Evaluation of Preparatory Phase of IWMP in Jharkhand ( )

Evaluation of Preparatory Phase of IWMP in Jharkhand (2010-11) Submitted By: SkillPro Foundation 401 HGH Residency, 6-2-1/15, Near Seha Hospital, Lakdi Ka Pul, Hyderabad 500004, Andhra Pradesh, Tel: +91 40 39122426 E mail:admin@skillproindia.org

Acknowledgement SkillProFoundationhasundertakentheevaluationofpreparatoryphaseof22IWMPprojects across 12 districts of Jharkhand. The districts covered include Bokaro, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum,Garhwa,Giridh,Godda,Gumla,Lohardaga,Palamu,Ranchi,SimdegaandWest Singhbhum.WeareindebtedandgratefultoDepartmentofRuralDevelopment,Government ofjharkhandforselectingustocarryoutthestudy. WeareindebtedtoShriB.Nijalingappa,ChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)forhissupportand guidanceandinvolvementintheassignmentrightfromthestageofinception. We would like to thank Shri. N.K. Mishra, Technical Expert (Agriculture and agriculture engineering)forhisinputsandcoordinatingwithdistrictlevelofficialsforthestudy.wealso take this opportunity to thank Shri. Kaushlendra Kumar, Technical Expert (Capacity building/watermanagement),andshri.anupambharti,technicalexpert(livelihood)fortheir constantguidanceandsupportduringthestudy. We are extremely grateful to Shri. Madan Sengupta, Administrative Officer and Ms. Jyoti Pushpa,Financeofficerfortheirsupportandcooperationduringthestudy. WethankallthetechnicalexpertsandPIAstafffortheirsupportandcooperationatthefield withoutwhichthetaskcouldnothavebeenachieved. Wewouldliketoexpressourdeepgratitudetothebeneficiariesoftheprogrammeaswithout theircooperationandinputstheassessmentwouldnothavebeenpossible. Wealsoowespecialthankstotheentireteamthatwasassociatedinthefieldinvestigationand datacollectionfortheirexcellentwork SkillProFoundation 1 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

TableofContents Acknowledgement 1 TableofContent...2 ListofAcronyms 3 ListofFigures...45 ListofTables...6 ListofPhotographs...78 ExecutiveSummary...913 Chapter1:Introduction...1426 Chapter2:StudyFindings...2747 Chapter3:MajorObservationsfromField...4852 Chapter4:Recommendations...5354 Annexure1:DetailsofMicroWatershedsEvaluated...5557 Annexure2:CategorizationofMicroWatershedsEvaluated...5860 Annexure3:CategorizationofProjectsEvaluated...61 Annexure4:CategorizationofDistrictsEvaluated...62 Annexure5:OverviewofCategorization...6364 Annexure6:Photographs...6585 Annexure7:EvaluationFormat...8690 Annexure8:IWMPOverview...9196 Annexure9:InstitutionalArrangementinJSWMSLNA...97107 Annexure10:InstitutionalArrangementatDistrictLevel...108111 Annexure11:InstitutionalArrangementatPIA/WDT...112118 Annexure12:OverviewofIWMPPreparatoryPhase...119121 Annexure13:TimelineforIWMPPreparatoryPhase...122123 2 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ListofAcronyms Sl.No. Acronym Expansion 1 AAP AnnualActionPlan 2 CEO ChiefExecutiveOfficer 3 DDP DesertDevelopmentPlan 4 DPAP DroughtProneAreaProgramme 5 DPR DetailedProjectReport 6 DWMA DistrictWaterManagementAgency 7 EPA EntryPointActivity 8 GIS GeographicalInformationSystem 9 IWDP IntegratedWastelandDevelopmentProgramme 10 IWMP IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme 11 JSWM JharkhandStateWatershedMission 12 MIS ManagementInformationSystem 13 PIA ProjectImplementingAgency 14 SHG SelfHelpGroup 15 SLNA StateLevelNodalAgency 16 UG UserGroup 17 WC WatershedCommittee 18 WDT WatershedDevelopmentTeam 3 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ListofFigures Sl.No. FigureNumber PageNo 1 Figure1.1:Methodologyforthestudy 17 2 Figure1.1:Studyteamorganogram 19 3 Fig.1.3:MapofBokarodistrict 20 4 Fig.1.4:MapofDhanbaddistrict 20 5 Fig.1.5:MapofEastSinghbhumdistrict 21 6 Fig.1.6:MapofGarhwadistrict 21 7 Fig.1.7:MapofGiridihdistrict 22 8 Fig.1.8:MapofGoddadistrict 23 9 Fig.1.9:MapofGumladistrict 23 10 Fig.1.10:MapofLohardagadistrict 24 11 Fig.1.11:MapofPalamudistrict 24 12 Fig.1.12:MapofRanchidistrict 25 13 Fig.1.13:MapofSimdegadistrict 25 14 Fig.1.14:MapofWestSinghbhumdistrict 26 15 Fig.2.1:EPAsphysicalprogress 27 16 Fig.2.2:EPAsfinancialprogress 27 17 Fig.2.3:ParticipatoryprocessfollowedinEPAs 28 18 Fig.2.4:Usergroupformation 28 19 Fig.2.5:SHGformation 29 20 Fig.2.6:Womengroupformation 29 21 Fig.2.7:LivelihoodactivitiesofSHGs 30 22 Fig.2.8:Watershedcommitteeformation 30 23 Fig.2.9:Watershedcommitteeregistered 31 24 Fig.2.10:Watershedcommitteechairmanappointed 31 25 Fig.2.11:Watershedsecretaryappointed 32 26 Fig.2.12:Watershedcommitteechairmanappointed 32 27 Fig.2.13:Watershedcompositionasguideline 33 28 Fig.2.14:Averagemembersofwatershedcommittee 33 29 Fig.2.15:Meetingsofwatershedcommittee 34 30 Fig.2.16:WDTformation 34 31 Fig.2.17:WDTasperguideline 35 32 Fig.2.18:WDTinvolvement 36 33 Fig.2.19:Capacitybuildingplanpreparation 36 34 Fig.2.20:Conductofawarenesscamps 37 35 Fig.2.21:Conductofexposurevisits 37 36 Fig.2.22:Conductoftrainings 38 37 Fig.2.23:Totalpersonstrained 38 38 Fig.2.24:Farmersandlandlesstrained 39 39 Fig.2.25:Womentrained 39 4 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Sl.No. FigureNumber PageNo 40 Fig.2.26:WDTtrained 40 41 Fig.2.27:Watershedcommitteememberstrained 40 42 Fig.2.28:Capacitybuildingexpenditure 41 43 Fig.2.29:PRAconducted 42 44 Fig.2.30:Baselinedatacollected 42 45 Fig.2.31:Livelihoodactionplanprepared 43 46 Fig.2.32:Productionenhancementplanprepared 43 47 Fig.2.33:Consolidatedactionplan 44 48 Fig.2.34:DPRasperframework 44 49 Fig.2.35:DPRintegratedindistrictperspectiveplan 44 50 Fig.2.36:Convergenceplanprepared 45 51 Fig.2.37:Convergenceplandiscussed 45 52 Fig.2.38:DPRuploadedonwebsite 46 53 Fig.2.39:AAPpartofDPR 46 54 Fig.2.40:Netplanningdone 46 55 Fig.2.41:DPRintegratedwithIWMPMIS 47 56 Fig.2.42:Watershedworksidentified 47 57 Fig.2.43:ImplementationofworksinDPR 47 58 Fig.3.1:PIAsIWMPimplementation 49 59 Fig.5.1:Overviewofmicrowatersheds 63 60 Fig.5.1:Overviewofprojects 64 61 Fig.5.1:Overviewofdistricts 64 62 Fig.9.1:IWMPinstitutionalstructure 97 5 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ListofTables Sl.No. TableNumber PageNo 1 Table1:IWMPstudycoverage 1516 2 Table2:Criteriaforcategorization 17 3 Table3:Detailsofstudyclusters 18 4 Table4:PIAsforIWMPimplementation 50 5 Table5:Detailsofmicrowatersheds 5557 6 Table6:Microwatershedwisecategorization 5860 7 Table7:Projectwisecategorization 62 8 Table8:Districtwisecategorization 62 9 Table9:Overviewofmicrowatershed 63 10 Table10:Overviewofprojects 63 11 Table11:Overviewofdistricts 64 12 Table12:InstitutionalarrangementatSLNA 98 13 Table13:FunctionsofSLNAteammembers 99107 14 Table14:InstitutionalarrangementatWCDC 108 15 TableNo15:FunctionsofWCDC 109111 16 TableNo16:KeyFunctionsofPIAandWDTmembers 115118 17 TableNo17:TimelineforIWMPpreparatoryphase 122123 6 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ListofPhotographs Sl.No. PhotographNumber PageNo 1 P1:Farmpond 65 2 P2:Farmbund 65 3 P3:Meetingwithcommunity 66 4 P4:Canal 66 5 P5:Farmbund 67 6 P6:Wellrenovation 67 7 P7:Wellrenovation 68 8 P8:Interactionwithdistrictteam 68 9 P9:EPAwatertank 69 10 P10:Wellrenovation 69 11 P11:Plantation 70 12 P12:Wellrenovation 70 13 P13:Solarchargingsubstation 71 14 P14:Seednet 71 15 P15:Interactionwithcommunity 72 16 P16:Beneficiarywithsolarlamp 72 17 P17:Contourtrench 73 18 P18:Checkdam 73 19 P19:Wellrenovation 74 20 P20:Beneficiarywithdieselpump 74 21 P21:Loosebouldercheckdam 75 22 P22:Beneficiarywithwellrenovation 75 23 P23:Wallwriting 76 24 P24:Dripirrigation 76 25 P25:Farmpond 77 26 P26:Dripirrigation 77 27 P27:Biogasunit 78 28 P28:Wellrenovation 78 29 P29:Solarchargingstation 79 30 P30:Meetingwithcommunity 79 31 P31:Wellrenovation 80 32 P32:Meetingwithcommunity 80 33 P33:Wellrenovation 81 34 P34:Vermicompost 81 35 P35:Wellrenovation 82 36 P36:Meetingwithcommunity 82 37 P37:Wellrenovation 83 38 P38:Wellrenovation 83 39 P39:Meetingwithcommunity 84 7 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Sl.No. PhotographNumber PageNo 40 P40:Wallwriting 84 41 P41:Wellrenovation 85 42 P42:Wallwriting 85 8 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ExecutiveSummary The focus of the preparatory phase is to build appropriate mechanisms for adoption of participatoryapproach,promotionoflocalinstitutions(wc,shg,andug).piaswilldeploy andcapacitatetheir WDTs. A maximum of 12 months isconsidered tobeadequate for preparatory phase.while,itisassumed thatinstitution building, capacitybuilding willbe ongoingactivitieshoweverinitial 12 months are assumedto be adequatefor achieving theendresults. Thestudywasaimedatundertakingevaluationofpreparatoryphaseof22IWMPprojects across12districtsinjharkhand.thestudydistrictswerebokaro,dhanbad,eastsinghbhum, Garhwa,Giridih,Godda,Gumla,Lohardaga,Palamu,Ranchi,SimdegaandWestSinghbhum.42 microwatershedswereevaluatedthestudyassessedthepreparednessandperformanceat EntryPointActivities(EPA),VillageLevelInstitutionBuilding,PIA,CapacityBuilding,Detailed Project Report (DPR), Watershed Work and Fund Utilization. The various indicators and activitiestobecarriedoutduringthisphaseoftheiwmpwatershedprojectswereevaluated duringthestudy. Themajorstudyfindingsareasfollows: Awarenessgeneration The awareness generation events were undertaken in the watershed villages for creating awarenessoniwmp.theseawarenesseventsincludedjalabhishek,villagemeetings,cultural events,pamphletdistributionetc.theseeventswereeffectiveinorientingthecommunityon IWMPitsobjectives,components,benefitsaccruingtothecommunityetc.Thecommunitywas sensitized on the watershed concepts and benefits from IWMP implementation. The communitywaswillingtotakeownershipoftheprojectandsupporttheprojectforensuring successfulimplementation. 9 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

