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Bundelkhand Special Package Phase – II for FY 2013-14 to 2016-17

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MADHYA PRADESH FOREST DEPARTMENT

Bundelkhand Special

Package

Phase – II

Project Report

FY 2013-14 to 2016-17


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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................................................................. 1

Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................... 3

1.1. Bundelkhand Region............................................................. 3

1.1.1. Topography ...................................................................... 3

1.1.2. Demographic details .......................................................... 3

1.1.3. Vegetation ........................................................................ 4

1.1.4. Soil ................................................................................. 4

1.1.5. Temperature ..................................................................... 4

1.1.6. Rainfall ............................................................................ 4

Chapter 2: Brief Overview of the Forestry sector .................................. 5

2.1. Forest resources base of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh

5

2.2. Degradation of forests .......................................................... 7

2.3. Dependency on forest resources & forest livelihoods ................ 7

2.4. Institutions ......................................................................... 8

2.5. Constraints ......................................................................... 9

2.6. Constraints in Bundelkhand Region ...................................... 11

Chapter III: Review of Phase I ......................................................... 12

3.1. Target achieved in First Phase ............................................. 12

3.2. Review of Phase I activities ................................................. 12

3.3. Lessons Learnt: ................................................................. 16

Chapter 4: Rationale and justification for Phase II .............................. 17

4.1. New Activities Proposed in Phase II ...................................... 17

4.1.1. Canal side plantation: ................................................... 17

4.1.2. NTFP Processing and marketing ...................................... 18

Chapter 5: Objectives, Strategy and Guiding Principles: ...................... 19

5.1. Objectives ......................................................................... 19

5.2. Strategy ........................................................................... 19

5.3. Guiding Principles .............................................................. 20

5.4. Expected outcomes ............................................................ 22

Chapter 6- Proposed activities .......................................................... 24


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Chapter 7: Project costs .................................................................. 33

Chapter-8 Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................ 35

8.1. “Reference Point” ............................................................... 35

8.2. Record-Keeping and Documentation ..................................... 35

8.3. Different levels for Monitoring and Evaluation - ...................... 35

a) Social Monitoring: .............................................................. 35

b) Internal Monitoring and Evaluation by respective circle: .......... 36

c) Internal Monitoring and Evaluation by other circle: ................ 36

d) External Monitoring and Evaluation by independent agencies /

institutions: .............................................................................. 36

e) Management Information System (MIS): .............................. 36

8.4. Performance Monitoring Framework (PMF) - .......................... 36


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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1. Bundelkhand Region

Bundelkhand region is located between 2320‟ and 2620‟ N latitude and

7820‟ and 8140‟E longitude. Administratively the region comprises of

thirteen districts - seven districts of Uttar Pradesh viz., Jhansi, Jalaun,

Lalitpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakut and six districts of

Madhya Pradesh viz., Datia, Tikamgarh, Chattarpur, Damoh, Sagar and

Panna.

1.1.1. Topography

Bundelkhand landscape is rugged, ravenous, undulating terrain with

rocky outcrops, narrow valley and its hillocks are bound by Vindhyan

Plateau. This plateau is also bound by river Yamuna in north, river Ken in

east and rivers Betwa and Pahuj in west. The region has various minerals

of sedimentary origin: Sandstone, Shale and Limestone.

Bundelkhand region is ravenous, undulating and hillocks are bound

by Vindhyan Plateau in south, river Yamuna in north, river Ken in east

and rivers Betwa and Pahuj in west. While the Yamuna flows from west to

east, its first order tributaries viz., Betwa, Ken, Pahuj, Baghain, and

Paisuni flow from south to north. Second order tributaries of the Yamuna

namely, Dhasan, Jamni, Birma, Sonar, Katne, Bewas, Kopra etc., also

drain the area. The entire system of drainage and stream flows form a

part of Ganga basin. The region generally has a slope from south to

northThe entire Bundelkhand region comes under semi-arid zone and

prone to drought.

1.1.2. Demographic details

According to Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of India, 2011 following table

is showing demographic details of the 6 districts of the Bundelkhand

region of Madhya Pradesh.

District Total

population Rural Urban

ST

population

SC

population

Datia 786,754 604,772 181,982 14948 11491

Tikamgarh 1,445,166 1,195,293 249,873 27458 22711

Chattarpur 1,762,375 1,363,359 399,016 33485 25904

Panna 1,016,520 891,185 125,335 19314 16933

Sagar 2,378,458 1,669,662 708,796 45191 31724

Damoh 1,264,219 1,013,668 250,551 24020 19260


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Majority of the SC/ST population is residing in the Joint Forest

Management Committees constituted within 5 km radius of the forest

area in the Bundelkhand region.

1.1.3. Vegetation

Natural vegetation of the region comprises dry miscellaneous and

thorn forests with few limited canopy cover of species like: Khair, teak,

kardhai, dhak, chironji, mahua, gunj, bel.

1.1.4. Soil

Bundelkhand region predominantly have blend of red and black soil.

Soil with shallow depth, limited organic matter and poor moisture content

has produce cumulative effect on agriculture and leads to low agriculture

yield. Low vegetation cover and high winds increases soil erosion and

degradation. Presence of the substratum of impermeable rock in the

region not supports groundwater recharge so ground water level is

continuously depleting and is in critical stage. Considering the above

factors, the area of the region can be termed as „wastelands‟.

1.1.5. Temperature

The region is marked by extreme temperature in both summer &

winter seasons. In summer temperature reaches around 47°c and in

winters around 2°c. Semi arid characteristic of the region bring hot breeze

loo.

1.1.6. Rainfall

The rainfall pattern is very erratic and irregular in the region.

Average rainfall is 700-920 mm per year and due to poor vegetation

cover, there is high surface runoff. High undulating terrain of the region

makes irrigation difficult and by end of each November, the area starts

becoming dry. Winter rainfall is very scanty and insufficient for rabi crop.


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Chapter 2: Brief Overview of the Forestry sector

2.1. Forest resources base of Bundelkhand region of

Madhya Pradesh

Role of forests resources in Bundelkhand region lies in

complementing agriculture, livestock feeding, ground water recharge,

preventing soil erosion, enhancing soil moisture and organic matter, fuel

wood & NTFP collection and regulating flow of streams and rivers.

The Bundelkhand region chiefly has two types of forests: dry

deciduous mixed forests and thorn forests. According to Forest Survey of

India, Dehradun-2011 report, following table shows status of forests in 6

districts of Bundelkhand region:

Name of

District

Geographical

Area

2011 Assessment % of

GA

Scru

b VDF MDF OF Total

Chattarpur 8,687 184 822 743 1,749 20.13 279

Damoh 7,306 2 862 1,742 2,606 35.67 76

Datia 2,691 0 78 79 157 5.83 101

Panna 7,135 85 1,501 1,072 2,658 37.25 189

Sagar 10,252 2 1,178 1,726 2,906 28.35 135

Tikamgarh 5,048 1 93 309 403 7.98 133

Note: all areas in Km2 and VDF: Very dense forest, MDF: Moderately

Dense Forests, OF: Open Forests, GA: Geographical Area

Datia and Tikamgarh districts have lowest forest area with 5.83% and

7.98% of geographical area respectively and most of their forests are

open forests. Other 4 districts have comparatively larger forest areas

falling under moderately dense forests or open forests. Forest areas in all

6 districts have minimal proportion of VDF and majority area comes under

MDF and OF. Scrub forest is predominantly present in all 6 district of the

region.

