. of Best Practices for Eco-Tourism Promotion and Key Findings on Linkages with Livelihood Improvement of Local Stakeholders;
• Periodic submission on region-specific demonstrative models (No.) viz., Eco-Tourism Model and Promotion, etc.;
• No. of Stakeholders benefitted (No. of Youth, No. of Women, No. of Households, and Total No. of Local Beneficiaries) , including Income generation/ benefits statistics (Rs./ person);
• Other Publications and Knowledge Products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary | Resigned |
| 1. | Manish Verma |
M.A. Diploma in Hospitality, Customer Service and Tour & Travel Diploma in Hospitality & Housekeeping Training |
Project Manager | 36,000/- | |
| 2. | Shefali Juyal |
M.Sc. Environment
Management
(FRI), B.Sc. Agriculture (GBPUAT) |
Project Coordinator | 18,000/- | |
| 3. | Chandi Prasad | Intermediate | Field Attendant | 8,500/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Bio Toilets (10 unit) | 2,55,352/- |
| 2. | Rain Water Tank (5 Unit) | 82,500/- |
| 3. | Logistic Article (Bedding etc.) (10 sets) | 1,33,110/- |