CommunityorganizationandInstitutionBuilding Thevariouscategoriesofpeoplewereidentifiedinthewatershedsbasedontheirhomogeneity (caste,occupation, socioeconomicstatus,habitation, common interest etc).thiswasdone forformationofhomogeneousandharmoniousgroupsaspertheirconvenienceforeconomic andincomegenerationactivities.oncethesehomogeneouspeoplewereidentified,meetings wereconductedfororganizingthemintoshgsandugs. ThewatershedcommitteeswereformedwithadequaterepresentationfromSHGs,UGsand Gram Panchayat. One WDT members was also a part of the watershed committee. The watershedcommitteewasorientedontheprojectandtheirrolesandresponsibilitiesunderit. ThebankaccountforprojectfundwasopenedbytheWDT.Thewatershedcommitteesformed undertheprojectwerealsoregisteredundersocietiesregistrationact1860.insomeofthe microwatersheds,theprocessforregistrationofthewatershedcommitteewasinitiatedand theapplicationforregistrationwassubmitted. Usergroupswereformedinthemicrowatershedsformanagingthewatershedworks.Totalof 459UGswereformedvisàvistargetof1307.InBokaroandGumladistricts,100%oftarget wasmetforusergroupformation.nousergroupswereformedineastsinghbhumdistrictas thewatersheddevelopmentteam(wdt)hasnotbeenformedinthedistrict. 339 SHGs were formed in the evaluated micro watersheds against a target of 714. The performanceofevaluatedmicrowatershedsinbokaro,godda,gumla,lohardagaandranchi wasfoundtobegoodinrespecttoshgformation.shgswerenotformedineastsinghbhum districtduetononformationofwdt.theshgsundertooklivelihoodactivitiesinthemicro watersheds.thelivelihoodactivitieswereundertakenbytheshgsin30ofthetotal42micro watershedsevaluatedunderthestudy. Thewatershedcommitteewasformedinallthe42evaluatedmicrowatersheds.Thewatershed committeewasregisteredunderthesocietiesregistrationact1860in22microwatersheds. 10 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Theprocessforregistrationofwatershedcommitteewasinitiatedintheremaining20micro watersheds. The watershed committee was constituted as per norms in all the micro watershedswithrepresentationfromlandless,women,shgmembersetcasperthenormsin CommonWatershedGuidelines,2008.Theaveragenumberofwatershedcommitteemembers wasfoundtobe14.thehighestnumberofaveragewatershedcommitteememberswerein Bokarowith19members,whilelowestnumberofaveragewatershedcommitteememberswas foundtobeindhanbadwith10members. Thewatershedcommitteechairmanwasappointedinallthe42microwatersheds.Similarlythe watershedsecretarywasappointedinallthe42microwatersheds.thebankaccountfor watershedcommitteewasopenedin40microwatersheds.itwasnotopenedin2micro watershedsinwestsinghbhumdistrict.thewatershedcommitteemeetingswereconducted regularlyin38microwatersheds.regularwatershedcommitteemeetingswerenotconducted in2microwatershedseachineastsinghbhumandwestsinghbhum. EntryPointActivities(EPAs) The community was actively involved in identification and finalization of the EPAs to be undertaken. Need assessment was done which provide an understanding of the activities requiredanddemandedbythecommunityunderepa.thecommunityactivelyparticipated withthewdtinidentificationoftheepa. ThetechnicalsanctionoftheEPAworkswasdonebytheWDTanditwassubmittedtothe WCDC.TheWCDCassessedtheEPAplanandforwardedthesametoSLNA.TheSLNAprovided administrativeapprovaloftheepasafterwhichtheexecutionofepaswasundertakenbythe WDT.ThewatershedcommitteewasactivelyinvolvedinexecutionoftheEPAs.TheEPAswere ofgoodqualityandhighlybeneficialtothecommunityastheywereactivelyinvolvedin identificationandfinalizationofthesame. TheEntryPointActivities(EPAs)undertakeninallthemicrowatershedswereeffectivein establishingcredibilityofprojectamongthecommunity.italsohelpedincreatingstrong rapportofthewdtwiththecommunity.thephysicalandfinancialtargetsforepaswere achievedfully(100%)inbokaro,dhanbad,godda,gumla,lohardagaandsimdega. ThecommunitywasactivelyinvolvedandparticipatedinidentificationandfinalizationofEPAs inthemicrowatersheds.theepasundertakenwerebasedontheneedassessmentdonewith thecommunity.thustheepaswereintunewiththedemandofthecommunityandproved highlybeneficialtothem.thequalityofepaswasalsofoundtobegoodinalltheevaluated microwatersheds. Baselinesurveyandreportpreparation Thevillagelevel/localvolunteerswereidentifiedforconductingsurveyasperthebaseline format.thesevolunteerswereorientedontheprocessofdatacollection.thesurveywas 11 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

undertaken in the micro watersheds focusing on participatory situation analysis of NRM, production system, livelihood and institutions etc. The various stakeholders and their relationshipwithwatershedcommunitywasalsoidentified. DetailedProjectReport(DPR) ThemembersofPIAs,WDT,SHGs,localresourcepersons,communityvolunteersetcwere broughttogetherfordprpreparation.secondarydataandmaps(watershedmap,slopemap, soil map, toposheet, crop map, cadastral map etc)werecollectedfordprpreparation. Physicaldelineationofthemicrowatershedwasdonebyundertakingatransectwalkwiththe cadastralmap. ThePRAwasundertakenasplanningexerciseforDPRpreparationatthemicrowatershedlevel. ThePRAfocusedonthefollowingaspects: 1. Problemidentificationandoptiongenerationstoaddresstheproblemsidentified 2. NetPlanningforNaturalResourcesManagement 3. Planning for capacity building that includes community based organizations, people's institutions, livelihood promotions for asset less/ landless/ marginalized families, productivityenhancementandconsolidation 4. Preparing separatelist of thefamilies and land (plot wise) whose plan hasnotbeen consideredunder NRMorLivelihoodpromotionrelatedactivities,statingthereason against each and taking the signature of the concerned families on itagainst their respectivename TheannualphasingoftheplanpreparedduringDPRpreparationwasdone.Theseplanwere thenconsolidatedatfamily,hamlet/villagelevel.thevillagewiseplanwasconsolidatedto watershedlevelandapprovalofthewatershedlevelaamsabhawastakenforthesame.the DPRwassubmittedtoSLNAforappraisalandapproval.TheDPRwasapprovedbytheSLNA, subsequenttowhichtheactivitieswereundertaken. ThePRAexerciseswereconductedinalltheevaluatedmicrowatersheds.ThePRAexercises helpedinpreparationofqualitydpr.theprawasconductedinaparticipatoryandobjective manner with high degree of involvement of the community. The baseline data was also collectedinallthe42microwatersheds. Thelivelihoodactionplanandproductionenhancementplanwaspreparedforallthe42micro watershedsevaluated.theconsolidatedactionplanwasalsopreparedforalltheevaluated microwatersheds.thedprwasfoundtobepreparedaspertheframeworkinalltheevaluated microwatersheds.thedprwasintegratedindistrictperspectiveplanin26microwatersheds. Theconvergenceplanwaspreparedin40microwatersheds.Theconvergenceplanwouldhelp inensuringbettercoordinationamongvariouslinedepartments.theconvergenceplanwas discussedwithconcernedlinedepartmentsin39microwatersheds. 12 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

TheDPRwasuploadedonthewebsiteforallthe42evaluatedmicrowatersheds.Theannual actionplanwaspreparedforalltheevaluatedmicrowatersheds.similarlynetplanningwas doneinallthe42microwatersheds.thedprwasintegratedwithiwmpmisin28micro watersheds. ProjectImplementingAgency(PIA) The watershed development team (WDT) was constituted in 40 of the total 42 micro watershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.in2microwatershedsevaluatedineastsinghbhum district,thewdtwasnotformed.thewdtwasnothavingadequatenumberofstaffas prescribedincommonwatershedguidelinesinmostofthestudydistricts.themajorreasonfor thiswashighattritionrateamongwdtmembersduetowhichthepositioninwdtwas frequentlyvacant.thiswasfoundtobeadverselyaffectingtheimplementationofproject.the WDTinallthemicrowatershedswasfoundtobeinvolvedintheimplementationofIWMP. CapacityBuilding Thecapacitybuildingplanwaspreparedinallthe42microwatersheds.Theoveralltarget achievementandperformanceofthepiasoncapacitybuildingcomponentwasfoundtobe low.thecapacitybuildingcomponentimplementationwasgoodinbokaro,dhanbad,palamu andranchi.thesedistrictshadhigherachievementinconductingawarenesscamps,exposure visitsandvariousthematictrainingsonwatersheddevelopment.theremainingdistrictshad notfocusedmuchoncapacitybuildingcomponentandhencetheirtargetachievementin conductingtraining,trainingoffarmersandlandless,womenetc. ThetargetachievementfortrainingofWDTwasfullymetonlyinBokarodistrict.Inthe remaining districts, the WDT consisted of fewer members than prescribed in watershed guidelinesandhencethetargetwasnotfullyachieved.thewatershedcommitteemember trainingtargetwasfullyachievedinbokaro,godda,palamuandranchi. WatershedWorks The watershed works were identified in all the 42 evaluated micro watersheds. The implementationofworkshadstartedin28microwatersheds. 13 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Chapter1:Introduction 1.1 Introduction IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme(IWMP)isamodifiedprogrammeof erstwhiledroughtproneareasprogramme(dpap),desertdevelopmentprogramme (DDP)andIntegratedWastelandsDevelopmentProgramme(IWDP)oftheDepartment oflandresources.thisconsolidationisforoptimumuseofresources,sustainable outcomesandintegratedplanning.theschemewaslaunchedduring200910.the programme is being implemented as per Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects 2008. The main objectives of the IWMP are to restore the ecologicalbalancebyharnessing,conservinganddevelopingdegradednaturalresources suchassoil,vegetativecoverandwater.theoutcomesarepreventionofsoilerosion, regenerationofnaturalvegetation,rainwaterharvestingandrechargingoftheground watertable.thisenablesmulticroppingandtheintroductionofdiverseagrobased activities,whichhelptoprovidesustainablelivelihoodstothepeopleresidinginthe watershedarea. Conventional watershed projectsmainlyfocused onconservation anddevelopment of natural resources of the watershed area. Activities such as soil moisture conservation,waterharvesting,plantationandrelatedactivitiesdominated the project so far.however, since the last decade the scope of watershed development project is enhanced by several innovative experiments and experiencesindifferentpartsofthecountry. Jharkhand is the land of trees, herbs, shrubs and varieties of biodiversity with undulatedtopographyanddifferentlandusepattern.jharkhandistheidealstatetobe takenupunderwatersheddevelopmentprogramme.therefore,thegovernmentof JharkhandundertheRuralDevelopmentDepartmenthasregisteredaStateLevelNodal AgencyasJharkhandStateWatershedMission(JSWM)on17/07/2009underSociety RegistrationAct21,1860forimplementationofIntegratedWatershedManagement Programme(IWMP)underCommonGuidelinesforWatershedDevelopmentProjects, Govt.ofIndia2008. ThesalientfeaturesofIWMPareasbelow: (i)settingupofdedicatedinstitutionswithmultidisciplinaryexpertsatstatelevel StateLevelNodalAgency(SLNA),Districtlevel DistrictWaterManagementAgency (DWMA), Project level Project Implementing Agency (PIA) and Village level Watershed Committee (WC). 14 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

(ii)clusterapproachinselectionandpreparationofprojects:averagesizeofproject about5,000ha. (iii)enhancedcostnormsfromrs.6000perha.tors.12,000/ha.inplains;rs.15,000/ haindifficult/hillyareas. (iv)uniformfundingpatternof90:10betweencentre&states. (v)releaseofcentralassistanceinthreeinstalments(20%,50%&30%)insteadoffive instalments. (vi)flexibilityintheprojectperiodi.e.4to7years. (vii)scientificplanningoftheprojectsbyusingit,remotesensingtechniques,gis facilitiesforplanning,monitoringandevaluation. (viii)earmarkingofprojectfundsfordprpreparation(1%),entrypointactivities(4%), CapacityBuilding(5%),Monitoring(1%)andEvaluation(1%). (ix)introductionofnewlivelihoodcomponentwithearmarkingof9%ofprojectfund underwatershedprojectsforassetlesspeopleand10%forproductionsystem&micro enterprises. (x)delegationofpowerofsanctionofprojectstostates. 1.2 AbouttheStudy Thestudywasaimedatundertakingevaluationofpreparatoryphaseof22IWMP projectsacross12districtsinjharkhand.thestudyassessedthepreparednessand performance at Entry Point Activities (EPA), Village Level Institution Building, PIA, CapacityBuilding,DetailedProjectReport(DPR),WatershedWorkandFundUtilization. ThevariousindicatorsandactivitiestobecarriedoutduringthisphaseoftheIWMP watershedprojectswereevaluatedduringthestudy. Thedetailsofnumberofprojectscoveredineachdistrictareasfollows: Table1.:IWMPstudycoverage Sl. No. DistrictName NoofIWMP Projects 1 Bokaro 1 3 2 Dhanbad 1 3 NoofMicro Watersheds 15 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Sl. No. DistrictName NoofIWMP Projects NoofMicro Watersheds 3 EastSinghbhum 1 2 4 Garhwa 4 4 5 Giridih 2 6 6 Godda 2 2 7 Gumla 1 3 8 Lohardaga 1 2 9 Palamu 2 2 10 Ranchi 3 6 11 Simdega 1 3 12 WestSinghbhum 3 6 Total 22 42 1.3 StudyObjectives Themajorobjectivesofthestudyareasfollows: To assess the environment building and awareness generation through social mobilizationprocess. ToassessthepromotionofwatershedimplementingCommunityBased Organizationatvariouslevels. ToanalyzetheformationofWatershedCommitteeasperguidelines TorecordtheinitiationofEntryPointActivitiesatwatershedvillagelevel. Toassesscapacitybuildinginterventionsforprimaryandsecondaryleveltarget groups. TodocumentthepreparationofDetailedProjectReportsatprimarylevel. To study the preparedness for initiating the works/activities under Natural ResourceManagement,ProductionSystemImprovementandLivelihoods,etc. Toassessthefundutilizationprogress. 1.4 EvaluationFormat TheevaluationformatusedforthestudywasassuggestedbyDoLR.Thequestionnaire consistedof52questions.50questionsweretobescoredwhile2questionsdidnot carryscores.theresponsestothequestionswerescoredasexcellent,verygood,good, SatisfactoryandPoor.Thescoresassignedtovariousresponsesareasfollows: Excellent9.50/10 VeryGood8.5/10 Good7/10 Satisfactory5.5/10 Poor4/10 16 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ThePerformanceundereachindicatorwasrankedasE/VG/G/S/Pand/orY/Nbasedon achievementasgiveninthekey.theaveragescoreofalltheindicatorswasconsidered asacumulativeperformance.forexample,iftotalscoreobtainedissay350forallthe 50lineitems,theaveragecumulativescorewascalculatedas7.0,suggestingoverall performanceas Good. Theaveragescorestakenforoverallcategorizationofmicrowatershedsandprojects areasfollows: Table2.:Criteriaforcategorization S.No AverageScore Categorization 1 Greaterthan9 Excellent 2 Between8to9 VeryGood 3 Between6.5to8 Good 4 Between5to6.5 Satisfactory 5 Lessthanorequalto5 Poor 1.5 StudyMethodology TheevaluationcoveredallthesanctionedIWMPprojectsforthe201011batch.The samplesizetakenwasaminimumof30%oftheprojectareaineachoftheevaluated project.theprojectstobeevaluatedweredrawnthroughsimplerandomsampling technique. Themethodologyadoptedforthestudyinvolveddiscussionsandinteractionswiththe beneficiariesatwatershedlevelandinteractionwithgovernmentofficialsinvolvedin theiwmpimplementation.theoverallmethodologyinthestudyisrepresentedbythe diagramthatfollows: Figure1.1:Methodologyforthestudy 17 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