According to Forest Survey of India (Forest Atlas), Bundelkhand region

have following forest types:


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Forest type Districts

Southern dry mixed deciduous forests

(5A/C3)

Panna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh

and chattarpur

Northern dry mixed deciduous forests

(5B/C2)

Panna

Dry deciduous scrub (5/DS1) All over Bundelkhand

Dry bamboo brakes (5/E9) Forest types occurs mainly on dry

hillsides in Panna

Ravine Thorn Forests (6B/C2) Datia

Following table shows major tree species of Bundelkhand region:

S. No Local Name Botanical Name

1. Achar Buchnania lanzen

2. Amla Embelica officinalis

3. Arjun Terminalia arjuna

4. Babul Acacia nilotica

5. Bamboo

Dendrocalamus

strictus

6. Bel Aegle marmelos

7. Chilbil

Holoptelia

integrifolia

8. Dhawda Anogeissus latifolia

9. Goolar Ficus glomerata

10. Jamun Syzygium cumini

11. Kardhai Anogeissus pendula

12. Khair Acacia catechu

13. Mahua Madhuca Indica

14. Neem Azadirachta indica

15. Palash Butea monosperma

16. Reuja Acacia leucocephala

17. Salai Boswellia serrata

18. Seja Hardwickia binata

19. Shisham Dalbergia sissoo

20. Tendu

Diospyros

melanoxylon


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The Vindhyan hilly tract is considered to be rich in medicinal plants

and following NTFP species are also available in region: Aonla (Embelica

officinalis), Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), Mahua (Madhuca longifolia),

Harra (Terminalia chebula), Bahera (Terminalia bellerica), Gular (Ficus

glomerata), Jamun (Syzygium cuminii) and Siddha(Lagerstroemia

parviflora).

2.2. Degradation of forests

After the independence, population growth and emergence of green

revolution in the region had adverse effects on forests resources. Major

chunk of forests has been converted into agricultural land. Poor land

management practices has reduced productivity of land and resulted in

additional conversion of forest area into agriculture land. Growing

population and its wood based demands has increased by manifold in last

few decades and ultimately put enormous biotic pressures on forests.

Tribal population of the region has major dependence on forest area for

livelihoods, fuel wood and NTFP collection and fodder requirement. Many

destructive harvesting practices for fuelwood and NTFP has greatly

affected quality of forest e g. Mahuwa collection by tribal people, girdling

of trees for fuelwood, excessive lopping for fodder, improper collection of

practices of harra, shatawar etc. Tribal people also set fire for enhancing

grass production for their cattle but this practice leads to conversion of

good forest areas into wastelands.

The region, in general, suffers from acute ecological degradation due to

deforestation and consequent top soil erosion leading to low productivity

of the land. Soil erosion is a persistent problem that is aggravated

because of the hilly terrain. The widespread growth of gullies is a common

phenomenon

2.3. Dependency on forest resources & forest

livelihoods

As rural areas are cut off from main stream development, they are mostly

dependent on forests for their basic needs such as fuelwood, fodder,

timber needs etc. Bundelkhand region has history of erratic and

insufficient rainfall, with only one crop and hence people are dependent

on forest for their livelihoods. Major chunk of scheduled caste community

and tribals reside nearby or in adjoining forest areas for livelihoods, they

collect tendu patta, palash leaves, mahua, harra, bahera, shatavar,

chirota, honey etc. and sell to nearby market.


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Rural people engaged in bamboo and timber handicrafts harvest bamboo

and timber on regular basis. Due to incorrect harvesting practices, forests

do not regenerate properly which finally leads to degradation and

declination of forests. People engaged in „Dona‟ & „Pattal‟ making collect

tendu and palash leaves and destroys the trees for higher collection. This

is also true for other major forest products.

Frequent drought substantially reduces the water level of the region and

causes shortage of drinking water and fodder for cattle and wild animals.

The people living in the fringes of forest further degrade the forest by

indulging in illicit felling of trees and poaching of wild animals, excessive

grazing which leads to further degradation, less water availability and

more poverty. Due to lack of sufficient natural resources for survival,

migration for livelihoods is also common phenomenon in this region.

2.4. Institutions

At the community level, mainly 2 kinds of institutions are present: Joint

Forest Management (JFMC) & Primary cooperative society. JFMCs are of

three types: Village Forest Committee (VFC), Village Protection

Committee (VPC) & Eco Development Committee (EDC). These JFMCs are

engaged in protection, conservation, forestry activities and NTFP

collection in the area allotted them. List of JFMCs present in Bundelkhand

region of Madhya Pradesh is given below:

S. No

.

Division FPCs VFCs EDCs Total

No. Area

(Ha)

No. Area

(Ha)

No. Area

(Ha)

No. Area (Ha)

1 Sagar North 95 481 183 657.2 0 0 278 1138.2

2 Sagar South 125 457.03 185 545.03 0 0 310 1002.06

3 Nauradehi WL

Sanctuary

0 0 0 0 108 966 108 966

4 Damoh 28 293.61 354 2213.44 3 33.15 385 2540.2

5 Chhatarpur 98 612.79 227 942.31 0 0 325 1555.1

6 Tikamgarh 19 55.8 172 481.58 2 20.62 193 558

7 Panna North 28 214.42 82 717.97 0 0 110 932.39

8 Panna South 39 298.62 194 1226.69 0 0 233 1525.31

9 Panna Tiger

Reserve

0 0 0 0 34 0 34 0

10 Datia 0 0 61 260.3 0 0 61 260.3

Total 432 2413.27 1458 7044.52 147 53.77 2037 10477.56


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Madhya Pradesh State Minor Forest Produce (Trading & Development) Co-

operative Federation Ltd is the apex organization in a three tier structure.

In 1988, the Madhya Pradesh Government decided to totally eliminate the

middlemen in collection, storage and trade of Minor Forest Produce, and

authorized the formation of Co-operative Societies of actual collectors. To

implement this decision, a three tier Co-operative structure was designed.

In the six districts of Bundelkhand region, there are 8 district unions

(for collection of minor forest produce) under which 228 primary minor

forest produce co-operative committees are functional.

Sr.

No.

District District

Union

No. of NTFP

Committees

Prominent

Minor forest

produces

1 Sagar North Sagar 22

Honey,

Nagarmotha,

Shatavar,

Ashwagandha,

Achar, Bel etc.

