1 SUCCESS STORY OF TLUH VILLAGE UNDER THE COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROJECT MEGHALAYA BASIN MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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SUCCESS STORY OF TLUH VILLAGE
UNDER THE COMMUNITY LED LANDSCAPE
MANAGEMENT PROJECT
MEGHALAYA BASIN
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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INTRODUCTION
Tluh village falls under Saipung C&RD Block of East Jaintia Hills District in the state of Meghalaya. The
village is at a distance of 16 Kms from Khliehriat, the district headquarters of East Jaintia hills District and is
at a distance of 102 Kms from the state capital, Shillong. It falls under the Elaka Sutnga with a total
geographical area of 877.98 ha and a total population of 1170.
GPS coordinates: Latitude: 25.340962°N Longitude: 92.457585°E
Elevation Reading (MSL): 1004 m
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Population
As per data collected during the PRA exercise, Tluh’s total population is 1170. Out of
this, 500 are males while the females count is 670.
Occupation:
The large portion of the population is mostly daily wage earners and farmers.
Population
Male
Female
26%
42%
24%
8%
Occupation
Farmer
Daily Wages
Teacher
Business
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Fuel Type:
Fuel Type Total HH
Charcoal 100
Wood 170
LPG 170
Electricity 170
Kerosene 0
Irrigation Water: Like most of the villages in East Jaintia Hills District, Tluh village also faces shortage of irrigation water once the dry season starts. In addition, most of the streams like Wah Rain have turned futile as they have been affected due to coal mine seepage. The fields are then left un-cultivated during this period. Drinking Water: Most of the springs which are located in the village tend to dry up from January to April and the people then have to rely on springs which are located further away from the village.
Coal mining activities have caused massive damage to the landscape and loss of different plant species. Most of the streams have turn acidic due to coal mine seepage.
The degraded landscapes of Tluh
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Landuse/ Landcover Area in Hectare
Settlements/ Built Ups 15.34
Water Bodies 7.11
Agricultural Land 37.26
Barren Land 68.59
Grassland 19.68
Culturable Wasteland 541.44
Open Forest 136.26
Dense Forest 44.60
Plantation 7.70
Land
Forest – 180.86 ha
Cultivable Land – 578.7 ha
Grassland – 19.68 ha
Barren Land – 68.59 ha
Water Bodies
Springs- 7
Streams- 4
River- 2
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COMMUNITY NURSERY
The community nursery was the first intervention which was initiated in Tluh village. It was started on 18th
July 2019 and completed on 19th August 2019. The idea for starting this community nursery was mainly to
raise all the available local tree species in order to conserve them.
Before
After
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Type of intervention Name of Site GPS Coordinates
Area Benefitted
Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Community Nursery With Bio-fencing
Lum Jingtep, Skong
25.347556˚N 92.454255˚E
0.05 ha ₹ 179,560.00
Completed
The local tree species which have been raised are Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Blackberry (Morus
nigra), Dieng Chyrngan (Schima wallichii), Dieng Sning (Castanopsis armata) and Dieng Rtiang (Quercus
serrata) and an approx. total of 4000 tree saplings have been raised. The reason behind the success of this
Community nursery is mainly due to the site selected, Lum jingtep – Skong, which is close to the village
and there is a source of water which is available all throughout the year. Proper maintenance is also one
of the reasons behind its success. Each day, one member of the Village Natural Resource Management
Committee or a Village Community Facilitator would volunteer to water the saplings and clean the
nursery.
The tree sapling which have been raised
A member of the VNRMC and a VCF watering the tree saplings
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This year, the Tluh VNRMC sold a total of 2400 tree saplings to 3 CLLMP villages – Tangnub (1200 saplings),
Mynthlu (600 tree saplings) and Sakhain Moolimen (600 tree saplings) and were able to raise Rs. 24000.
This money will be used for maintenance of the nursery and for raising more tree saplings
From the nursery, they used 2000 tree saplings in the Afforestation activity in Lum Sliya which was started
in the month of August 2020.
Type of intervention Name of Site GPS Coordinates
Area Benefitted
Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Afforestation Slum Sliya 25.345318° N 92.447990° E
19.5 ha ₹ 4,89,510.00
Still in progress
The work in progress
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Afforestation in Lum Sliya, Tluh village
The other successful interventions which have been implemented include:
Type of intervention Name of Site GPS Coordinates
Area Benefitted
Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Contour Trenches Skong 25.347225° N 92.454579° E
9.1 ha ₹ 74,280.00
Completed
Before
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After
Type of intervention Name of Site GPS Coordinates
Area Benefitted
Amount Sanctioned Work Status
Filter for washing platform
Skong 25.347425° N 92.454115° E
1.5 ha ₹ 1,10,300.00
Completed
The team from SPMU & DPMU monitoring the work in progress
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The completed filter
NRM activities indicated on the map
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Report Prepared by
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, EAST JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT
MEGHALAYA BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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