ConsultationwithStateteam:AninitialconsultationwiththeSLNAteaminvolvedin IWMPimplementationandmanagementwasconducted.Theconsultationfocusedon definingthestudyobjectivesandscopeandthestrategyforundertakingtheevaluation. The consultation was important in developing clarity on the assignment and the methodologytobeadoptedduringthestudy. Orientation of field investigators: The field investigators were oriented on the questionnairefordatacollection.theorientationhelpedtheminunderstandingthe datatobecollectedforevaluationanddatasources.theorientationhelpedinquality datacollectionunderthestudy. Consultationwithdistrictteam:Consultationswereconductedwiththedistrictlevel teamstosharethestudyplanandgetthenecessarysupportinthefieldnecessaryfor undertakingthestudy. Secondarydatacollection:SecondarydataonIWMPwascollectedthroughvarious sourceslikejournals,internet,governmentrecords,publications,etc.thesecondary datathuscollectedprovidedbetterunderstandingontheassignment. Primarydatacollection:Thestudyteamforevaluationconsistedof1teamleaderand3 fieldinvestigators.theteamleaderswerepostgraduateshavingpriorexperienceof undertakingsimilarevaluation/studies.thefieldinvestigatorshadcompletedcourseon Diploma in Watershed Management and had sound understanding of watershed conceptsandprojects.thestudydistrictsweregroupedintoclusterswitheachcluster consisting of 23 districts. One evaluation team was deployed in each cluster for undertakingthestudy.thedetailsofclustersisprovidedinthefollowingtable: Table3:Detailsofstudyclusters S.No Cluster Districts 1 Cluster1 2 Cluster2 3 Cluster3 4 Cluster4 5 Cluster5 Ranchi,Dhanbad,Bokaro Lohardaga,Gumla,Simdega EastSinghbhum,WestSinghbhum Giridih,Godda Garhwa,Palamu Theorganogramdepictingtheevaluationteamdeployedineachclusterisprovidedin thefollowingdiagram: 18 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Figure1.2:Studyteamorganogram TheprocessofevaluationincludedreviewofrecordsandreportsuseonlineMIS/project database,minutesofthemeeting,focusgroupdiscussionwithbeneficiaries,dialogue andmultistakeholdermeetingatpiaanddistrictlevelandfieldvisitstothewatershed sitestoverifythestatusofactivities/worksonground.theprimarydatawascollected frombeneficiaries,pia,wcdcandslna.thetoolsusedconsistedofquestionnairesand structureddiscussions.thefollowingdocumentswereverifiedduringtheevaluation: DetailedProjectReport(DPR) AnnualActionPlan(AAP) Musterroll Measurementbook EPAregister Capacitybuildingeventregister/records SHGregister Meetingminutesregisterforwatershedcommittee Bankpassbook Cashbook Dataanalysisandreportwriting:Thedatacollectedfromthefieldwascompiledinthe formofadatabase.thedatawaslateranalysedusingstatisticaltoolsandtechniquesfor generatingfindings.thereportwritingwasundertakensubsequenttothedataanalysis. The report consisted of graphical and tabular representation of study findings to facilitatebetterandeffectiveunderstanding. 1.6 BriefProfileofStudyDistricts The study was conducted in 12 districts of Jharkhand, i.e. Bokaro, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum,Garhwa,Giridih,Godda,Gumla,Lohardaga,Palamu,Ranchi,Simdegaand WestSinghbhum.Thebriefprofilesofthedistrictsareasfollows: 19 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

BokaroDistrict The District Bokaro of the Jharkhand Statewascreatedintheyear1991by carvingoutonesubdivisionconsisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District andsixblocksfromgiridihdistrict.the DistrictHeadquarterBSCityishaving latitude of 23.29 and longitude of 86.09. The District Bokaro has a Geographicalareaof2861sqKmand 357663.36 Hectares of Land. The AveragealtitudeoftheLandis210mts from mean sea level. Situated in the Chhotanagpur Plateau, the vast rolling Fig.1.3:MapofBokarodistrict topographyofthecityistypical,strewnbygradedvalleysandwindingstreams ThedistricthasamazeofvalleysandsubvalleysformedbytheRiverDamodarandits tributaries.theyformanimportantsourceofwaterfortheindustriesandtownships whichhavesprunguponitsbanksinthelastfewdecades.somehillsandhillocksrise abovethegentlevalleymakingitapanoramiclandscapetoview. Dhanbaddistrict Dhanbad district was constituted in 1956bycarvingouttheoldDhanbad subdivision, Chas and Chandankiyari policestationsofthesadarsubdivision oftheerstwhilemanbhumdistrict.the district is bounded on the west by Giridih and Bokaro on the north by GiridihandDumkaandontheeastand south by Purulia district of West Bengal. It is situated in the state of Fig.1.4:MapofDhanbaddistrict Jharkhandandliesbetween23 37'3"Nand 24 4'Nlatitudeandbetween86 6'30"Eand86 50'Elongitude. Thedistrictcanbedividedintothreebroadnaturaldivisions,namely,(I)thenorthand northwesternportionsconsistingofthehillyregion,(ii)theuplandscontainingcoal minesandmostoftheindustriesand(iii)theremaininguplandsandplainslyingtothe southofthedamodarriverconsistingofcultivableflatlands.thenorthandnorth westerndivisionisseparatedfortheentirelengthbythegrandtrunkroad.inthe westernmiddlepartofthedistrictarethedhangihills,situatedinthestripfalling betweenthegrandtrunkroadinthenorthandthegrandchordlineoftheeastern 20 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Railway.Inthesouth,thesehillsextendfromPradhankhantatoGovindpur,reachinga maximumaltitudeof1,256feetatdhangi.furthernorth,abranchoftheparasnathhill runsthroughtopchanchiandtundi,thehighestpointof1,500feetbeingreachedat Lalki.Thesouthernpartofthedistrictislargelyundulatingland.Thegeneralslopeis fromwesttoeast,thedirectionfollowedbythetwomajorrivers,damodarandbarakar. EastSinghbumdistrict EastSinghbhumdistrictwascreatedon16 January1990.Morethan50%ofthedistrict iscoveredbydenseforestsandmountains. The district is bounded on the east by Midnaporedistrict,onthenorthbyPurulia district,bothofwestbengal,onthewestby WestSinghbhumdistrictofJharkhandstate, andonthesouthbymayurbhanjdistrictof Odisha. East Singhbhum district has a leading position in respect of mining and Fig.1.5:MapofEastSinghbhumdistrict otherindustrialactivitiesinjharkhandstate. EastSinghbhumdistricthasaleadingpositioninrespectofminingandotherindustrial activitiesinjharkhandstate.about53%ofthetotalareaofdistrictiscoveredby residualmountainsandhillsconsistingofgranite,gneissandschist.thedalmarange extendsfromwesttoeastcoveredbydenseforestonthenorthernside.theclimateof thedistrictistemperate.annualrainfallis12001400mm. Garhwadistrict Garhwadistrictisoneofthetwenty fourdistrictsofjharkhandstate.on1 April1991,thisdistrictwascarvedout from erstwhile Palamu district by separating erstwhile Garhwa sub divisionofit.thedistrictliesbetween 23 60 and24 39 northlatitudeand 83 22 and84 00 eastlongitude,and isborderedbyriversoneonthenorth, PalamaudistrictofJharkhandstateon theeast,surgujadistrictofchhattisgarh stateonthesouth,andsonebhadradistrict Fig.1.6:MapofGarhwadistrict ofuttarpradeshonthewest.thedistrict hashillyterrainwithsedimentarysoil.however,thegangeticbeltandbarharwaregion isfertilewithalluvialsoil.thepatternofagriculturepracticesinthedistrictismonocrop becauseofrainfedfarming.themajorcropsgrowninthedistrictarepaddy,wheat, 21 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

pulseslikegram,peas,arhar,moong,uradandoilseedsetc.thecultivationofthese cropsareheavilydependentonrainfall. Giridihdistrict GiridihDistrict,anadministrativedistrict of Jharkhand has its headquarters at Giridih.ItwascarvedoutfromHazaribagh Districton4thDec1972.Thedistrictlies between 24degree 11minutes north latitudeand86degree18minuteseast longitude. Lying almost in the central partofthenorthchotanagpurdivision, thisdistrictisboundedbyjamuidistrict andpartofnawadadistrictofbiharin thenorth,bythedistrictsofdeogharand Jamtara on the east, by Dhanbad BokaroonthesouthwestbyHazaribagh Kodarma.Giridih District is spread over an areaof4853.56sqkm. Fig.1.7:MapofGiridihdistrict GiridihDistrictisgeographicallydividedintotwonaturaldivisions,whicharethecentral plateauandlowerplateau.thecentralplateautouchesthewesternportionofthe districtnearbagodarblock.thelowerplateaushaveanundulatingsurfaceandan averageheightof1300feet.[6]inthenorthandnorthwest,thelowerplateausform fairlyleveltablelandsuntiltheyreachtheghatswhentheydroptoabout700feet. Giridihisrichinmineralresources,particularlyinmicaandcoalandhasseverallarge coalfieldswithoneofthebestqualitiesofmetallurgicalcoalinindia.gawanandtisari blocksofthedistricthaveseveralmicamines,andcoalisfoundabundantlyatseveral placesthroughoutthedistrict. Goddadistrict GoddacameintoexistenceasfiftyfifthdistrictofundividedBiharonmay25,1983and becamethe18thdistrictofjharkhandstatethatemergedonnovember15, 2000.PriortoitsupgradationtothestatusofadistrictitwasaSubDivisionof SanthalParganadistrictsince1855.Inabsenceofbasicinfrastructurethedistrict isstillundeveloped. 22 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Godda district falls under Santhal ParganaDivisionandhasoneSub Division Godda and eight blocks Boarijore, Godda, Mahagama, Meharama,Pathargama,Poraiyahat, SunderpahariandThakurgangti.It has one single town and 2304 villagesfallingunder172panchayats. Outofthe2304villages1622are chiragi and 682 be chiragi. The municipalareaalsocovers7chiragi revenue villages besides the urban area. The administrative headquartersofthedistrictisgodda. Totalof1206revenuevillagesarePradhani villages Fig.1.8:MapofGoddadistrict Gumladistrict Blessed with nature s beauty, the districtofgumlaiscoveredbydense forests,hillsandrivers.itissituatedin the southwest portion of the Jharkhand State. The District was carvedoutofranchidistricton18th May1983.Gumlaislocatedat23 N 84.50 E. Geographically, Gumla is locatedonsouthernpartofthechota Nagpur plateau which forms the eastern edge of the Deccan plateau system. There are three major rivers, which flowthroughthegumladistrictviz.the SouthKoel,theNorthKoelandtheSankh.Therearevariousstreams/tributariestothe main rivers on which there are some Fig.1.9:MapofGumladistrict picturesquewaterfalls,asforexamplesadni Falls. 23 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Theterrainishighlyundulatingandthereareexistenceofmanyriversandstreams.The forestcoverofthedistrictis1.35lakhhectaresoutofthetotal5.21lakhhectaresof landi.e.round27%ofthetotalareaofthedistrict. Lohardagadistrict Lohardagadistrict came into existence afterranchiwassplitintothreedistricts namely Ranchi, Lohardaga and Gumla waybackin1983.thedistrictissituated inthesouthwesternpartofjharkhand Statebetween23 30'and23 40'north latitudes and 84 40' and 84 50' east longitudes.thedistrictcoversanareaof 1491 km² in the tribal belt of Chotanagpurplateau. Districthasanumberofsmallhillblocks Fig.1.10:MapofLohardagadistrict coveredwithforests.thegeneralslopeofthedistrictisfromwesttoeast.themain riversofthedistrictaresouthkoel,sankh,nandni,chaupat'sandfulijharetc.theseare mainlyrainfedriversanddriedupinthesummermonths.somespringsarealsoseen inthehillytractofthedistrict. ThemajorpartofthedistrictiscoveredwithGoldenAlluvium,RedandSandyandRed andgravellysoils.lateriteandredandyellowsoilsarealsofoundelsewhereinthe district.thedistrictenjoysahealthyandpleasantclimatethroughouttheyear.the annual average temperature is 23 centigrade and the district receives an annual averagerainfallof10001200mm.therainfallincreasesfromwesttoeast. Palamudistrict TheDistrictofpalamuliesbetween23 degree 50 and 24 degree 8 north latitudeandbetween83degree55 and 84degree30 eastlongitude.itcontains an area of 5043.8 square Kms. The administrative head quarter is Daltonganj,situatedonkoelriverin24 degree3 north,and84degree4 east.it is bordered on the north by Son and Biharrivers,ontheeastbytheChatraand Fig.1.11:MapofPalamudistrict 24 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Hazaribaghdistricts, on the south by LateharDistrict and on the west by Garhwa District.Thedistrictcoversanareaof5043.8km²andhasapopulationof1,533,176. Ranchidistrict EarlierthenameofRanchiDistrictwas Lohardaga.Theolddistricthadcomeinto existenceafterthecreationofthenon regulation South West frontier as a resultofthekolrisingin183132.the nameofthedistrictwaschangedin1899 fromlohardagatoranchiafterthename ofasmallvillagenowcomprisedwithin the headquarters station. Ranchi is locatedat23 21N85 20E.Ranchiislocated Fig.1.12:MapofRanchidistrict onthesouthernpartofthechotanagpur plateauwhichformstheeasternedgeofthedeccanplateau. Simdegadistrict Simdega District is situated in the southwestern part of the stateof Jharkhand. It borders with Orissa and Chhattisgarh states. It comprises of the area, which was erstwhilethesimdega SubdivisionofthedistrictGumlaandwas createdon30thapril2001.thedistrictis situatedbetween20010min.to20040 min.northlatitudeand8400min.to840 34min.eastlongitude.Itconsistsoften blocks/circlesnamelysimdega,kurdeg,bolba,thethaitangar,kolebira,bano,jaldega, Pakartanr,BansjoreandKersai. Fig.1.13:MapofSimdegadistrict Majorpartsofthegeographicalareaofthe districtareformedofredlateriteacidicsoil.uplandhasgenerallycoveredbymorum andstone.thelandscapeisformedofhillsandundulatingplateau.theinhabitantsof thisareadependprimarilyonagricultureandforestproductsfortheirlivelihood. Almost90%ofthetotalpopulationdependsonagriculture.Themaincropofthisarea ispaddy.millets,mustard,nigerandmaizearealsoquitepopular.wheat,gram,pea, Soyabeans,Groundnutetc.arealsobeingcultivated.Totalcultivatedlandisabout 134024 hect, out of which only 16367hect is irrigated. The agriculture is mainly 25 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