South Sagar 23

2 Damoh Damoh 18

3 Tikamgarh Tikamgarh 25

4 Chhatarpur Chhatarpur 76

5

Panna North Panna 21

South Panna 42

6 Datia Datia 01

Total 228

A processing & research facility "Minor Forest Produce Processing &

Research Centre" (MFP-PARC) has been established at Van Parisar,

Barkheda Pathani, Bhopal. In addition to MFP-PARC, processing units are

also working at Rehti (District Sehore), Barman (Districts Narsignghpur,)

Katni, Panna and Dewas. The Products are marketed through 'Vindhya

Herbal Brand'. There are more than 25 Sanjevani outlets through which

sales of „Vindhya herbal‟ products are facilitated in the state. The

distributors for Vindhya Herbal Products are present outside the states

2.5. Constraints

The forestry sector is currently witnessing the following sectoral

constraints and barriers:

1. In Madhya Pradesh, despite the thrust towards forest and watershed

development in the last decade, catchments are generally not in ideal

shape. Rates of soil erosion continue to be high. Ecosystems services

and functions have been degraded. Natural forests are degraded and

fragmented, and in urgent need of protection and regeneration.


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Ecosystem stability is in jeopardy. It is now recognized that to address

this problem the project should focus on the link between local

livelihood conditions and land degradation.

2. Land degradation, especially through deforestation and over grazing,

has been both the cause and consequence of the livelihoods crisis

among tribal and rural communities living in and around forest.

Indeed, in Madhya Pradesh around 10 million people are dependent on

forests. Of the total 52,731 villages in the state, 21,797 are located in

the vicinity (within 5 km) of forest areas. This high numbers often

translate to anthropogenic pressure on natural resources such as soil

and forests.

3. Wood Collection to meet the growing demand of fuel-wood and

excessive grazing is putting enormous pressure on the forest resources

of the state. Around 600,000 people make their living through sale of

fuel-wood head-load.

4. Livestock pressure in Madhya Pradesh is considerable. The total cattle

population is around 31.68 million. In addition, approximately 2 million

cattle are estimated to be visiting the state from the neighboring

states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Of the total cattle population a large

fraction is dependent on forest land. Given the high density of animals,

cattle overgrazing currently represents a serious cause of land

degradation in the state.

5. Forest fires take heavy toll of the natural regeneration and forest

plantation. This constitutes a major threat as the forests of the state

are mostly dry and deciduous and prone to forest fires in the summer

season from February to June. Nearly all of the forest fires are

considered incendiary in their origin. Most of the man-caused fires are

associated with the activities of mahua and sal seed collection and the

desire to promote better grass growth after the rains.

6. Encroachment by local community on forest land for the purpose of

cultivation is also one of the causes of forest and land degradation.

This is observed in the forest areas adjacent to the land owned by a

villager, especially where the soil quality and depth is favorable for

cultivation of agricultural crops.


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2.6. Constraints in Bundelkhand Region

1. Bundelkhand region suffers from erratic & low rain fall and

meteorological drought. Irregular rainfall and poor forest cover

expedite soil erosion which leads to poor agriculture and forest

yield.

2. Bundelkhand region has higher proportion of scheduled caste and

scheduled tribe population which are residing in remote location

and far away from mainstream development. So they are lacking

in education and higher level of poverty exists.

3. Being away from the mainstream development, most of the

forest fringe villages in Bundelkhand region are dependent on

forests for their livelihood. This increases biotic pressure on the

adjoining forest areas. Removal of firewood, fodder collection,

grazing and unsustainable NTFP collection have resulted into

gradual depletion and degradation of forests.

4. Repeated water scarcity and drought have severely affected the

livelihood of the local people in the Bundelkhand region and

increase poverty.

5. In the lack of natural resources and harsh climatic conditions,

communities generally migrate to other areas in search of

livelihoods.

6. The drought situation of Bundelkhand region severely affects

fodder availability and reflects upon health and productivity of the

livestock.


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Chapter III: Review of Phase I

3.1. Target achieved in First Phase

In the first phase of Bundelkhand Special Package, Madhya Pradesh

Forest Department has carried out soil moisture conservation and silvi-

pasture development works in 98,511 Ha in 6 districts of the

Bundelkhand region in the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 under Additional

Central Assistance (ACA), National Afforestation Programme & MNREGS

funds. List of target achieved by Forest Department in Phase I of project

is given below:

Name of

Funding

Agency

Proposed

demand

(in

Rupees)

Target area to

be treated

under Phase-I

Received

Amount (in

Rupees)

Actual Area

treated under

Phase-I

Additional

Central

Assistance

(ACA)

107.00

crores

89,093 ha 106.54

crores

89,086 ha

National

Afforestation

Program

(NAP)

20.00

crores

7700 ha under

Silvipasture

Plantations

19.09 crores 7700 ha under

Silvipasture

Plantations

MNREGS 115.00

crores

1,04,137 ha 3.67 crores 1725 ha

Total 242.00

crores

2,00,930 ha 129.30 crores 98511 ha

3.2. Review of Phase I activities

In order to analyze the impacts of activities carried out during Phase I

of the Bundelkhand Package a study was carried out in four districts of

Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh by the Indian Institute of Forest

Management, Bhopal.

A study to asses Soil and Moisture Conservation (SMC) work under

Bundelkhand special Package was carried out in four districts of Madhya

Pradesh by the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. These

districts were Chhatarpur, Panna, Sagar and Damoh which contained


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seven forest divisions. These Divisions were Chhatarpur, North Panna,

South Panna, Tikamgarh, South Sagar, North Sagar and Damoh.

To undertake the study, data was collected at different levels through

data collection tools. Primary data was collected using close-ended and

open-ended Questionnaire, Focused Group Discussion (FGD) and Personal

Interview with villagers, Personal Interview and Discussion with Forest

Officers, and forest staff. Secondary data was obtained from concerned

office records and Working Plan of the area.

It was observed that the treatment of the areas under Bundelkhand

special package has produced various direct and indirect impacts.

The impact of drought mitigation project on forests in the area was

measured. When rated on a five point likert scale, all responses indicated

that there was an increase in the green cover of the forest in close vicinity

of structures built during the year 2010-11. The green grasses were found

in 500 meter range of the structures. There is a positive impact on Minor

Forest Produce like Tendu Patta because of soil and moisture conservation

project.

The collection of the Tendu-patta in year 2011 was more than the

previous year‟s collection in the area and there was substantial increase in

Achar production. Production of Mahua also had increased in some areas:

The project has also generated employment for the locals in the

areas covered; it has given around two months of employments to the

landless laborers and tribal community who otherwise would migrate to

cities in these periods in search for employment.

The structures built near the tribal village have changed the lives of

the community. Those who were earlier dependent on ponds, hand pumps

and wells built by Panchayat were now fetching water from structures

built under Bundelkhand Special Package. In some tribal villages where

there was no presence of any water body, structures were built in those

villages resulted in people using water from storage tank for everyday use

like bathing, washing clothes and drinking. At some places fish farming

was also done in the storage tank by the community. They are also using

water from storage tanks for farming purpose.


