| S.No. |
Project Activity |
PA & Local Benefits |
Impact |
Mitigation Measures/ Recommendations |
| 1 |
Construction of hand pumps |
- Good will & trust building gesture
- Better support for conservation
|
- Water table may be lowered if aquifer recharging is affected
- Siting without agreement may result in conflicts
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- PRA would be a good strategy for resolving location related conflicts
- Hydrological regime assessment should be made prior to taking up initiatives of hand pump construction in future
|
| 2 |
Construction of pond |
- Reduced threats to PA
- Moisture conservation
- Improved irrigation
- Better village economy
|
- Soil work may lead to minor erosion
- Probable problems due to seepage and salinity
- Change in micro climate
|
- Improve design to reduce seepage
- Seek reciprocal commitment for desilting and cleaning to ensure functionality of the ponds
|
| 3 |
Irrigation channels |
- Improved yield
- Better village economy
- Reduced threats to PA
|
- Soil working and construction related impacts
- Experiences of existing canal in other parts of the country indicate high level of bed erosion
|
- Good engineering solutions to be sought for appropriate design and canal lining
|
| 4 |
Land leveling (planned) |
- Soil and moisture conservation
- Improved suitability of land for cultivation leading to higher yield
- Employment opportunities
|
- Air and noise pollution
- Soil loss if land left fallow
- Ground flora and fauna disturbed during leveling operation
|
- Planting and cropping should be undertaken to avoid soil loss during land leveling operation
|
| 5 |
Poultry farming |
- Employment to landless forest dependent people
- Reduced pressure on natural resources
|
- Introduction of exotic species of birds may bring new diseases
- Lack of sound knowledge of poultry farming may hinder success
|
- Care should be taken to rear recommended breeds and to take prescribed measures for rear and care of birds.
|
| 6 |
Income augmenting from rental charges for paddle, diesel and kerosene pumps |
- Non PA dependent activity
Income generating opportunities for landless
Better support for conservation
|
- Conflicts due to clash of interests
Competition may lower desired levels of gains
|
- Community decisions
- Coordination at EDC level may help in resolving conflicts
|
| 7 |
Pasture development |
- Reduced dependence on fodder from PA
|
- Benefits extended to a section of community
- Stakes of others limited for supporting such initiatives
|
- Alternative should be explored to involve participation of landless in some other activities to counter their economic problems
|
| 8 |
Vegetable production |
- Non PA dependent activity
- Resource easily available
- Economically remunerative and socially desirable
|
- Inadequate storage facility and perishable nature hampers bulk storage
- Poor road infrastructure may hamper transportation and lead to delayed supplies reducing feasibility of this activity
|
- Storage facilities and marketability to be improved for desired benefits
|
| 9 |
Pressure cooker |
- Reduced requirement of fuel wood from PA
- Improved prospects of health
- Opportunity and time for more productive income generating alternative
|
- Distribution has been fairly restricted to make any significant difference in fuel wood extraction
|
- Alternate energy source such as LPG/biogas must be first popularized to promote use of this energy saving gadget
|
| 10 |
Sewing machine |
- More productive initiatives for economic gains
|
- Benefits to few skilled/trained individuals in a community
- Initial financial stress due to loans/debts and offer of subsidy for purchase of machines
- Tremendous effort needed for improving product quality, design and appeal for capturing markets
- Training needs may require some investments before profits flow in
- Initially low profit or no profit for securing a place in market may lower interest and motivation for enlarging the enterprise in future
|
- Activity in accordance with local practices
- Economically remunerative
- Strategies for creating markets for optimum gains
- Arrange sale through Govt. supported outlets for assured gains
- Individuals to organize into units for above
|
| 11 |
Leaf plate making |
- Product is biodegradable
- Income augmenting enterprise
- No initial establishment cost
- Benefits to landless and also those with no livestock
- Does not require special skills and can be also taken up by women folk/ children
- Not very labour intensive activity
|
- Continuous availability of leaves may be a problem to sustain this activity
- Dependence on PA for leaf may emerge if plantations do not support quick and continuous supply
- Storage may be a problem for this degradable product
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- Market to be created before production is initiated in a big way.
- Extend monetary benefits to all involved to prevent conflicts from gains to few and exclusion of others
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