dependedonrainwater.themainforestproductsaremahuwa,chironjii,lah,kendu leaves,jackfruit,blackberryetc. WestSinghbhumdistrict West Singhbhum District forms the Southern part of the newly created JharkhandStateandisthelargestdistrictin thestate.thedistrictspreadover21 0 58'& 23 0 36'Northlatitudeand85 0 0'&86 0 54' EastLongitude.Thedistrictissituatedata heightof244meterabovethesealeveland hasanareaof5351.41sq.kilometers.the district is bounded on the North by the districtofkhunti,ontheeastbysaraikela Kharsawan district, on the South by Keonjhar,MayurbhanjandSundargarhdistrictsofOrissaandontheWestbythedistrict of Simdega and Sundargarh (in Orissa). The Fig.1.14:MapofWestSinghbhumdistrict districtisfullofhillsalternatingwithvalleys, steep mountains and deep forests on the mountain slopes. The majority of the populationofwestsinghbhumdistrictistribalpopulation. 26 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

2.1 EntryPointActivities Chapter2:StudyFindings Fig.2.1:EPAsphysicalprogress TheEntryPointActivities(EPAs)wereundertakeninallthe42microwatersheds.TheEPAshelp inestablishingcredibilityofthewatersheddevelopmentteam(wdt)andcreatingrapportwith the community. The target for EPAs was met 100% in Bokaro, Dhanbad, Godda, Gumla, LohardagaandSimdega.TheoveralltargetachievementforEPAswasfoundtobeverygood. ThequalityoftheEPAinterventionswasalsogood.TheEPAswereaspertheneedanddemand ofthelocalcommunityandhencehaveprovedbeneficialforthecommunity. ThefinancialtargetachievementinthestudydistrictsforEPAswasgood.100%offinancial targetwasachievedinbokaro,dhanbad,godda,gumla,lohardagaandsimdega. 27 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011) Fig.2.2:EPAsfinancialprogress

Fig.2.3:ParticipatoryprocessfollowedinEPAs TheEPAstobeundertakenwereidentifiedandfinalizedinconsultationwiththecommunity throughparticipatoryprocess.thecommunity sdemandandneedforvariousactivitieswere assessed to ensure that the EPAs would benefit them. The community members actively participatedinidentifyingandfinalizingtheactivities. 2.2 VillageLevelInstitutionBuilding Fig.2.4:Usergroupformation Totalof459usergroupswereformedintheevaluatedmicrowatershedsagainstatargetof 1307usergroups.InBokaroandGumladistricts,100%oftargetwasmetforusergroup formation. No user groups were formed in East Singhbhum district as the watershed developmentteam(wdt)hasnotbeenformedinthedistrict.overall,theachievementislow asinmostofthestudydistricts,thewdtdoesnothaveprescribednumberofmembersand consistsofoneortwomembersonly. 28 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.5:SHGformation 339SHGswereformedintheevaluatedmicrowatershedsagainstthetargetof714SHGs.The performanceofevaluatedmicrowatershedsinbokaro,godda,gumla,lohardagaandranchi wasfoundtobegoodinthisaspect.thetargetachievementshgformationwaslowinwest SinghbhumandDhanbadduetounderstaffedWDT.NoSHGswereformedinEastSinghbhum district,asthewdtwasnotconstitutedinthedistrict. Fig.2.6:Womengroupformation Ofthetargeted2021womengroupstobeformed,798wereformedintheevaluatedmicro watersheds.theperformanceindistrictsofbokaro,gumlaandranchiwerefoundtobegood inwomengroupformation. 29 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.7:LivelihoodactivitiesofSHGs LivelihoodactivitieswereundertakenbySHGsin30ofthetotal42microwatershedsevaluated underthestudy.livelihoodactivitieswerenotundertakenintheevaluatedmicrowatersheds ineastandwestsinghbhumdistricts.livelihoodactivitieswerenotundertakenin3micro watershedsingiridihand1microwatershedingarhwa. Fig.2.8:Watershedcommitteeformation Thewatershedcommitteewasformedforallthe42microwatershedsevaluatedunderthe study. Watershed committee was constituted as per prescribed norms under common watershedguidelines. 30 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.9:Watershedcommitteeregistered ThewatershedcommitteewasregisteredunderTheSocietiesRegistrationAct,1860in22 microwatersheds.intheremaining20microwatershedsindhanbad,giridh,godda,gumla, LohardagaandRanchithewatershedcommitteewasintheprocessofbeingregisteredwiththe PIAfilingfortheprocessofregistration. Fig.2.10:Watershedcommitteechairmanappointed Thewatershedcommitteechairmanwasappointedinallthe42evaluatedmicrowatersheds. ThewatershedcommitteechairmanwasappointedbyGramsabhameetingsinthemicro watersheds. 31 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.11:Watershedsecretaryappointed The watershed secretary had been appointed all the evaluated micro watersheds. The watershedsecretarywasapaidfunctionaryinthewatershedsandwasprovidingassistanceto thewatershedcommitteeforprojectimplementation. Fig.2.12:Bankaccountopening The bank account was opened for 40 micro watersheds of the total 42 evaluated micro watersheds. The bank account were not opened for Saraswati micro watershed (code: 4H1F5A1E)andGachhakarmicrowatershed(code:4H3B6A2B)inIWMPIII/1011projectin WestSinghbhumdistrict. 32 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.13:Watershedcompositionasguideline Thewatershedcommitteewasformedasperthecommonwatershedguidelinesinallthe42 microwatershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.thewatershedmemberswereselectedasperthe watershedguidelines. Fig.2.14:Averagemembersofwatershedcommittee The average number of watershed committee members was 14 for the evaluated micro watersheds.thehighestaveragenumberofcommitteememberswasfoundtobehighestin Bokarowith19andlowestinDhanbadwith10members. 33 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.15:Meetingsofwatershedcommittee Themeetingsofwatershedcommitteewerebeingconductedregularlyin38ofthetotal42 evaluatedmicrowatersheds.insaraswatimicrowatershed(code:4h1f5a1e)andgachhakar microwatershed(code:4h3b6a2b)iniwmpiii/1011projectinwestsinghbhumdistrict,the watershedcommitteemeetingswerenotconductedregularly.thereasonfornonregular meetings was slow progress of works in the watersheds due to which, the watershed committee was not optimally involved in the project. In the 2 micro watersheds in East Singhbhum district, the meetings were not conducted regularly as the WDT was not constituted. 2.3 ProjectImplementingAgency(PIA) Fig.2.16:WDTformation Thewatersheddevelopmentteam(WDT)wasconstitutedin21projectscovering40micro watershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.the WDTteamconsistedofpeoplehavingvaried experiencesinfieldofagriculture,soilscience,watermanagementandsocialmobilizationand 34 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

institutionbuilding.thewdtwasnotconstitutediniwmpiii/1011projectineastsinghbhum, covering2microwatershedsunderthestudy. Fig.2.17:WDTasperguideline Inmostofthestudydistricts,itwasfoundthattheWDTwasnotconstitutedasperwatershed guidelines.ofthetotal42microwatershedsevaluatedunder22iwmpprojects,thewdtwas foundtobeasperguidelinesinallthemicrowatershedsofbokaro,dhanbadandranchi.the WDTwasalsoappointedasperwatershedguidelinesinIWMPI/1011andIWMPII/1011 projectsingarhwadistrictunderwhich2microwatershedswereevaluated.intheremaining 15projectsunderwhich28microwatershedswereevaluatedunderthestudy,theWDTwas notasperthewatershedguidelines. AspertheCommonwatershedguideline2008,theWDTshouldconsistofteamof4members. HoweverinmostofthedistrictsitwasobservedthattheWDTdidnotconstituteofthe4 membersasprescribedincommonwatershedguidelines.themajorreasonforthiswashigh attritionrateamongthewdtmembersandhencethewdtpositionwaslyingvacant.lackof requisitemembersinwdtwasamajorhindranceinqualityimplementationofprojectand achievementofplannedoutputs.theplacementofwdtineachprojectasperthewatershed guidelineshouldbeanimmediateprioritytostrengthenthequalityofprojectimplementation. 35 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.18:WDTinvolvement TheWDTwasfoundtobeinvolvedinthewatershedimplementation.TheWDTwasinvolvedin IWMPimplementationin21projectscovering40microwatershedsevaluated.InIWMPIII/10 11projectinEastSinghbhumdistrictcovering2microwatersheds,theWDThadnotbeen constituted. 2.4 CapacityBuilding Fig.2.19:Capacitybuildingplanpreparation Thecapacitybuildingplanforthetrainingofallfunctionariesandstakeholderswaspreparedin allthe42microwatershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.thecapacitybuildingplanclearly highlightedthevariousstakeholderstobetrainedondifferentthematicissuedpertainingto watersheddevelopment. 36 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.20:Conductofawarenesscamps The awareness campswere conducted in the micro watersheds tocreate awareness and orientationonthewatershedprogramme.100%ofthetargetforconductingawarenesscamps wasachievedinbokaro,dhanbad,gumlaandsimdega.theachievementwasalsofoundtobe goodingodda,lohardaga,ranchiandwestsinghbhum.theachievementwaslowinthe remainingstudydistricts.noawarenesscampswereconductedineastsinghbhumdistrictas thewdtwasnotconstituted. Fig.2.21:Conductofexposurevisits Exposurevisitswereconductedinthemicrowatershedsforcreatingawarenessandorienting thecommunityonthewatershedconcept,benefitsofwatershed,watershedmanagementetc. 37 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

100%oftargetforconductingexposurevisitswasachievedinBokaro,Dhanbad,Palamuand Ranchi.NoexposurevisitswereconductedinEastSinghbhumandWestSinghbhum. Fig.2.22:Conductoftrainings Trainings wereconducted in the micro watersheds on various thematic issues relating to watersheddevelopment.theachievementonconductingtrainingswasfoundtobebetterin Bokaro,Dhanbad,Palamu,RanchiandSimdega.Thetrainingswerenotmuchfocusedonbythe PIAs.Theachievementinmostofthestudydistrictswaslow. Fig.2.23:Totalpersonstrained Theachievementundertotalpersonstrainedundervarioustrainingprogrammeswasfoundto begoodinbokaro,dhanbad,palamuandranchi.thetargetachievementintheremaining districtswasfoundtobelowasthetrainingprogrammeswerenotconductedasperplanin thosedistricts. 38 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.24:Farmersandlandlesstrained The farmers and landless were provided training in the evaluatedmicro watersheds. The achievementinthisaspectwasgoodinbokaro,dhanbad,palamu,simdegaandranchi.the achievementintheremainingdistrictswasfoundtobelow.nofarmersandlandlesswere providedtrainingineastsinghbhum,goddaandgumla. Fig.2.25:Womentrained Womenwerealsoprovidedtrainingintheevaluatedmicrowatershedsunderdifferenttraining programmes.theoverallachievementundertrainingofwomenwaslowasfewtrainingswere onlyconductedforthesame.theachievementwasfoundtobegoodinbokaro,dhanbad, Palamu,RanchiandSimdegawheremoretrainingswereconductedcomparedtootherstudy districts. 39 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.26:WDTtrained TheWDTwasprovidedtrainingforeffectiveimplementationofwatershedprogramme.The WDTtrainingtargetwasfullyachievedinBokarowheretheprescribednumberofmembersas perwatershedguidelineswaspositionedinthewdt.intheremainingdistricts,thewdt consistedoffewermembersthanprescribedinwatershedguidelinesandhencethetargetwas notfullyachieved.thisisacriticalcomponentofiwmpimplementationasthewdthavetobe trainedforensuringeffectiveimplementation. Fig.2.27:Watershedcommitteememberstrained ThetargetfortrainingofwatershedcommitteememberswasfullyachievedinBokaro,Godda, PalamuandRanchi.Theachievementinwatershedcommitteemembertrainingwasfoundto 40 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

belowingarhwawhileineastsinghbhumnowatershedcommitteememberwastrainedas thewdtwasnotconstituted. Fig.2.28:Capacitybuildingexpenditure TheexpenditureoncapacitybuildingwasgoodinBokaro,Palamu,RanchiandSimdegaas achievement under conducting training was more in these districts. The capacity building expenditurewaslowintheremainingdistricts.therewasnoexpenditureoncapacitybuilding ineastsinghbhumasnotrainingswereconductedinthedistrict. CapacitybuildingisanintegralandcrucialcomponentunderIWMPforachievingtheplanned outputsanddesiredresults.itinvolvesacontinuousprocessofenablingandcapacitating beneficiariesandstakeholderstoenhancetheirknowledgeandskills.thecapacitybuilding componenthelpstodevelopappropriateorientationandperspectiveamongthemthereby making them more effective in performing their roles and responsibilities. The overall achievementunderthecapacitybuildingcomponentwasfoundtobelowintheevaluated microwatersheds.thepiasdidnotfocusmuchonthiscomponentduetowhichthedesired resultswerenotachievedintermsofdevelopingunderstandingandperspectivesamongthe functionaries and beneficiaries. PIAs should lay more emphasis on capacity building component. 41 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