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There has been positive impact on agricultural fields which are in the

close vicinity of the structures built under Bundelkhand Special Package.

The increased soil and moisture content has benefitted the agriculture

productivity in some of the treatment areas. There is increase in the

quality of agriculture produce. Other than the regular crops, few people

have started cultivating peppermint which is a water demanding crop.

Some people having agricultural land near structures have started

farming in summers, because of increased water levels in wells and

moisture retention in soil. But this increase was limited to areas in vicinity

of the structures.

There has been increase in the level of water in their wells /Hand

pumps /Tube well in their fields, which are located near structures or in

the downstream areas. This increase has been measured in hours the

well/ Hand pumps / Tube well was able to support pumps, and month

they would go dry. Also there was more numbers of hand-pumps active at

this time of year as compared to previous years.


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There has been an improvement in the health of animals in the area.

The death rate of cattle reduced because of adequate water and fodder.

In some surveyed areas where water in storage tanks is present even in

summer, cattle from nearby villages are coming there to drink water and

eat green grass near the structures. Also it was reported by the villager

respondents that there was considerable increase in the milk production.

The Bundelkhand special package for drought mitigation has produced

some positive impacts in the area. There is no substantial impact on the

forest yet, only the NTFP and vegetation in the close vicinity of the

structures have been positively affected. But it is projected that in coming

year the project will earn very good results in terms of rehabilitation of

degraded forest lands.


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3.3. Lessons Learnt:

1. The area treated under Phase-I of the project is not sufficient to create

a lasting impact in the long run. There is still a lot of scope to treat

additional watersheds in contiguous areas, so that clusters can be

formed around the areas already treated under phase I of the project.

2. Plantation activities play a hand-in hand role with soil moisture and

water conservation activities in the long term. Under the Additional

Central Assistance there was no provision for Plantation activities and

the funds available through other sources were not enough to have a

major impact.

3. The activities of Phase-I were exclusively carried out in the forest

areas of the Bundelkhand region. Areas outside forests were not

treated; as a result the pressure on the forest areas for fuel wood has

not decreased much. To tackle this issue and prevent further

degradation of forests, private lands and other areas available outside

forests should also be undertaken for treatment.

4. In Phase-I, the emphasis was entirely on treatment of natural

resources by means of soil and moisture conservation works. It was

noted during the evaluation of Phase I that livelihood improvement, an

important component was missing. This issue has to be addressed in

Phase-II and focus has to be given also on skill development &

capacity building of local communities.

5. There was an evident lack of belongingness for the structures in the

beneficiaries or lack of knowledge of benefits they gain from the

structures. So, this issue needs to be addressed by giving emphasis on

entry point activity (EPA) & capacity building of the local communities

while planning the activities in Phase II of the project.

6. After the Phase I, there has been a marked increase in the yield of

local NTFPs in the vicinity of the SMC structures. But it has been

observed that the local communities need to be trained with regards to

sustainable harvesting practices of NTFP. Special provision for NTFP

processing, training of local communities on sustainable harvesting of

NTFPs need to be included in Phase II of the project.

7. Record keeping and documentation is a very important activity which

has to be done systematically and at regular intervals of project

implementation. Management Information Software (MIS) for the

same can also be developed so as to facilitate the process of

documentation.


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Chapter 4: Rationale and justification for Phase II

There have been a lot of positive outcomes after the first phase

like; increase in water table, increase in green vegetation, increase in

agricultural productivity as well as increased milk production (due to

increase in fodder and water availability to the livestock population). But

these positives have been limited to the areas where the soil moisture

conservation works have been carried out. As discussed in Chapter 3,

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has achieved a target of

98,511 Ha (Soil Moisture conservation work & Silvi-pasture

development works) against 2,00,930 Ha under the ACA, NAP &

MNREGS funds. The area that could not be treated under Phase-I

and also some additional area would be taken up for treatment in

Phase II. Thus watersheds in contiguous areas will be treated, so

that clusters can be formed around the areas already treated

under phase I of the project. This would be in consonance with the

“Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects 2008 (revised

edition of 2011)”. In the guidelines one of the criteria for selection of

watershed projects has been mentioned as “contiguity to another

watershed that has already been developed or treated”.

Cluster Approach: The new approach envisages a broader vision of

hydro-geological units normally of average size of 1,000 to 5,000

hectares comprising of clusters of micro-watersheds. If resources

and area exist, additional watersheds in contiguous areas in clusters

may be taken up. However, smaller size projects will be sanctioned

in the hilly/difficult terrain areas.

(Source: “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development

Projects 2008 - Revised Edition of 2011”)

4.1. New Activities Proposed in Phase II

During the Phase II of Bundelkhand Special Package, new allied

activities of Canal side plantation and NTFP processing & marketing have

been proposed. These activities have been proposed taking into account

the “Livelihood Orientation” component given in the “Common Guidelines

for Watershed Development Projects 2008 (revised edition of 2011)”.

4.1.1. Canal side plantation:

Canal side plantation would also be taken up in Bundelkhand

region in order to establish canal bank soil and providing fuelwood to local


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communities to reduce biotic pressure on forest area. This plantation will

also increase green cover in the region.

In the intermediate slopes, the watershed management approach

would address all the necessary issues by looking at all the best

possible options including treatment, cropping pattern, horticulture,

agro-forestry, etc.

(Source: “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects

2008 - revised edition of 2011”)

4.1.2. NTFP Processing and marketing

In the six districts of Bundelkhand region, there are 8 district unions

in accordance to (for minor forest produce) under which 228 primary

minor forest produce co-operative societies are functional.

In areas under the above district unions, the Minor Forest Produce

is the vital source of livelihood for the local community the scheme is

designed to introduce value addition process and better marketing of the

minor forest produce through its 'Vindhaya Herbal Brand' for

supporting the better availability

In areas under the above Districts unions there is a great

dependence of the rural poor on minor forest produce for earning their

livelihood, but currently they do not get fair price in the market. Keeping

this in mind a scheme is being proposed to introduce value addition

processes for better marketing of the product under the Bundelkhand

Package Phase-2.


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Chapter 5: Objectives, Strategy and Guiding Principles:

5.1. Objectives

To increase rain water recharge by intensive SMC work on

watershed basis.

To improve land capability and moisture regime in the watersheds.

To restore ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and

developing natural resource like soil, water and forest.

To reduce or possibly eliminate soil erosion and check further

degradation of forest.

To improve ecological status of the area.

To enhance availability of fodder to the local community.

To augment employment / income generation opportunities for the

rural poor.

To improve skills set of local communities and forest staff at grass

root level by means of capacity building and skill development

programs.

To organize the communities so as to create mass movement for

conservation of natural resources.

To aim at convergence of various development programmes for

holistic development.

Promotion of Cooperatives for and processing centres for,

sustainable harvesting, value addition and marketing of MFP

products for supporting the livelihood of the communities.

