Climate Adaptive & Community Based Water Harvesting Project

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Climate Adaptive & Community Based Water Harvesting Project

Under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Assistance for Soil & Water Conservation Department, GoM

Summary

The Meghalaya State Watershed & Wasteland Development Agency (MSWWDA) under the Soil & Water Conservation Department (SWCD), Government of Meghalaya with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented the ‘Climate Adaptative Community-based Water Harvesting Project’ in the state of Meghalaya with an aim to improve livelihood opportunities for the communities by:

Building climate resilient water harvesting systems (WHS) through community demand driven participatory approach to ensure universal access to water for enhancing sustainable and efficient water-based livelihood opportunities for the rural areas, and enhance resilience to climate change impacts and acute water shortage during non-rainy season; and
Establishing institutional mechanisms for community ownership and integrated management of natural resource in line with central and state government programs and policies.

The Meghalaya Institute of Governance (MIG) is engaged by the Soil & Water Conservation Department (SWCD), Government of Meghalaya as an external agency / verification authority as per the ADB social safeguard requirements to conduct verification of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) of all the water harvesting systems (WHS) projects across the state.

The project is being implemented in two phases where MOUs of 390 sub-projects were verified in the first phase and the verification process is still in progress with a total of 164 sub-projects assigned in the second phase.

Sl No	District	No. of Projects	Completed
1	South Garo Hills	19	19
2	South West Garo Hills	26	26
3	North Garo Hills	39	39
4	East Garo Hills	31	31
5	West Garo Hills	25	23
6	East Khasi Hills	36	36
7	Ri Bhoi	40	39
8	West Khasi Hills	36	36
9	South West Khasi Hills	34	32
10	Eastern West Khasi Hills	35	35
11	West Jaintia Hills	41	39
12	East Jaintia Hills	35	35
	TOTAL	397	390

Phase - I

Phase - II

SUMMARY OF WHS PROJECTS IN PHASE - I
Sl. No.	District	Assigned	Completed (Verification of MOUs)	Dropped
1	South Garo Hills	19	19	-
2	South West Garo Hills	26	26	-
3	North Garo Hills	39	39	-
4	East Garo Hills	31	31	-
5	West Garo Hills	25	23	2
6	East Khasi Hills	36	36	-
7	Ri Bhoi	40	39	1
8	West Khasi Hills	36	36	-
9	South West Khasi Hills	34	32	2
10	Eastern West Khasi Hills	35	35	-
11	West Jaintia Hills	41	39	2
12	East Jaintia Hills	35	35	-
TOTAL		397	390	7

SUMMARY OF WHS PROJECTS IN PHASE - II
Sl. No.	District	Assigned	Completed (Verification of MOUs)	Ongoing
1	South Garo Hills	13	13	-
2	South West Garo Hills	13	13	-
3	North Garo Hills	14	13	1
4	East Garo Hills	14	14	-
5	West Garo Hills	13	12	1
6	East Khasi Hills	13	11	2
7	Ri Bhoi	14	12	2
8	West Khasi Hills	14	13	1
9	South West Khasi Hills	15	15	-
10	Eastern West Khasi Hills	14	11	3
11	West Jaintia Hills	13	11	2
12	East Jaintia Hills	14	10	4
TOTAL		164	148	16

West Khasi Hills

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Sl no.	WHS Name	Location (Village)	C&RD Block	Remarks
1	Lawlyngdoh	Nonglang	Mawshynrut	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
2	Wahsnaram	Nongsnaram	Mawshynrut	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
3	Twah Pyndenbah	Kyrdum	Mawshynrut	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
4	Ktiehdomsohjhur	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
5	Phodsohbrap 1	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
6	Photjapung	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
7	Saitsohphlang	Mawkynbat	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
8	Iapsngap	Upper Laitkseh	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
9	Weiduh	Nginiong	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
10	Mawthangtham	Nginiong	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
11	Longdongsohsu-I	Nongspung	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
12	Longdongsohsu-II	Nongspung	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
13	Nongkharai	Mawkohmah	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
14	Sohpian	Nongkroh	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
15	Mawlangstieh	Nongkroh	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
16	Lewlong	Nongsohlait	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
17	Sawah phodhirda	Lawse	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
18	Umsumsangriang	Dilingim	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
19	Rahbah	Nongkhlaw	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
20	Pordihtyllang	Mawliehdein	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
21	Purtiehsaw	Mawrok Mawliehbah	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
22	Tihdong	Mawkawah	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
23	Pornongkdait	Mawkawah	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
24	Mawkohmoit	Mawthung Marwei	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
25	SawahNongthliew	Mawrusyiar	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
26	Nanjapung	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
27	Marstam	Upper Laitkseh	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
28	Phodkhmatkohbeh-2	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
29	War-A	Laitkseh	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
30	Mawsiang	Mawrusyiar	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
31	Tiehthlen	Nongpyndeng	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
32	Phod Mawkohiang	Mawkohiang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
33	Thwei Mawphansyiar	Mawphansyiar	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
34	Pyndenkohmor	Tyllang	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
35	Photdombah	Shohphria	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted
36	Tiehthlen	Nongpyndeng	Nongstoin	Verification Completed and Report Submitted

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Climate Adaptive & Community Based Water Harvesting Project

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