2.5 DetailedProjectReport(DPR) Fig.2.29:PRAconducted ThePRAexercisesforpreparationofDPRwasundertakeninallthe42microwatersheds.The PRAexerciseswereconductedinaparticipatorymannerandthecommunitywasalsoinvolved activelyinconductingthesame.thepraconductedwasofgoodqualitywhichhascontributed topreparationofqualitydpr. Fig.2.30:Baselinedatacollected ThebaselinedataforDPRpreparationwasalsodoneinallthe42microwatershedsevaluated underthestudy.thebaselinedatawascollectedinanobjectiveandconcisemanner. 42 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.31:Livelihoodactionplanprepared Thelivelihoodactionplanwaspreparedforalltheevaluatedmicrowatersheds.Thelivelihood actionplanclearlyhighlightedthevariouslivelihoodinterventionstobeundertakeninthe microwatershedsforlivelihoodpromotionofthebeneficiaries. Fig.2.32:Productionenhancementplanprepared Productionenhancementplanwaspreparedforallthe42microwatershedsevaluatedinthe study.theproductionenhancementplanfocusedonenhancingtheagriculturalproductivityin thewatershed. 43 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.33:Consolidatedactionplan Theconsolidatedactionplanwaspreparedforallthe42microwatershedsevaluatedunderthe study. Fig.2.34:DPRasperframework Fig.2.35:DPRintegratedindistrictperspectiveplan TheDPRwasmadeaspertheframeworkinallthe42microwatershedscoveredunderthe study. The DPR was integrated in district perspective plan for 26 of the total 42 micro watershedsstudied.thedprforallthemicrowatershedsevaluatedwereintegratedindistrict perspectiveplanforgiridih,godda,gumla,lohardaga,palamu,eastsinghbhumandsimdega. 44 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.36:Convergenceplanprepared The convergence plan was prepared in 40 of the 42 micro watersheds evaluated. The convergenceplanwasnotpreparedfor2microwatershedsingodda(hadhadinala,code: 2A3E9A1D,Harnanalawatershed,Code:2A3E9A3E).Theconvergenceplanwouldhelpin ensuring better coordination among various line departments, and lead to effective and synergisticprojectimplementation. Fig.2.37:Convergenceplandiscussed Theconvergenceplanwasdiscussedwithconcernedlinedepartmentsin39microwatersheds. Theconvergenceplanwasnotdiscussedin1microwatershedinGarhwa(JamundahaNala 45 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

microwatershed,code:2a6b2a2a).astheconvergenceplanwasnotpreparedin2micro watershedsingodda,itwasnotdiscussedwithconcernedlinedepartments. Fig.2.38:DPRuploadedonwebsite TheDPRwasuploadedontheJSWMwebsiteforalltheevaluated22projects. Fig.2.39:AAPpartofDPR Fig.2.40:Netplanningdone Theannualactionplan(AAP)wasapartofDPRforallthe22projectsevaluatedunderthe study.netplanningwasdoneforallthemicrowatershedsanditwasapartofthedprforall 22projectswhichwereevaluated. 46 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.2.41:DPRintegratedwithIWMPMIS TheDPRwasintegratedwithIWMPMISfor30microwatershedsacross15projects,whilefor remaining12microwatersheds,across7projectsineastsinghbhum,garhwaandsimdega,the DPRwasnotintegratedwithIWMPMIS.TheDPRwasintegratedwithIWMPMISforallthe microwatershedsevaluatedinbokaro,dhanbad,giridih,godda,lohardaga,palamu,ranchi andwestsinghbhum. 2.6 WatershedWork Fig.2.42:Watershedworksidentified Fig.2.43:ImplementationofworksinDPR Thewatershedworkswereclearlyidentifiedforallthe42microwatershedsevaluatedunder thestudy.theworksalongwithclearphysicalandfinancialtargetswereidentifiedinthedpr forallthemicrowatersheds.theimplementationofidentifiedworkshadstartedin28micro watershedswhileintheremaining14microwatersheds,itwasyettobestarted. 47 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Chapter3:MajorObservationsfromField Themajorobservationsfromthefieldaresummarizedbelow: A. Awarenessgeneration The awareness generation events were undertaken at watershed level for creating awareness among the community on the project. Activities like Jalabhishek, pamphlet distribution, cultural events, village meetings etc were undertaken for awareness generation.theawarenessgenerationeventsweresuccessfulincreatingawarenessonthe watershedproject,conceptsofwatersheddevelopmentandbenefitsfromiwmpamong the community. The awareness generation events have effectively sensitized the community on IWMP and the community was willing to support the project for its successfulimplementation. B. InstitutionBuilding TheinstitutionscreatedatwatershedlevelincludeSHGs,UGs,andWatershedCommittee (WC).Thefieldlevelobservationsforeachofthesegroupsareasfollows: 1. SHGs:TheSHGswereconstitutedinthemicrowatershedscomprisingofmembersfrom poor, small and marginal households, landless/asset less poor agricultural labours, womenandsc/stpersons.these SHGsformedwerehomogeneousgroupshaving common identity and interests and were dependent on the watershed for their livelihood.theshgmemberswereorientedonthewatershedprojectandtheirroles andresponsibilitiesunderlivelihoodactivities.theshgswereinterestedintheiwmp implementationandparticipatedactivelyundertheproject.theshgswereconducting regular meetings on maintaining minutes of the meetings. The SHGs need to be provided further training on livelihood activities, book keeping, micro enterprise developmentetctostrengthenthemandmakethemmorecapableofundertaking effectivelivelihoodinterventions 2. User Groups: The UGs were formed in the micro watersheds. The UGs were homogeneousgroupsofpersonswhowerebenefitedfromparticularwatershedworks oractivitiesandhavinglandholdingswithinthemicrowatershedboundaries.theugs wereprimarilyresponsibleforoperationandmaintenanceoftheactivitiescreated undertheprojectfromwhichtheyweregettingbenefited.theugsneedtobeprovided moretrainingonbenefitsharingfromactivitiesbasedontheprinciplesofequityand sustainabilityandmaintenanceofassets. 48 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

3. WatershedCommittee:Thewatershedcommitteewasconstitutedinalltheevaluated microwatershedsunderthestudy.thewatershedcommitteewasconstitutedasper the norms laid under common watershed guidelines 2008, having prescribed representationfromshgs,ugs,sc/stcommunity,womenandlandlesspersonsinthe villageetc.thewatershedcommitteewasregisteredunderthesocietiesregistration Act, 1860 in 22 micro watersheds, while the process of registration of watershed committee was initiated in the remaining 20 micro watersheds. The watershed committeechairmanwasappointedinallthemicrowatersheds.watershedsecretary wasalsoappointedinallthe42microwatersheds,evaluatedunderthestudy.the watershed secretary was an independent paid functionary who was assisting the watershedcommitteeinprojectimplementation. Themeetingsofwatershedcommitteewerebeingconductedregularlyin38micro watersheds.theminutesofthewatershedcommitteemeetingswerealsomaintained in these micro watersheds. In Saraswati micro watershed (code: 4H1F5A1E) and Gachhakar micro watershed (code: 4H3B6A2B) in IWMPIII/1011 project in West Singhbhumdistrict,thewatershedcommitteemeetingswerenotconductedregularly. Thereasonfornonregularmeetingswasslowprogressofworksinthewatershedsdue towhich,thewatershedcommitteewasnotoptimallyinvolvedintheproject.inthe2 micro watersheds in East Singhbhum district, the meetings were not conducted regularlyasthewdtwasnotconstituted. Overall,thewatershedcommitteesformedunderIWMPwereawareontheproject objectives,components,expectedoutputsetc.thewatershedcommitteeswerealso activelyparticipatinginprojectplanningandimplementation.moretrainingshouldbe impartedtothewatershedcommitteeonvariousthematicwatershedcomponentsto enhancetheircapacitiesandensurebetterimplementationofiwmp. C. PIAandWDT Totalof17PIAswerecoveredunderthe study, implementing 22 IMWP projects across 12 study districts. 15 PIAs were government line departments while remaining2werevos/ngos.thedetails of project wise PIAs is provided in the followingtable: Fig.3.1:PIAsIWMPImplementation 49 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Table4:PIAsforIWMPimplementation S.No District NameofProject NameofPIA 1 Bokaro IWMPI/1011 NGO,PRADAN,Bokaro 2 Dhanbad IWMPI/1011 DSCO,Dhanbad 3 EastSinghbhum IWMPIII/1011 DSCO,ESINGHBHUM 4 Garhwa IWMPIII/1011 DFO,SocialForestryDivision IWMPIV/1011 5 IWMPI/1011 NorthForestOfficeDivision IWMPII/1011 6 Giridih IWMPII/1011 JamuaAfforestrationRange 7 IWMPIII/1011 SoilConservationOfficer,Giridih 8 Godda IWMPIII/1011 DFO,Godda IWMPIV/1011 9 Gumla IWMPII/1011 SocialForestryDivision,Simdega 10 Lohardaga IWMPI/1011 ForestDepartment,Lohardaga 11 Palamu IWMPII/1011 PalamuAfforestationDivision IWMPIII/1011 12 Ranchi IWMPIV/1011 DSCO,Ranchi IWMPV/1011 13 IWMPVI/1011 NGO,KGVK,Ranchi 14 Simdega Social Conservation Officer, IWMPI/1011 Simdega 15 WestSinghbhum IWMPIII/1011 DivisionalForestOfficer,Porahat 16 IWMPIV/1011 KolhanDivisionChaibasa 17 IWMPII/1011 SocialForesteryDivisionChaibasa ThePIAshaddeputedWDTforIWMPimplementation.Thewatersheddevelopmentteam (WDT)wasconstitutedin21projectscovering40microwatershedsevaluatedunderthe study.thewdtwasnotconstitutedineastsinghbhumdistrict.inmostofthestudy districts,itwasfoundthatthewdtwasnotconstitutedasperwatershedguidelines.ofthe total42microwatershedsevaluatedunder22iwmpprojects,thewdtwasfoundtobeas perguidelinesinallthemicrowatershedsofbokaro,dhanbadandranchi.thewdtwas alsoappointedasperwatershedguidelinesiniwmpi/1011andiwmpii/1011projectsin Garhwadistrictunderwhich2microwatershedswereevaluated.Intheremaining15 projectsunderwhich28microwatershedswereevaluatedunderthestudy,thewdtwas notasperthewatershedguidelines.themajorreasonforthiswashighattritionrate 50 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

amongthewdtmembersandhencethewdtpositionwaslyingvacant.lackofrequisite members in WDT was a major hindrance in quality implementation of project and achievementofplannedoutputs. TheWDTshouldbeplacedasperthewatershedguidelinesinalltheprojectsforensuring smoothimplementationofiwmpandrealizationofexpectedoutputswithinstipulated timelineandquality. D. DPR TheDPRwaspreparedforallthemicrowatershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.TheDPRwas developedaspertheframeworkinallthemicrowatersheds.thedprconsistedofannual actionplan,livelihoodactionplan,productionenhancementplanandconsolidatedaction planforallthemicrowatersheds.thedprwasintegratedwiththedistrictperspectiveplan in26microwatersheds.thedprwasapprovedbyslnaanduploadedonthewebsiteof SLNAforallthemicrowatershedsevaluatedunderthestudy.TheoverallqualityofDPRwas foundtobegoodandtheactivityimplementedwereasperthedpr. E. EPA ThecommunitywasactivelyinvolvedinidentificationandfinalizationoftheEPAstobe undertaken.needassessmentwasdonewhichprovideanunderstandingoftheactivities requiredanddemandedbythecommunityunderepa.thecommunityactivelyparticipated withthewdtinidentificationoftheepa. ThetechnicalsanctionoftheEPAworkswasdonebytheWDTanditwassubmittedtothe WCDC.TheWCDCassessedtheEPAplanandforwardedthesametoSLNA.TheSLNA provided administrative approval of the EPAs after which the execution of EPAs was undertakenbythewdt.thewatershedcommitteewasactivelyinvolvedinexecutionof theepas.theepaswereofgoodqualityandhighlybeneficialtothecommunityasthey wereactivelyinvolvedinidentificationandfinalizationofthesame. F. CapacityBuilding Capacity building is an integral and crucial component under IWMP for achieving the plannedoutputsanddesiredresults.itinvolvesacontinuousprocessofenablingand capacitatingbeneficiariesandstakeholderstoenhancetheirknowledgeandskills.the capacitybuildingcomponenthelpstodevelopappropriateorientationandperspective among them thereby making them more effective in performing their roles and responsibilities. Thecapacitybuildingplanwaspreparedinallthe42microwatershedsevaluatedunderthe study.theoveralltargetachievementandperformanceofthepiasoncapacitybuilding componentwasfoundtobelow.thecapacitybuildingcomponentimplementationwas 51 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