5.2. Strategy

The main objective of the project is to identify those degraded

forest areas and also those watersheds in the six districts of Bundelkhand

region of Madhya Pradesh which require treatment under “Soil and

Moisture Conservation” (SMC) regime & to carry out SMC works in these

areas. EPA activities will be carried out to build trust and confidence in

local community, so they will participate in each and every project


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activity. This will include Integrated Watershed Management with the help

of ridge area treatment operations to reduce the volume and velocity of

surface run off, including regeneration of vegetative cover in forest and

common land. This will indirectly lead to increased moisture content in

soil, increased green cover and increased agricultural yield. The

ecosystem services of these treated catchment areas would increase

water availability in the lower areas in the Bundelkhand region. The

treatment of these catchment areas shall make available more and more

water to local communities. In turn it would enhance biomass production

in catchment and command areas which will increase agriculture and milk

production leading to economic prosperity of the communities.

It is proposed to carry out "Soil Moisture Conservation" by

constructing earthen gully plugs, check dams, contour bunds, water

retention tank, percolation tank, percolation pits in the identified six

districts of Bundelkhand region.

The Project also aims at addressing poverty issues of the tribal

communities by a few cross cutting livelihood strategy which are as

follows:

Enhancing the livelihoods by providing increased benefits to NTFP

collectors which will result from NTFP processing and Marketing.

Canal side plantation to reduce soil erosion on canal banks and

stabilization and also to reduce biotic pressure by providing fuel wood.

5.3. Guiding Principles

Guiding principles for Bundelkhand Special Package-II phase are as

follow:

1. Micro Planning and decentralization

In the very first stage, forest department will conduct Participatory

Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) to facilitate the

process of micro planning. Micro plans would be prepared in consultation

with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs). Meetings would be

organized to apprise local communities about objectives and probable

outcomes of the project. Specific needs and expectations of the local

communities would be considered while preparing the micro plans. Thus

project planning will be carried out through community participation and

involvements of JFMCs. Prepared micro plans will be approved by general

body of respective JFMCs and subsequently by the related Gram Sabha.

Thus Forest department has facilitated local people of JFMCs to participate

in project planning and would also ensure participation in later stages of

project. Madhya Pradesh Joint Forest Management Resolution,


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2001 of the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has integral provisions

for involvement of JFMC in micro planning of project.

2. Inclusiveness and gender equality

Inclusiveness of local people of JFMCs would be ensured from

planning to monitoring stage by Forest Department Officers through

participation at various stages of project. Project has been prepared to

address multidimensional problems of the region i.e. livelihoods, income

generation activities & restoration of natural resources. A feedback

mechanism would be evolved to gather feedback of local people on

project activities. Forest Department would take suitable measures to

ensure gender equality and women participation in planning, decision

making, implementation and monitoring stage of project. Stress would be

given on improving access of the poor especially women to the benefits

from the project. Equal opportunity for employment will be provided

during implementation stage of project to ensure women representation.

During implementation stage, project activities will generate substantial

alternative livelihoods opportunity for local people, which will help them in

improving their economic status and help create sustainable livelihoods.

According to Madhya Pradesh Joint Forest Management (JFM) Resolution,

2001 State Forest Department have integral provisions to empower

women i.e. executive committee of JFMC will have minimum 33% of

women. These inbuilt provisions will ensure gender equality and women

empowerment in JFMCs.

3. Project cost estimation and projections

Bundelkhand Special package-II phase has been prepared for FY

2013-14 to 2016-17 and tentative budget is 80.01 crores in which

various activities i.e. Entry point activity, Farm forestry and canal side

plantation, Soil moisture conservation work, plantation work, NTFP

processing & marketing will be carried out. Details of yearly budget with

respective activities and consolidated budget details have been provided

in Chapter 7.

4. Professional Support To implement project activities in professional way from planning to

implementation; various institutional supports would be incorporated with

the help of local voluntary organization and their professional support

team. Madhya Pradesh Forest Department (Joint Forest Management and

State Forest Development Authority) has been engaging professionals

from Indian Institute of Forest Management for effective implementation

of project activities. Technical experts on various issues during


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implementation stage related to project would be consulted according to

the demand of project.

5. Institution and capacity building

Stress would be given on institution and capacity building as an

important component for achieving the desired results from project

activities. This component will aim at providing training to the officials of

forest department and building capacities of joint forest management

committee members in the Bundelkhand project area. This would enhance

their knowledge and skills which would consequently enable them to

participate in planning, execution and monitoring levels. The key

components of strategy would be to identify a pool of resource

persons/organizations, developing training modules and reading material.

Improved techniques for harvesting and processing of NTFPs would be

taught to the members of the JFMCs so that they get better value for the

minor forest produce. Use of information technology and remote sensing

would play an important role in monitoring and evaluation of the project.

From the past experience of Phase-I, Forest Department would

develop a Management Information System (MIS) to ensure

documentation for strengthening monitoring and evaluation of proposed

project activities.

5.4. Expected outcomes

Extensive soil moisture conservations works undertaken under

this project will facilitate ground water recharge, create water

resources for local people as well as cattle to meet their

requirement and support agriculture of the region. Soil

moisture conservation works will also support existing

vegetation and increase their survival. These measures would

also help mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change both

on the agricultural and forest productivity as well as on the

livelihood of forest dependent communities. This would mean

improved agricultural and forest produce and so indirectly this

would benefit the forest dependent communities.

By promoting the development of trees outside forests,

plantation of horticulture plants and plantation of high density

firewood plantation, the biotic pressure on the forest

resources would get reduced considerably and thereby the

overall quality of the forests would improve.

The livelihood of forest dependent communities would be

improved by incorporation of new allied activities like Canal


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side plantation and NTFP processing and marketing. These

schemes would thus help to reduce the biotic pressure on

forests.


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Chapter 6- Proposed activities

Bundelkhand Special Package Phase- II has been designed for financial

year 2013-14 to 2016-17. The norms provided by Integrated Watershed

Management Program (IWMP) in the Common guidelines for Watershed

Development Projects have been taken into account while preparing the

project proposal. In this proposal M P Forest Department has not included

any activities under the heads of Livelihood, Production System, and

Consolidation Phase. Accordingly the funds under heads have been

proportionately included under the following three major heads:

Soil Moisture Conservation works

Canal side plantation

NTFP processing and marketing

Some innovative approaches to address livelihoods of the local

communities, Canal side plantation and NTFP processing & marketing

have been included in the Phase II of Bundelkhand project. These newly

added activities will reflect increased alternative sources of livelihoods for

local people to curb migration problem and ensure better health of natural

resource of the region.

1. Soil Moisture Conservation works: -

Bundelkhand Region is suffering from water shortage due to short

and erratic rainfall. Ground water table of the region is depleting fast

due to high dependence of local people for irrigation and household

usage. Bundelkhand Special Package Phase-II will try to curb the

drought like situation of the region with the help of extensive soil

moisture conservation (SMC) works. Soil moisture conservation works

include: Contour trench, Check dams, contour bunds, water retention

tanks, percolation tanks, gully plugging etc. According to Site specific

requirements, seed broadcasting and plantation would be taken up to

stabilize constructed soil moisture conservation structures. It will be

accompanied by seed dribbling in order to increase the green cover.

