SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
MEGHALAYA

January - June, 2002.

The Hon’ble Minister incharge Community & Rural Development Department, Mrs. M. War, visited the Integrated Wasteland Development Project. Project site at Tum Tum on February 27,2002. She was shown various works implemented under the scheme including the nurseries.

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On 18th June, 2002 Shri B. Rath, Assistant Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, National Resource Management Division, Govt. of India visited the Umlew Micro-Watershed (WDPSCA) at Mawsiatkhnam and inspected some of the works under Entry Point Activity constructed by the Watershed Committee of the area. On the 21st June 2002, Mr. Rath also visited the Umpling-Umrynjah Micro-Watershed and inspected works under Entry Point Activity at Madan-Mawkhar and other works constructed by the Watershed Committee members, which included dug out ponds, silt retention-cum-irrigation dam, erosion and streambank protection and agro-horticulture.

Shri B. Rath, Asst. Commissioner visiting entry point activity at Madan Mawkhar (WDPSCA)

SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTION

To emphasize the importance of growing fruit trees and cash crops for the dual purpose of soil conservation and economic profits, the Department of Soil Conservation under various schemes, distributed fruit trees and cash crop seedlings to the farmers in many areas of the State.

Some Divisions of the Department had distributed seedlings to farmers during farmers’ training programmes while others distributed as show below-

1. Baghmara Soil Conservation (CC) Division had distributed more than 25,000 nos. of Arecanut Polybag Seedlings under the General Scheme to farmers on separate occasions viz., 15th May, 2002 at Dilsinggre; 16th May, 2002 at Sittinggre and 17th May, 2002 at Rongsepgre.

2. Tura Soil Conservation (CC) Division had organized an Arecanut seedling distribution programme on 14th June, 2002 at Ampati Cash Crop Beat for Border Areas Development Scheme under Central Sector Scheme.

3. Simsanggre Soil Conservation Division, Williamnagar had organized an Arecanut seedling distribution programme where 1,12,000 nos. of arecanut seedlings had been distributed to the beneficiaries of watersheds taken up under NABARD, WDPSCA and IWDP Schemes.

Seedling distribution (Arecanut) ceremony at Gittinggre on 16-05-2002

TREE PLANTATION DRIVE

The village Durbar Umrynjah in collaboration with the Soil Conservation (T) Division, Shillong had organized a tree planting programme on the 11th June, 2002 at the village Durbar Compound on both sides of the village road, school compound and around the football ground.

AWARENESS PROGRAMME

Awareness Programme at Mawjatap – The United Rural Development Society had organized a General Awareness Programme at Mawjatap village on the 12th April, 2002 in order to highlight the farmers of the area the various developmental activities of the Departments of the State. Shri G. Kharmujai, Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, Shillong (CC) Division attended the function as a Resource person and highlighted about the various activities taken up by the Soil and Water Conservation Department in different areas of the State. He also stressed on the ill-effects of jhum cultivation and other activities that lead to natural degradation.

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION MEGHALAYA NEWSLETTER. Vol. 3 (3) January - June, 2002