goodinbokaro,dhanbad,palamuandranchi.thesedistrictshadhigherachievementin conductingawarenesscamps,exposurevisitsandvariousthematictrainingsonwatershed development. Theoverallachievementunderthecapacitybuildingcomponentwasfoundtobelowinthe evaluatedmicrowatersheds.thepiasdidnotfocusmuchonthiscomponentduetowhich the desired results were not achieved in terms of developing understanding and perspectivesamongthefunctionariesandbeneficiaries.piasshouldlaymoreemphasison capacitybuildingcomponent. CaseStudy Nameofthemicrowatershed:4H3C8a1a(Mahilongwatershed) NameofPIA:KGVK Nameofthebeneficiary:Mr.AghnuMunda Hehasreceivedanewfarmpond.Ithasbeenconstructedundertheworkphaseof4H3C8a1a micowatershed(mahilongwatershed)inharatuvillage.duringtheevaluationhesaidthatthis farmpondhasbeenverybeneficialtohimandotherfarmerswhoseagriculturalfieldsare situatednearby.itwasdiscussedbythepiastaffduringthefieldvisitthattheyhavefounda sourcealsoanditwillhelpinrechargingthewaterofthefarmpondandthefarmpondwillnot dryupduringthewinterseasontoo.mr.aghnumundasaidthatwaterfromthefarmpondhas beenusedbyallthefarmersforirrigationthisyear.whentherewasnoraininthebeginningof themonsoonseasonthisyear,farmersusedthewaterfromthefarmpondforirrigation.inthe yearstocomeitwillhelpinirrigatingthefieldsandsubsequentlyitwillimprovetheproduction levelofthearea. 52 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Chapter4:Recommendations ThemajorrecommendationsforstrengtheningtheIWMPareprovidedbelow: 1. WatershedDevelopmentTeam(WDT)hasacrucialroleinimplementationofIWMP. TheWDTshouldconsistof4membershavingbroadknowledgeofandexperiencein agriculture,soilscience,watermanagementandsocialmobilization.howeverinmostof theevaluatedprojectsthewdtdidnotconsistofprescribednumberofmembersasper thecommonwatershedguidelines.thismajorreasonforthiswasthattheremaining membershadleftandtherateofattritionwashighamongwdtmembers.thishas adverselyaffectedprojectimplementationandrealizationofplannedoutputs.thewdt should be adequately staffed as per the common watershed guidelines. The WDT membersshouldbemotivatedandprovidedperformanceincentivestoretainthemand toensuretheyworkinacommittedmanner. 2. WDT was not constituted in East Singhbhum district, due to which there was no progressinprojectimplementation.wdtshouldbeconstitutedwithimmediateeffect ineastsinghbhumdistrictforsmoothimplementation. 3. ThegovernmentlinedepartmentsarealsoengagedinotherworksinadditiontoIWMP implementation.thisresultsindilutionoffocusinimplementationofiwmp.lackof adequate manpower also affects IWMP implementation. Exclusive staff for IWMP shouldbetherewiththepiatoensureeffectiveiwmpimplementation. 4. CapacitybuildingisanimportantcomponentofIWMP.HoweverthePIAsdidnotfocus muchoncapacitybuilding.theachievementpertainingtoconductingawarenesscamps, exposurevisits,trainingofbeneficiariesetcwasfoundtobelowinmostofthestudy districts.duetolowachievementofcapacitybuildingcomponent,thefunctionaries, beneficiariesetccouldnotbetrainedandorientedappropriatelyoniwmp.thepias should focus intensively on capacity building component for ensuring better implementationofiwmp. 5. Watershedcommitteewasnotregisteredin20microwatershed.ThePIAshadfiledfor registration under Societies Registration Act 1860 for the remaining watershed committees. The process should be expedited for registration of the watershed committeesattheearliest. 6. Bank account for watershed committee was not opened in 2 micro watersheds (Saraswatimicrowatershedcode:4H1F5A1EandGachhakarmicrowatershedcode: 53 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

4H3B6A2B)inWestSinghbhumdistrict.Bankaccountshouldbeopenedinthesetwo microwatershedsattheearliest. 7. Regular watershed committee meetings were not being conducted in 2 micro watersheds (Saraswati micro watershed code: 4H1F5A1E and Gachhakar micro watershedcode:4h3b6a2b)inwestsinghbhumdistrict.thereasonfornonregular meetingswasslowprogressofworksinthewatershedsduetowhich,thewatershed committeewasnotoptimallyinvolvedintheproject.wdtshouldconductregular watershedcommitteemeetingsinthemicrowatershedsforsmoothimplementation. 8. DisplayboardswerenotplacedinwatershedsofPRADANinBokaro.Thedisplayboards shouldbeplacedforeasyidentificationandvisibilityofiwmpmicrowatersheds. 9. Theconvergenceplanwaspreparedfor40microwatersheds.InDhanbaddistrict,the seeddistributionwasdoneinconvergencewithagriculturedepartmentwhichwas foundtobebeneficialtothecommunity.suchconvergenceinitiativesresultinsynergy inimplementationwithefficientresourceutilization.moresuchconvergenceinitiatives shouldbefocusedupon,forensuringqualityoutputsiniwmpimplementation. 10.Moreemphasisandfocusshouldbegivenontrainingofbeneficiariesandwatershed committeeonupkeepandmaintenanceofworksdoneunderepa.thiswillensure bettermaintenanceoftheactivitiesandgreaterflowofbenefitsfromthemtothe beneficiaries. 54 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

55 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011) Annexure1:DetailsofMicroWatershedEvaluated Table5:Detailsofmicrowatersheds S. No District Block NameOf Mws NameOf Project AreaOf MWS(Ha) NameofPIA 1 Bokaro Jaridih Gobainadi IWMP 1/1011 726.66 NGO, PRADAN, Bokaro 2 Jaridih Nayagada IWMP 1/1011 617.73 NGO, PRADAN, Bokaro 3 Kasmar Karamnala IWMP 1/1011 580.19 NGO, PRADAN, Bokaro 4 Dhanbad Baliyapur Dudhiya Nala IWMP I/1011 654.64 DSCO,Dhanbad 5 Baliyapur KoiryNala IWMP 1/1011 641.89 DSCO,Dhanbad 6 Baliyapur Sindurpur Nala IWMP 1/1011 555.6 DSCO,Dhanbad 7 E. Singhbhum Potka Garrnal2 IWMP III/1011 545.49 DSCO, E Singhbhum 8 Potka Garrnal6 IWMP III/1011 997.01 DSCO, E Singhbhum 9 Garhwa Majhion Jamundaha Nala IWMP 1/1011 1680.39 North Forest OfficeDivision 10 Majhion Koelriver IWMP II/1011 1975.48 North Forest OfficeDivision 11 Ranka Babandaha Nala IWMP III/1011 2670.4 DFO, Social ForestryDivision 12 Ranka Chamgotwa Nala IWMP IV/1011 1995.03 DFO, Social ForestryDivision 13 Giridih Begabandh Barkitand IWMP III/1011 703.90 Soil Conservation Officer,Giridih 14 Begabandh ChunloNala IWMP III/1011 644.73 Soil Conservation Officer,Giridih 15 Begabandh Harinawa Nala IWMP III/1011 865.38 Soil Conservation Officer,Giridih 16 Jamua Arghudih IWMP II/1011 702.10 Jamua Afforestration Range 17 Jamua Chatro IWMP II/1011 477.53 Jamua Afforestration Range 18 Jamua Naiasakhu IWMP II/1011 397.54 Jamua Afforestration