These proposed SMC works would be carried out on the basis of

integrated watershed management. Each watershed taken up for

treatment would be codified and the same area would be treated for

project life i.e. 4 years. These SMC works will facilitate ground water

recharge, create water resources for local people as well as cattle to

meet their requirement and support agriculture of the region. Soil


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moisture conservation works will also support existing vegetation and

increase their survival.

Some additional activities would also be taken up in the areas in the

selected watershed areas. These activities are enlisted below:

Entry point activities (EPA) will be carried out by Madhya

Pradesh Forest Department in the initial years of Phase 2 of

the project i.e. before commencement of the actual watershed

development works so as to build a sense of confidence and

belongingness among the local community for the project.

Forest Department will conduct number of training, capacity

building and skill development programs in the selected

watershed areas taken up under project. The department will

conduct training need assessment to identify training areas

for communities and local forest staff and accordingly training

programs would be developed.

Regular monitoring of the project will be carried out at each

stage which includes process and outcome monitoring. It is

also proposed to have different types of monitoring like

internal monitoring, progress monitoring, self monitoring by

JFMC's.

The funds for these activities are included under the broad head of Soil

Moisture and Conservation works and are in consonance with the norms

provided by Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) in the

Common guidelines for Watershed Development Projects. The amount

which would be unspent or unutilized under Entry Point Activities,

Institution & Capacity Building and Monitoring & Evaluation would be

exclusively used to carry out soil moisture conservation works in the

selected watershed areas.

A total area of 83500 hectares is proposed to be treated

under soil moisture conservation works. Division wise physical

and financial target breakup is being provided in the table

below:


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Name of forest Division Soil Mositure conservation works

Area (in Ha) Fin. (in lakh)

1 6 8

Chhatarpur 12000 910

South Panna 11000 823

North Panna 11000 818

Panna Tiger Reserve & Buffer area 5600 416

Tikamgarh 7000 521

Orcha wildlife sanctuary

North Sagar 11000 818

South Sagar 10000 751

Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary 5500 412

Damoh (including Sanctuary Area) 9000 689

Datia 5430 403

Total 87530.00 6561

2. Canal side plantation:

The irrigation department has constructed a number of canals in the

Bundelkhand region. Canal side plantation would also be taken up in

some areas suitable for plantation. On priority basis the Madhya Pradesh

Forest Department would be taking up plantation activities on either side

of the canals running from the Kutni Dam. It is proposed to take up

plantation works along 60 km strip of this dam over the course of the

project. Under this head, both plantation and maintenance activities

would be taken up. The maintenance of the plantations would be done

with the participation of members of the Joint Forest Management

Committees and also members of the Water User Committees. This strip

plantation would be very effective to stabilize the canal bank soil and

would also meet the requirement of fuel wood of local people. The

survey works of the linear strips of land on the side irrigation canal is

being carried out and actual forest division wise physical target would be

included in detailed project report which is under preparation. The table

below gives the financial requirement under Canal Plantation:


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Name of forest Division

Canal Side Plantation

Physical (in Kms) Financial (in lakhs)

1 9 10

Chhatarpur 60 414.00

South Panna 0 0.00

North Panna 0 0.00

Panna Tiger Reserve & Buffer area

Tikamgarh 6 35.21


North Sagar 0 0.00

South Sagar 0 0.00

Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary 0

Damoh (including Sanctuary Area) 0 0.00

Datia 0 0.00

Total 66 449.21

3. NTFP processing & marketing: -

In the six districts of Bundelkhand region, there are 8 district minor

forest produce (MFP) co-operative unions (for collection of minor forest

produce) under which 228 primary minor forest produce co-operative

committees are functional.

Sr.

No.

District District Union No. of NTFP

Committees

Prominent Minor

forest produces

1 Sagar North Sagar 22

Honey,

Nagarmotha,

Shatavar,

Ashwagandha,

Achar, Amla, Bel

etc.

South Sagar 23

2 Damoh Damoh 18

3 Tikamgarh Tikamgarh 25

4 Chhatarpur Chhatarpur 76

5

Panna North Panna 21

South Panna 42

6 Datia Datia 01

Total 228

In areas under the above district minor forest produce (MFP) co-

operative unions there is a great dependence of the rural poor on minor

forest produce for earning their livelihood, but currently they do not get

fair price in the market. Keeping this in mind M. P. State Minor Forest

Produce Federation, has proposed a scheme to introduce value addition


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processes for better marketing of the product under the Bundelkhand

Package Phase-2. The scheme has the following major objectives:

A. Identify such primary minor forest produce co-operative committees in

whose areas the minor forest produce is available in surplus quantity

and ensuring arrangements for processing and value addition of the

produce.

B. Increasing the income of primary MFP collectors by arranging forward

market linkages for the produce.

The scheme for six identified MFPs (Honey, Nagarmotha,

Shatavar, Amla, Ashwagandha, Achar, Bel) which are available in

abundance in and around the region, would be implemented through the

following 7 steps:

1. Identify the resource and the current market practices for each

above mentioned MFP.

2. Linking the primary minor forest produce co-operative committees

with identified resource production area.

3. Developing resources for the processing of the MFPs to meet the

demands.

4. Developing harvesting and collection techniques for the MFPs and

providing training to the collectors.

5. Arranging primary processing and warehouse facilities for collected

MFP.

6. Coordinating with Scheduled Tribe Finance Development

Corporation for financial support to establish processing and value

addition units for each MFP.

7. Arranging marketing of the processed produce through Vindhya

Herbal brand.

Operational Plan for NTFP processing and marketing

In the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh an effective system

of sustainable Harvesting and value addition will be developed through

tribal community involvement and empowerment. M P MFP Federation has

effectively steered a beat level (smallest forest management unit) NTFP

survey to document the NTFPs availability and quantitative estimation of

availability of such species. This survey has brought out not only the

richness of the diversity but also a fair estimation of availability of quality

produces from each of the beats, ranges and finally at the Forest Division

level. The outputs from this survey are available for development of

management plans for sustainable harvesting and based on the quantities

of each of the species; develop value addition interventions to retain


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maximum monetary value of the raw materials at the local level so that

the local tribal collectors get the enhanced benefits for such management.

This intervention can be called as Community Owned and Managed

Enterprise Development (COMED). This program envisages involving the

local tribal people from the planning stage to the operationalisation of the

community owned enterprise and finally equipping them to run the

enterprise though a conglomerate of Gram Sabhas, JFM societies,

Biodiversity management Committees and Primary MFP Co operatives of

the M P MFP Federation, with well identified roles for each of the distinct

village level outfits.

The COMED involves following discernible steps resulting in enabled and

empowered community management units to reap the benefits of boom in

markets for NTFPs and MAPs. However this would keep in focus the need

for conserving the natural resource and establishing sustainable

harvesting regimes for selected NTFPs/MAPs in each of the project

districts. The process for establishing such COMEDs involves following

steps;

I. Social Mobilization

List all the JFM societies, Primary cooperative societies, Gram

sabhas, Biodiversity Management Committees in the area under

consideration for management and value addition. These village

level committees may have overlapping areas with clear cut roles

and responsibilities, both legal and functional.