S. No 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 District Block NameOf Mws Godda Gumla Lohardaga Godda Godda Basia Basia Basia Lohardaga Lohardaga BISRAMPUR, CHAMPUR Hadhadi Nala HarnaNala Haryali Pandaw Satwari Kutmu Senha KOYALNALA Palamu Chainpur KoelNala 28 Kajibaru Bundu BamaniKaru 29 Danadih Namkum BamaniKaru 30 Namkum Mahilong 31 Namkum Rampur 32 Danadih Sonahatu BamaniKaru 33 Sonahatu, Kuriamu Ranchi Bundu BamaniKaru 34 Boungera And Bansjor Bendechuwa 35 Dongapani And Simdega Kombakera NameOf Project AreaOf MWS(Ha) NameofPIA Range IWMP III/1011 1364.3520 DFO,Godda IWMP IV/1011 2042.665 DFO,Godda IWMP II/1011 IWMP II/1011 IWMP II/1011 IWMP I/1011 IWMP I/1011 IWMP II/1011 929.49 821.16 456.96 1182.28 711.34 1253.65 Social Forestry Division, Simdega Social Forestry Division, Simdega Social Forestry Division, Simdega Forest Department, Lohardaga Forest Department, Lohardaga Palamu Afforestation Division Palamu IWMP III/1011 3606.7 Afforestation Division IWMP IV/1011 419.37 DSCO,Ranchi IWMP IV/1011 1081.56 DSCO,Ranchi IWMP NGO, KGVK, VI/1011 620.48 Ranchi IWMP NGO, KGVK, VI/1011 1020.08 Ranchi IWMP V/1011 525.11 DSCO,Ranchi IWMP V/1011 829.57 DSCO,Ranchi IWMP I/1011 IWMP I/1011 743.0747 703.0078 Social Conservation Officer,Simdega Social Conservation Officer,Simdega 56 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S. No 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 District Block NameOf Mws W. Singhbhum Junadih GoelKera GoelKera KULA Jaganathpur And Hathgamaria Kasira Majgaon& HathGamaria Baramita Sonua&Goel Kera Gachhakar Sonua&Goel Kera Saraswati NameOf Project IWMP I/1011 IWMP IV/1011 IWMP IV/1011 IWMP II/1011 IWMP II/1011 IWMP III/1011 IWMP III/1011 AreaOf MWS(Ha) 611.8669 524.64 867.68 1289.34 718.84 748.86 748.86 NameofPIA Social Conservation Officer,Simdega Kolhan Division Chaibasa Kolhan Division Chaibasa Social Forestry Division Chaibasa Social Forestry Division Chaibasa DivisionalForest Officer,Porahat DivisionalForest Officer,Porahat 57 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure2:CategorizationofMicroWatershedEvaluated Table6:Microwatershedwisecategorization S. No 1 2 Distric t Bokaro Block Jaridih Jaridih NameOf Mws Gobainadi NameOf Project IWMP 1/1011 Grand Total Score 441.5 Average Score 8.83 IWMP 1/1011 441.5 8.83 Categor y Very Good Very Good Nameof PIA NGO, PRADAN, Bokaro Nayagada 3 Very Good IWMP Kasmar Karamnala 1/1011 440 8.8 4 Dudhiya IWMP Very Baliyapur Nala I/1011 419 8.38 Good 5 IWMP Very Baliyapur KoiryNala 1/1011 417 8.34 Good 6 Very Good Dhanb Sindurpur IWMP ad Baliyapur Nala 1/1011 428.5 8.57 7 IWMP Satisfac E. Potka Garrnal2 III/1011 321 6.42 tory 8 Singhb IWMP Satisfac hum Potka Garrnal6 III/1011 319.5 6.39 tory 9 Jamundaha IWMP Majhion Nala 1/1011 379 7.58 Good 10 IWMP Majhion Koelriver II/1011 366 7.32 Good 11 Babandaha IWMP Very Ranka Nala III/1011 408.5 8.17 Good 12 Garhw Chamgotwa IWMP a Ranka Nala IV/1011 378 7.56 Good 13 Begaband IWMP h Barkitand III/1011 388 7.76 Good 14 Begaband IWMP h ChunloNala III/1011 389.5 7.79 Good 15 Begaband Harinawa IWMP h Nala III/1011 371 7.42 Good 16 Giridih Jamua Arghudih IWMP 370 7.4 Good Jamua DSCO, Dhanbad DSCO, E Singhbhum North Forest Office Division DFO,Social Forestry Division Soil Conservati on Officer, Giridih 58 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S. No 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Distric t Godda Gumla Lohard aga Block Jamua Jamua Godda Godda Basia Basia Basia NameOf Mws Chatro Naiasakhu Hadhadi Nala HarnaNala Haryali Pandaw Satwari Lohardaga Kutmu Lohardaga Senha 26 BISRAMP UR, CHAMPUR KOYALNALA 27 Palam u Chainpur KoelNala 28 Kajibaru Bundu BamaniKaru 29 Danadih Namkum BamaniKaru 30 Namkum Mahilong 31 Namkum Rampur 32 Danadih Sonahatu BamaniKaru 33 Sonahatu, Kuriamu Ranchi Bundu BamaniKaru 34 Boungera And Bansjor Bendechuwa 35 Dongapani Simde And ga Kombakera NameOf Project Grand Total Score Average Score Categor y II/1011 IWMP II/1011 354.5 7.09 Good IWMP II/1011 355.5 7.11 Good IWMP III/1011 372.5 7.45 Good IWMP IV/1011 351 7.02 Good IWMP II/1011 368.5 7.37 Good IWMP II/1011 385 7.7 Good IWMP II/1011 382 7.64 Good IWMP I/1011 393.5 7.87 Good IWMP I/1011 394 7.88 Good IWMP II/1011 406 8.12 IWMP III/1011 407 8.14 IWMP IV/1011 424 8.48 IWMP IV/1011 431.5 8.63 IWMP VI/1011 457.5 9.15 IWMP VI/1011 458.5 9.17 IWMP V/1011 423.5 8.47 IWMP V/1011 415 8.3 Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Excellen t Excellen t Very Good Very Good IWMP I/1011 366.5 7.33 Good IWMP I/1011 369 7.38 Good Nameof PIA Afforestrati onrange DFO, Godda Social Forestry Division, Simdega Forest Departmen t, Lohardaga Palamu Afforestati ondivision DSCO, Ranchi NGO, KGVK, Ranchi DSCO, Ranchi Social Conservati on Officer, Simdega 59 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S. No 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Distric t W. Singhb hum Block NameOf Mws Junadih GoelKera GoelKera KULA Jaganathp urand Hathgama ria Kasira Majgaon &Hath Gamaria Baramita Sonua& GoelKera Gachhakar Sonua& GoelKera Saraswati NameOf Project Grand Total Score Average Score Categor y IWMP I/1011 373 7.46 Good IWMP IV/1011 342 6.84 Good IWMP IV/1011 355 7.1 Good IWMP II/1011 369.5 7.39 Good IWMP II/1011 382.5 7.65 Good IWMP Satisfac III/1011 324.5 6.49 tory IWMP Satisfac III/1011 320 6.4 tory Nameof PIA Kolhan Division Chaibasa Social Forestery Division Chaibasa Divisional Forest Officer, Porahat 60 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure3:CategorizationofProjectsEvaluated Table7:Projectwisecategorization S. No District Nameof Project Grand Total Average Score Categorization NameofPIA 1 Bokaro IWMPI/1011 NGO, PRADAN, 1323 8.82 VeryGood Bokaro 2 Dhanbad IWMPI/1011 1264.5 8.43 VeryGood DSCO,Dhanbad 3 East DSCO, East Singhbhum IWMPIII/1011 640.5 6.41 Satisfactory Singhbhum 4 Garhwa IWMP1/1011 379 7.58 Good DFO, Social 5 IWMPII/1011 366 7.32 Good ForestryDivision 6 IWMPIII/1011 408.5 8.17 VeryGood North Forest 7 IWMPIV/1011 378 7.56 Good OfficeDivision 8 Giridih IWMPIII/1011 Jamua Afforestration 1148.5 7.66 Good Range 9 IWMPII/1011 1080 7.20 Good 10 Godda IWMPIII/1011 372.5 7.45 Good DFO,Godda 11 IWMPIV/1011 351 7.02 Good 12 Gumla IWMPII/1011 1135.5 7.57 Good SoilConservation Officer,Giridih Social Forestry Division,Simdega 13 Lohardaga Forest IWMPI/1011 787.5 7.88 Good Department, Lohardaga 14 Palamu IWMPII/1011 406 8.12 VeryGood Palamu 15 Afforestation IWMPIII/1011 407 8.14 VeryGood Division 16 Ranchi IWMPIV/10 DSCO,Ranchi 11 855.5 8.56 VeryGood 17 18 19 Simdega IWMPVI/10 11 916 9.16 Excellent IWMPV/1011 838.5 8.39 VeryGood IWMPI/1011 1108.5 7.39 Good 20 West Singhbhum IWMPIV/1011 697 6.97 Good 21 IWMPII/1011 752 7.52 Good 22 IWMPIII/1011 644.5 6.45 Satisfactory NGO, KGVK, Ranchi Social Conservation Officer,Simdega Divisional Forest Officer,Porahat Kolhan Division Chaibasa Social Forestery DivisionChaibasa 61 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure4:CategorizationofDistrictsEvaluated Table8:Districtwisecategorization S.No District GrandTotal AverageScore Categorization 1 Bokaro 1323 8.82 VeryGood 2 Dhanbad 1264.5 8.43 VeryGood 3 EastSinghbhum 640.5 6.41 Satisfactory 4 Garhwa 1531.5 7.66 Good 5 Giridih 2228.5 7.43 Good 6 Godda 723.5 7.24 Good 7 Gumla 1135.5 7.57 Good 8 Lohardaga 787.5 7.88 Good 9 Palamu 813 8.13 VeryGood 10 Ranchi 2610 8.70 VeryGood 11 Simdega 1108.5 7.39 Good 12 WestSinghbhum 2093.5 6.98 Good 62 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure5:OverviewofCategorization Theoverviewofcategorizationofwatershedvillages,projectsanddistrictsareprovidedinthe followingtables Table9:Overviewofmicrowatersheds S.No CategoryofMicro Watersheds NumberofMicro Watersheds 1 Excellent 2 2 VeryGood 13 3 Good 23 4 Satisfactory 4 5 Poor 0 Total 42 Fig.5.1:Overviewofmicrowatersheds Table10:OverviewofProjects S.No CategoryofWatershed Projects NumberofProjects 1 Excellent 1 2 VeryGood 7 3 Good 12 4 Satisfactory 2 5 Poor 0 Total 22 63 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Fig.5.2:Overviewofprojects Table11:OverviewofDistricts S.No CategoryofDistricts NumberofDistrict 1 Excellent 0 2 VeryGood 4 3 Good 7 4 Satisfactory 1 5 Poor 0 Total 12 Fig.5.3:Overviewofdistricts 64 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure6:Photographs P1:Farmpond, NameoftheMicroWatershed Gobainadi CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3k1a,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro. P2:Farmbund NameoftheMicroWatershed Gobainadi CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3k1a,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro. 65 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P3:Meetingwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed Gobainadi CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3k1a,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro. P4:Canal NameoftheMicroWatershed Nayagada CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3I1b,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro 66 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P5:Farmbund NameoftheMicroWatershed Karamnala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3I2C,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro P6:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Karamnala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F3I2C,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Bokaro 67 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P7:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed DudhiyaNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F2d1a,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Dhanbad P8:Interactionwithdistrictteam NameoftheMicroWatershed DudhiyaNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F2d1a,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Dhanbad 68 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P9:EPAwatertank NameoftheMicroWatershed KoiryNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F2d2c,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Dhanbad P10:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed SindurpurNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2F2d2f,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Dhanbad 69 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P11:Plantation NameoftheMicroWatershed Senha CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F3C2A,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Lohardaga P12:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Senha CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F3C2A,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Lohardaga 70 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P13:Solarchargingsubstation NameoftheMicroWatershed Kutmu CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F3c2f,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Lohardaga P14:Seednet NameoftheMicroWatershed Kutmu CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F3c2f,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Lohardaga 71 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P15:Interactionwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed Hariyali CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F2d2j,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla P16:Beneficiarywithsolarlamp NameoftheMicroWatershed Hariyali CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F2d2j,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla 72 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P17:Contourtrench NameoftheMicroWatershed Hariyali CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F2d2j,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla P18:Checkdam NameoftheMicroWatershed Satwari CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F1d1d,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla 73 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P19:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Satwari CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F1d1d,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla P20:Beneficiarywithdieselpump NameoftheMicroWatershed Pandaw CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1F1d1c,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Gumla 74 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P21:Loosebouldercheckdam NameoftheMicroWatershed Junadih CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1E1a4b,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Simdega P22:Beneficiarywithwellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed BoungraandBendechuwa CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1E1a4e,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Simdega 75 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P23:Wallwriting NameoftheMicroWatershed BoungraandBendechuwa CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1E1a4e,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Simdega P24:Dripirrigation NameoftheMicroWatershed DongapaniandKombakera CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H1E1a5c,ProjectIWMPI/10,11,District Simdega 76 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P25:Farmpond NameoftheMicroWatershed Rampur CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C5b3g,ProjectIWMPVI/10,11,District Ranchi P26:Dripirrigation NameoftheMicroWatershed Rampur CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C5b3g,ProjectIWMPVI/10,11,District Ranchi 77 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P27:Biogasunit NameoftheMicroWatershed Mahilong CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C8a1a,ProjectIWMPVI/10,11,District Ranchi P28:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Mahilong CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C8a1a,ProjectIWMPVI/10,11,District Ranchi 78 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P29:Solarchargingstation NameoftheMicroWatershed DanadihBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3a,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District Ranchi P30:Meetingwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed DanadihBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3a,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District Ranchi 79 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P31:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed KajibaruBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3b,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District Ranchi P32:Meetingwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed KajibaruBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3b,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District Ranchi 80 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P33:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed DanadihBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3n,ProjectIWMPV/10,11,District Ranchi P34:Vermicompost NameoftheMicroWatershed DanadihBamanikaru CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3C4a3n,ProjectIWMPV/10,11,District Ranchi 81 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P35:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Chatro CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2E401C,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District Giridih P36:Meetingwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed HarinawaNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A2E4Q1A,ProjectIWMPIII/10,11,District Giridih 82 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P37:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed HadhadiNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A3E9A1D,ProjectIWMPIII/10,11,District Godda P38:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed HarnaNala CodeoftheMicroWatershed 2A3E9A3E,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District Godda 83 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P39:Meetingwithcommunity NameoftheMicroWatershed Kasira CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H2B4E2C,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District WestSinghbhum P40:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Baramita CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H2B4D1D,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District WestSinghbhum 84 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

P41:Wellrenovation NameoftheMicroWatershed Kula CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H3B6A2A,ProjectIWMPIV/10,11,District WestSinghbhum P42:Wallwriting NameoftheMicroWatershed Kasira CodeoftheMicroWatershed 4H2B4E2C,ProjectIWMPII/10,11,District WestSinghbhum 85 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure7:EvaluationFormat IWMPPreparatoryPhaseEvaluationQuestionnaire(201011batch) Nameofmicrowatershed: NameofProject: Codeofmicrowatershed: Latitude: Longitude: Block: District: NameofPIA: TotalProjectArea(ha): Nameofvillagescovered: NameofWCDC: Areaofmicrowatershed(ha): Totalprojectcost(Rslakhs): Nameofevaluatingagency: 1. EntryPointActivities(EPA) S. No Indicators Target Achievement Performance (E/VG/G/S/P)* 1 NumberofEPAs 2 Expenditure(Rs.) 3 Type of activities &their quality&utility Were these in tune with guidelines and logical demand emerged through PRA(Y/N) 4 Participatory process followedinidentifyingepas (Yes/Partiallyfollowed/No) *E:Excellent(9.5),VG;VeryGood(8.5),G:Good(7),S:Satisfactory(5.5),P:Poor(4) Score 2. VillageLevelInstitutionBuilding S.No Indicators Target Achievement Performance (E/VG/G/S/P) 1 UserGroups(Nos.) 2 SelfHelpGroup(Nos.) 3 Women Groups including UGsandSHGs(Nos.) 4 Major type of activities of SHGs included in Livelihood ActionPlan S.No Indicators Achievement (Y/N) 1 Watershed Committee formed as perguidelines 2 Ifyes,whenwasitformed&status Performa nce (E/VG/G/ S/P) Score Score Remarks Scorebased on composition Scorebased onhow timely 86 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S.No Indicators Achievement (Y/N) 3 Whetherthewatershedcommittee is sub committee of Gram Panchayat(Noscore) 4 Watershed Committee Registered undersocietyregistrationact1860 5 Chairman of Watershed Committeehasbeenelected/ appointedbygramsabha 6 Watershed Secretary appointed & when 7 Bankaccounthasbeenopenedfor projectfund&(when&where) 8 NumberofMembersofWatershed Committee In accordance with guidelines 9 Composition of the Watershed Committee In accordance with guidelines 10 Regular meetings of WC is being called 11 Ifyes,atwhatintervals(Noscore) 12 Minutesofmeetingregisterbeing maintained Performa nce (E/VG/G/ S/P) Score Remarks formedand activity NA NA Noscoring Scorebased on registrationif yes=e,ifno= P Score based on how timely appointed Score based on how timely appointed Score based on how timely opened Score based on number Common guidelines (10) Score based on composition Common guidelines Score based on frequency ofmeeting NA NA Noscore Score based on entry in register, clarity. Accessibility and participation 87 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

3. ProjectImplementingAgency(PIA) S.No Indicators Achieve ment (Y/N) Performance (E/VG/G/S/P ) Score 1 WatershedDevelopmentTeamformed Score based on timing of formation 2 WatershedDevelopmentTeamcomposition Score on isasperthecommonguidelines composition and expertise (4=3M+1F, agri, soilscience,water mgt,social) 3 InvolvementofWDT Score on level of participation 4. CapacityBuilding S.No Indicators Target Achiev ement 1 StatusofCapacityBuilding Plan(PreparedornotY/N) Performa nce (E/VG/G /S/P) Score Remarks Score on status, quality and participation of stakeholders in planpreparation 2 Awarenesscampsconducted (Nos.) ScoreonNoplaned vsachieved 3 Exposurevisitsconducted (Nos.) 4 Workshops/training conducted(nos.) 5 TotalPersonstrained(Nos.) 6 Farmersandlandlesstrained (Nos.) 7 Womentrained(Nos.) 8 WDTmemberstrained(Nos.) 9 WC/GPmemberstrained (Nos.) 10 Expenditure(Rs.) 5. DetailedProjectReport S.No Indicators Achieve ment (Y/N) Performan ce (E/VG/G/S /P) Score Remarks 1 PRAexerciseconducted Scoreonquality of PRA (documentation, no of 88 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S.No Indicators Achieve ment (Y/N) Performan ce (E/VG/G/S /P) Score Remarks participants, information collected, sharedetc) 2 Base Line data collected and Quality of 3 documented Livelihood action plan with timeline informationand document prepared 4 ProductionSystemenhancementplan withtimelineprepared 5 Consolidatedactionplan(perspective plan)isprepared 6 DPRispreparedaspertheframework 7 DPR is integrated in the District Ifyes=E,no=P PerspectivePlan 8 ConvergencePlanincluded/prepared Scoreonquality ofplan,levelof involvement, andinclusion 9 Has the plan been discussed for Score based on convergenceandtowhatextent extent of inclusion 10 ApprovedbySLNA Ifyes=E,no=P 11 Uploadedinwebsite 12 AAPispartofDPR 13 Net Planning/ Patch (Mapping unit) hasbeendone 14 Yearwiseandmonthwisephysical& financial target and achievement recordisentered 15 DPR is integrated and updated with the IWMPMIS (Monitoring InformationSystem) 6. WatershedWork S.No Indicators Achievement (Y/N) Performance (E/VG/G/S/P) Score Remarks 1 Watershed work identified in the Ifyes=E, DPR no=p 2 ImplementationofWorksinitiated Ifyes=E, no=p S. No Indicators Target Achievement Performance (E/VG/G/S/P) Score 1 Details of watershed worksinitiated 89 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

S. Indicators Target Achievement Performance Score No (E/VG/G/S/P) /completed a) Landdevelopment b) Water harvesting structures c) Drainagelinetreatment d) Plantation e) Livelihood f) Others 7. FundUtilization:Percentage S.No Indicators Target Achievement Performance (E/VG/G/S/P) Score 1 Fundutilization TotalScore: AverageScore(totalscore/50): 8. Comments/Suggestions(onoverallperformanceofthepreparatoryphase) 90 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure8:IWMPOverview IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme(IWMP)isamodifiedprogrammeoferstwhile Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP) and IntegratedWastelandsDevelopmentProgramme(IWDP)oftheDepartmentofLandResources. This consolidation is for optimum use of resources, sustainable outcomes and integrated planning.theschemewaslaunchedduring200910.theprogrammeisbeingimplementedas percommonguidelinesforwatersheddevelopmentprojects2008.themainobjectivesofthe IWMParetorestoretheecologicalbalancebyharnessing,conservinganddevelopingdegraded naturalresourcessuchassoil,vegetativecoverandwater.theoutcomesarepreventionofsoil erosion,regenerationofnaturalvegetation,rainwaterharvestingandrechargingoftheground watertable.thisenablesmulticroppingandtheintroductionofdiverseagrobasedactivities, whichhelptoprovidesustainablelivelihoodstothepeopleresidinginthewatershedarea. ObjectivesofIWMP Themain objectives of IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme(IWMP)are as follows: 1. Encouragingrestorationofecologicalbalancethrough a) Sustainedcommunityactionforthedevelopmentofnaturalresourcesincluding operationandmaintenanceofassetscreated. b) Simple, easy and affordable technologicalsolutions and institutional arrangements thatmakeuseof,andbuildupon,local/indigenoustechnicalknowledgeand availablematerials. 2. Improving the economic and social condition of the poor and the disadvantaged sectionsofthewatershedcommunitythrough a) Optimumutilizationofthewatershed'snaturalresources(likeland,water,livestock, vegetation,etc)thatwillmitigatetheadverseeffectsofdroughtandpreventfurther ecologicaldegradation. b) Distributionofthebenefitsoflandandwaterresourcesdevelopmentandthe consequentbiomassproductioninanequitableandgendersensitivemanner. c) Strengthening the relationship between communities and watershed resourceand formalizingtheirentitlementsovercommonpropertyresources. 3. Enhancinganddiversifyingthelivelihoodsoptionofpoorthrough a) Establishingtheirinstitutionsfordevelopmentandsustainablemanagement ofwatershed. 91 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

b) Developingnecessary capacities (knowledge,skills and attitudes)and financialcapitalofpoormembersofdifferentwatershedbasedinstitutions. c) Facilitatingemployment opportunitiesandconvergenceofseveralprograms atwatershedlevel. 4. Toimprovepotentialofrainfedareasthrough a) Enhancement ofagricultural productivity andproduction systemsor rainfedagricultureinasustainablemanner. b) Enhancement of food security and incomes from sustainable farming practices anduseofnaturalresources. c) Greater access to income generating opportunitiesand focus on their humanresourcesdevelopment. ThesalientfeaturesofIWMPareasbelow: (i)settingupofdedicatedinstitutionswithmultidisciplinaryexpertsatstatelevelstatelevel NodalAgency(SLNA),Districtlevel DistrictWaterManagementAgency(DWMA),Projectlevel Project Implementing Agency (PIA) and Village level Watershed Committee (WC). (ii)clusterapproachinselectionandpreparationofprojects:averagesizeofprojectabout 5,000ha. (iii)enhancedcostnormsfromrs.6000perha.tors.12,000/ha.inplains;rs.15,000/hain difficult/hillyareas. (iv)uniformfundingpatternof90:10betweencentre&states. (v) Release of Central assistance in three installments (20%, 50% & 30%) instead of five installments. (vi)flexibilityintheprojectperiodi.e.4to7years. (vii)scientificplanningoftheprojectsbyusingit,remotesensingtechniques,gisfacilitiesfor Planning,MonitoringandEvaluation. (viii)earmarkingofprojectfundsfordprpreparation(1%),entrypointactivities(4%),capacity Building(5%),Monitoring(1%)andEvaluation(1%). (ix)introductionofnewlivelihoodcomponentwithearmarkingof9%ofprojectfundunder WatershedProjectsforassetlesspeopleand10%forproductionsystem&microenterprises. 92 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

(x)delegationofpowerofsanctionofprojectstostates. ExpectedEndResultsofIWMP Integration of ecological, livelihoods, equity, gender and empowerment concerns in the watersheddevelopmentprojectscouldproduceasetofendresultsthatareadditionalto theresultsfromconventionalwatershedprojects.onthecompletionofintegrated WatershedManagementProjects,thefollowingendresultsareexpected: 1. Resultsrelatedtoprojectinterventions a) Cultivablefallowlandisbroughtintoagriculture b) Wastelandsarebroughtintoproductiveuse c) Cropdiversificationtakesplaceandcropintensityisincreased d) Productionandproductivityofcrops,livestock,forestsandotherenterprises increased e) Groundwaterresourcesarerechargedandmaintained f) Surfacewaterresourcesareincreased g) Accesstowater(criticalirrigation)increasesforresourcepoorfamilies 2. Resultsrelatedtoqualityoflife a) Improvedfoodandnutritionalsecurityforresourcepoorfamilies b) Reductionofdistressedmigration c) Drudgeryofwomenreduced d) Women'sroleindecisionmakingprocessessignificantlyimproves 3. Resultsrelatedtoinstitutionsandtheircapacities a) Institutionsofwatershedcommunitiesareestablished.Membersofthese institutions would have necessarycapacities and experience to promote culture of collectiveaction(collectiveproblemanalysis,planning,implementation,monitoring, contribution,maintenance&managementofassets,livelihoodsandotherbasic services)andtaketheinterventionsforwardandareengagedingrowthprocesses. b) Severalresourcepersonsareavailableatcommunitylevel/blocklevelforsupporting theresourcemanagementprocesses.alternativeandnewleadershipemerges. 4. Resultsrelatedtoplanningandimplementation a) Actionplansthataddressconcernsofcommunity(naturalresources,production systems,livelihoods,equityandgender)ingeneralandvulnerablegroupsinspecificare preparedandexecutedbyrespectiveinstitutions. 93 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

5. Resultsrelatedtoconvergenceandresources a) Watershedbasedinstitutionswillhavenecessaryresourcesfinances(contribution, WDF, other funds); capacities (knowledge, skills); linkages to mobilize additional resources,servicesandprojects b) Watershedbasedinstitutionswoulddeveloplinkageswithlinedepartments,banksand otherresourceorganizationsandstartaccessingtheirservices/support c) Incomegeneratingopportunitiescreatedandincomesofthepoorhouseholds enhanced 6. Resultsrelatedtoinfluenceofprojects a) Experiencesoftheseprojectsareabletoinfluenceotherprojectsandpropoor policies/practicesareintegratedinallmajorprojectsinthestate b) Effectiveprojectmanagement/facilitationsystemsareestablished DetailsofProjectComponents Conventional watershed projects mainly focused on conservation and development of naturalresourcesofthewatershedarea.activitiessuchassoilmoistureconservation,water harvesting, plantationandrelated activities dominated theproject sofar.however, sincethelastdecadethescopeofwatershed development projectisenhancedby severalinnovativeexperimentsandexperiencesindifferentpartsofthecountry.thevarious projectcomponentunderiwmpareasfollows: A. CapacityBuilding Capacity building inputs are integral and important for a participatory watershed developmentprojects.overaperiodoftime,understandingoncapacitybuilding strategieshasimprovedconsiderablywithseveralrelatedexperiencesfromalloverindia.this understandinggoesbeyond training programs.ofseveralsubcomponentsofcapacity building,thefollowingareconsideredtobeimportantundercapacitybuildinginterventions; CommunityOrganizationandLearningopportunitiesforindividualsandgroups(Improving Knowledge,SkillsandAttitudes). B. Monitoring,EvaluationandLearning(MEL) MELsystemsaredesignedforeffectiveprojectmanagement. DedicatedteamatSLNAand independentinstitutionalpartnersareidentifiedfortakingupspecificroles/tasksunderthis category. The available funds for this purpose would be used to ensure that project managementbenefits from outputs/ recommendationsof MEL system. Amplifying the voice of communitiesand empoweringthe localinstitutionsby developingcommunity basedmonitoring,evaluationandlearningsystemsarecoreconcernsofthemelstrategy.a 94 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

separateoperationalstrategywouldbedevelopedthatfocusonprojectmonitoring(physical andfinancialaspects);processmonitoringandphasewiseprojectperformanceassessments. C. EntryPointActivities(EPAs) EntryPointActivitiesarelargelymeantforestablishingthecultureofcollectiveactionand participatory processesfordeveloping/ managingnatural resources. Takingupentrypoint activitiesfurtherestablishescredibilityofthepia/watersheddevelopmentteamand createsarapportwiththevillagecommunity.themajorcategoriesofentrypointactivities willinclude i. Worksbasedonurgentneedsofthelocalcommunities suchasrevivalofcommon naturalresources,drinkingwater,developmentoflocalenergypotential ii. Repair,restorationandupgradationofexistingcommonpropertyassetsand structures (such as village tanks), to obtain optimum and sustained benefits from previouspublicinvestmentsandtraditionalwaterharvestingstructures iii. Productivity enhancement of existing farming systems that helps in community mobilization andbuildingrapport.establishing community seedbanks/grainbanks; customhirecentreswithseveralagriculturalequipmentsatvillage/hamletlevelare partofthiscategoryofinterventions Activities thatbenefit themajority ofthecommunity; asset creation forindividuals from marginalized/resourcepoorfamiliesforencouragingthemtobepartofwatershedprojects, levelaresomeoftheproposedinterventionsunderthiscategory.necessaryinstitutional arrangementsaretobemadeforsustainableuseoftheassetscreatedunderentrypoint Activities. D. NaturalResourceManagement(NRM) Conservation, developmentand managementof natural resources such as land (private andcommon),waterbodies,biomass(trees,crops,shrubs,grasses)andlivestockare importantsubcomponentsofthewatershedprojects.theactivitiesunderthiscategorynot only help to establish a strong natural resource base forconducting economic activitiesofthewatershedpopulation,butalsoenhanceecologicalbalanceofthevillage. E. LivelihoodActivities(forlandlessandmarginalfarmers) Theconcept oflivelihoods isverybroadandeverytheme/ interventioncouldbe interpreted asan interventionthatpromotes livelihoods.so itisimportant todevelop clarityofpurposeforthiscomponent andrelated interventions. Inthecontext of watershedprojects,severalbasicissuessuchaseconomicandsocialdevelopmentarealready takencareof.however,certaingapsstillexist.thebudgetarysupportisforfillingthesegaps andstrengtheninglivelihoodsofpoorersectionofthevillage.livelihoodsshouldnotbe 95 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

interpretedas'just income'.livelihoodssupportunderiwmp aimatreducingvulnerability ofthepoorerfamilies/assetlessfamiliesofthevillage. Enterprises that support livelihoods are many. Budgetary support under this category is meant forstrengtheningenterprise that improve existing livelihoods,creatingnew livelihood opportunities,address the critical gaps in the above two interventions(nrm andproductivityenhancement).thisbudgetisreservedfor poorfamiliesof the watershedarea.theamountisusedasseedmoneyintheformofrevolvingfundthrough matureselfhelpgroupsorusergroupsagainstspecificmicroplan.preferenceis giventothoseinterventions,whichhavestronglinkageswithnaturalresourcebaseofthe watershed,whilepreservingpropoorfocus. F. ProductionSystemandMicroEnterprises Conserved/developednaturalresourcesdonotautomaticallyyielddesiredeconomicreturns. Normallyafterconservingnaturalresources,noseriouseffortsaremadetoenhancetheir productivity.asaresult,evenaftermakingconsiderableinvestmentsonnaturalresource conservationanddevelopment,theeconomicstandardsofthepoorwithwatershedarea donotimproveconsiderably.toaddressthisgap,specificbudgetaryallocationsare madeunderiwmpfor'productionsystemsandmicroenterprise'ofnaturalresource assetssuchasagriculture,livestock,biomass,fisheriesetc.activitiesunderthiscategoryfocus onaugmentingproductivityoftheinvestmentsmadeonwatershedtreatmenti.e.addressing the production problems in agriculture and allied sectors and also in common property resources. 96 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)

Annexure9:InstitutionalArrangementinJSWMSLNA Jharkhandisthelandoftrees,herbs,shrubsandvarietiesofbiodiversitywithundulated topographyanddifferentlandusepattern.jharkhandistheidealstatetobetakenupunder WatershedDevelopmentProgramme.Therefore,theGovernmentofJharkhandundertheRural Development Department has registered a State Level Nodal Agency as Jharkhand State Watershed Mission (JSWM) on 17/07/2009 under Society Registration Act 21, 1860 for implementationofintegratedwatershedmanagementprogramme(iwmp)undercommon GuidelinesforWatershedDevelopmentProjects,Govt.ofIndia2008. InstitutionalarrangementforIWMPinJharkhand Theinstitutionalarrangementisprovidedinthefollowingorganogram Fig.9.1:IWMPinstitutionalstructure 97 EvaluationReportonPreparatoryPhaseofIWMPinJharkhand(201011)