Enlist collectors of NTFPs and MAPs for the prioritized species and

facilitate issuance of ID cards to comply with the policy mandate

related to local ownership

Form different Task Teams for each of the species or set of species

Build Capacity for harvesting and value addition

II. Establishing Legal compatibility and ensuring adherence to

law

Engage with Prim Coop Societies, JFM, BMCs and Gram Sabhas

independently and collectively for resolutions for resource

management

Need for sustainability discussed established

Distribution and extent of prioritized species through community

involvement and knowledge

Legal and customary ownership issues related to NTFPs and MAPs

Community level demarcation for harvest of each of the species


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III. Sustainable Harvesting of NTFPs and MAPs and Value

addition through Community empowerment and

participation

Identification of catchment area

Survey & assessment of Catchment potential for prioritized

Develop modules for harvest of each of the species for sustainability

and quality

Prepare harvest calendar and identify gap months and harvest cycle

for rotation

Prepare harvest time, period and schedule for each of the species

in consultation with the Task Team

Task teams to establish and declare harvest schedule and

disseminate among all

IV. Processing and Value addition Plan through Value chain

analysis

Specie wise listing processing and value addition methods and

feasible value addition interventions

Value addition and Processing viz a viz Market use and demand

Species wise storage requirements

Infra structure requirements: buildings, Machinery, lab, packaging

etc

Registration requirements such as FPO license, and all such

clearances

Reporting requirements and compliances

V. Trade and Marketing Plan

Registration of the marketing enterprise

Obtaining required Licenses and permissions (Legal compliance)

Advertisement and propaganda

Decide time and period for auction of different value added products

and processed raw material

List potential buyers and ensure their participation in the sale

process

Build capacity among the task team members for market

information and for marketing process

Capacity building for Documentation and record keeping


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Facilitating Marketing and Distribution System:-

1. The products will be marketed through 'Vindhya Herbal Brand'

wherein the marketing facility of medicinal and aromatic plants‟ raw

material will be provided to collector's /farmers/ producers by inviting

buyers and make them available an easy access for disposal of their

harvest.

2. On-line facility will also be provided so that in coming times, a proper

system of business linkages of grower/ cultivators/ collectors,

manufacturers, and producers is facilitated.

3. Honey is also being manufactured under the brand name of „Vindhya

Valley‟ as a franchise of M.P. Khadi and Village Industries Board

(KVIB) Bhopal.

4. The products of the area will also be marketed through international

Herbal Fair in coming years.

The distribution of the products is done through Vindhya Herbals

Distributors (in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Punjab, Bihar) TRIFED

Network in (Delhi, Uttranchal, Karnataka, Orissa, Jharkhand, Assam and

West-Bengal, Sanjivini Ayurved Sale outlets in 24 Districts of Madhya

Pradesh. In Bundelkhand Distributors are in Sagar district of Bundelkhand

region and Sanjiveeni Sales outlets are present in Chattarpur and Panna

Districts.

Although, Madhya Pradesh State Minor Forest Produce Fed. has already

developed expertise in NTFP processing and has established a marketing

network for its products, available expertise and inputs of TRIFED will also

be used during implementation of the project. It is worth mentioning that

State of M.P. has already declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) for

seven NTFPs.

Collaboration and partnership with all those organizations including

TRIFED who are engaged in capacity building, training, technology

transfer and marketing of value added NTFP products will also be made.

The financial arrangement for the above project is given below:


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(Rs. in lakh)

No Particulars 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

1 Identifying resource and market processes

1.50 - - - 1.50

2 Identifying produce area and linking with

committees

50.0 - - - 50.0

3 Developing resources for MFPs

35.0 70.0 20.0 10.0 135.0

4 Developing collection and harvesting techniques

35.0 70.0 10.0 10.0 125.0

5 Establishing Collection

and Processing centers

40.0 150.0 60.0 60.0 310.0

6 Establishing processes for Value Addition

10.0 200.0 30.0 30.0 270.0

7 Establishing Forward

Linkages

8.50 50.0 20.0 20.0 98.50

Total

180.0 540.0 140.0 130.0 990.0

The division wise fund requirement for NTFP Processing &

Marketing is given in the table below:

Division NTFP Processing and marketing

(Amount in Rs. Lakh)

1 2

Chhatarpur 100.00

South Panna 0.00

North Panna 100.00

Panna Tiger Reserve & Buffer area 0.00

Tikamgarh 120.00


North Sagar 0.00

South Sagar 500.00

Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary 0.00

Damoh (including Sanctuary Area) 100.00

Datia 70.00

Total 990.00


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Chapter 7: Project costs

The total tentative project cost for phase II of Bundelkhand special

package is estimated 80.00 Crores for FY 2013-14 to 2016-17

Bundelkhand Package Phase 2 Revised Proposal of Madhya Pradesh Forest Department

Name of

forest

Division

Soil Moisture conservation works head Canal Side

Plantation NTFP

Proces

sing

and

marke

ting

(in

lakhs)

Grand

Total

(8+10+11)

(in lakhs)

Entry

Point

Activity (in

lakhs)

Insitution

and capacity

building (in

lakhs)

DPR (in

lakhs)

Monitoring

&

Evaluation

(in lakhs)

Soil Mositure

conservation works Total

of

SMC

Head

(2+3+4

+5+7)

Physic

al (in

Kms)

Financ

ial (in

lakhs) Area (in

Ha)

Financia

l (in

lakhs)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chhatarpur 50.00 30.00 12.10 12.10 12000 806.40 910 60 414.00 100.00 1423.60

South Panna 40.00 24.00 9.70 9.70 11000 739.20 823 0 0.00 0.00 822.60

North Panna 37.00 23.00 9.40 9.40 11000 739.20 818

0 0.00

100.00 918.00

Panna Tiger

Reserve &

Buffer area

18.00 12.00 4.68 4.70 5600 376.32 416 0.00 415.70

Tikamgarh

24.00 15.00 6.00 6.00 7000 470.40 521 6 35.21 120.00

676.61

Orcha

wildlife sanctuary

0.00

North Sagar 37.00 23.00 9.40 9.40 11000 739.20 818 0 0.00 0.00 818.00

South Sagar 37.00 23.00 9.40 9.40 10000 672.00 751 0

0.00

500.00 1250.80

Nauradehi

wildlife

sanctuary

20.00 12.50 5.00 5.00 5500 369.60 412 0 0.00 412.10

Damoh

(including Sanctuary

Area)

40.00 25.00 9.80 9.80 9000 604.80 689 0 0.00 100.00 789.40

Datia 17.00 12.50 4.50 4.50 5430 364.90 403 0 0.00 70.00 473.40

Total 320.00 200.00 79.98 80.00 87530.00 5882.02 6561 66 449.21 990.00 8000.21

Note:- Cost norms provided by National Rainfed Area Authority

(NRAA) Common watershed guidelines-2011 has been followed in

designing finance of the project.

Year wise actual number of proposed activities with required fund

for all 6 districts of Madhya Pradesh will reflect in detailed project

report (DPR) which is under preparation. GPS (Latitude and

longitude) reading of location of target area of all 6 districts will


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be recorded for monitoring and evaluation and other

miscellaneous purposes.

Year wise budget requirement of Madhya Pradesh Forest

Department under Bundelkhand Special Package Phase-II is

provided in table below.

Yearwise Budget Requirement under Bundelkhand Package for Madhya Pradesh

Sr. No.

Activity

Year

Total 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Fin (in lakh Rs)

Fin (in lakh Rs)

Fin (in lakh Rs)

Fin (in lakh Rs)

1 Soil Moisture Conservation Works

1930.00 2090.20 1575.40 965.40 6561.00

2 Canal side plantation 102.00 131.39 158.00 57.82 449.21

3 NTFP processing & marketing

180.00 540.00 140.00 130.00 990.00

Grand Total 2212.00 2761.59 1873.40 1153.22 8000.21


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Chapter-8 Monitoring and Evaluation

Regular monitoring of the project will be carried out at each stage

which includes process and outcome monitoring. It is also proposed to

have different types of monitoring like internal monitoring, progress

monitoring, self monitoring by JFMC's. Concurrent and post project

evaluation through an independent agency may also be carried out which

would focus on quality of people's participation, success of regeneration in

terms of expansion and improvement in vegetation, increase in ground

water table due to enhanced recharge by watershed interventions and

livelihood impacts of the project. Monitoring and Evaluation would be

guided by the following:

8.1. “Reference Point”

In the areas where activities are being proposed in the Phase II of

the project, it is proposed to create a Reference Point wherein

photographs would be taken of the areas.

i. Before the project implementation begins

ii. During the course of the project implementation at various

stages

iii. After the completion of the project

The dates on which the photographs are being taken will be

recorded at each stage. This would help in monitoring the progress

being achieved in the areas of project implementation along the

course of project cycle.

8.2. Record-Keeping and Documentation

All the relevant records like plantation journal, nursery journal and

measurement book would be maintained. GPS (Latitude and

longitude) reading of location of proposed activities for all 6 districts

will be recorded. These records would in turn help in monitoring and

evaluation of the project activities at a later stage.

8.3. Different levels for Monitoring and Evaluation -

Monitoring and Evaluation under the project would be carried out at

three levels, as described below:

a) Social Monitoring: Communities will be encouraged to do

self-assessment of the activities undertaken and monitor the

progress during the course of project.


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b) Internal Monitoring and Evaluation by respective circle:

The activities that would be undertaken under the project will

be monitored by the officers of the respective circle twice in a

year (October/November and May/June). Based upon this,

internal monitoring reports would be prepared by the

respective Divisional Forest Officers and sent to the Chief

Conservator of Forest of the respective circle.

c) Internal Monitoring and Evaluation by other circle: The

activities undertaken in any respective circle would be

monitored by the officers of the other circle (under the

Bundelkhand region) once in a year.

d) External Monitoring and Evaluation by independent

agencies / institutions: The Monitoring and Evaluation of

the activities undertaken in different circles under the phase 2

of the project will be carried out by autonomous bodies like

MAPCOST, WALMI, IIFM, SFRI or TFRI.

e) Management Information System (MIS): From past

experience of Phase I, Forest Department will develop a MIS

system in phase II in order to facilitate monitoring and

evaluation processes of proposed activities of the project. MIS

will be worked at community level, district level and State

level.

8.4. Performance Monitoring Framework (PMF) - Under

the performance monitoring framework, verifiable indicators

have been developed to track and monitor the progress

achieved during the project implementation. A draft PMF is

presented in the matrix below which will be the backbone of

M&E system. Baseline data of all activities will be included in

DPR, so that subsequently the progress can be monitored over

project period. The framework is attached in the pages below.


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S. No

Expected results

Indicators Periodicity Data source/ Method Responsibility

Outcomes

1.

Improved Water

Table

Increased Ground water

level

Seasonal Ground water survey Forest Department and Monitoring Agency

Presence of Grasses and

herbs in the treatment area

Biennial Calculation through methods like

Shannon Wienner index

Forest Department

Availability of water in Dry

periods

Seasonal Local bodies, Forest Department,

NGO or Monitoring agency,

Forest Department, Irrigation department - Groundwater

survey

Better irrigation for crops

Annual Info. from survey, Forest Department, Social Survey

Forest Department, Irrigation department - Groundwater

survey

Availability of

Drinking water

for Cattles and humans

Biennial

Social Survey, NGO/

Monitoring agency

Forest Department, Irrigation

department - Groundwater

survey

2. Increased

Availability of Fodder

% of available

Grazing areas for cattle

Seasonal Forest Department /Local

Comm./NGO's/Husbandry

Forest Department /Local

Community/NGO's


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S. No

Expected results


Outcomes

Increase in milk production

Annual Forest Department /Local Comm./NGO's/Husbandry

Forest Department /Local Community/NGO's

3. Increased

availability

of NTFP

Quantity of MFP Biennial Primary & Secondary data from

MFP co-operatives and NTFP collectors / Social Survey

MP-State Minor Forest

Produce Federation/Local Community/NGO's

Increase in income from

NTFP

Annual Research and Extension units, MP-Minor Forest Produce

Federation / Social Survey

Forest Department /Local Community/NGO's

4. Increased crop yield

in treatment

areas

%Increased yield

Biennial Social survey Forest Department /Local Community/NGO's

% Increased income from

agri.

Biennial Social survey Forest Department /Local Community/NGO's

5.

Improved conditions

for

livestock

Water availability for

cattle

Seasonal Social survey Forest Department /Local Community/Husbandry/NGO

Health of cattle Biennial Social survey Forest Department /Local

Comm./Husbandry/NGO

% increase in yield of dairy

products

Biennial

Social survey Forest Department /Local Comm./Husbandry/NGO


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Expected results


Outcomes

6.

Improved

Vegetation

Cover

% forest covers

in surrounding forest area.

Biennial Forest survey, Research and

Extension units

Forest Department /Local

Community

% forest cover in private land

Biennial

Forest survey, Research and Extension units

Forest Department /Local Community

% tree cover around canal

and ponds

Biennial Forest survey, Research and Extension units, irrigation

Forest Department /Local Community

Decrease in

migration to

nearby towns/ cities

Annual Social survey NGO/Local Community

% increase in

family income.

Annual Social survey NGO/Local Community


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S. No

Expected results


Outcomes

7.

Increased livelihood

opportunity

% Increase in family income

Annual Social survey NGO/Community

Reduction in

migration

Annual Social survey NGO/Community

Note: Baseline data of all activities will be included in DPR, so that subsequently the progress can be monitored

over project period.

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