GuruJal
DECEMBER 2020
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1 Table of Contents
PROJECT UPDATES: SUPPORT A POND ...... 3
PROJECT UPDATES: BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT ...... 7
PROJECT UPDATES: WATERPROOFING ...... 11
PROJECT UPDATES: CONNECT THE DROPS ...... 13
PUBLICATIONS ...... 15
2 INTRODUCTION
In the month of December under Support A Pond initiative, GuruJal has been able to achieve the completion of one more pond site for pond restoration & rejuvenation and work is under process on 12 other pond sites. GuruJal has also been proceeding with the monitoring and evaluation of restoration & rejuvenation of ponds in Faridabad Municipal Corporation. Under Biodiversity Management initiative, development of Damdama and Kherla Biodiversity Park by GuruJal has been moving forward with the development of nursery and capacity building and training sessions. Under Waterproofing intervention, GuruJal has been able to achieve cleaning and checking of 1085 rain water harvesting structures and currently working on the installation of rain water harvesting structures in 10 government schools in Gurugram District. Under Connect The Drops initiative, we have been collaborating with IB schools in Gurugram to guide and create awareness among the young minds. Also, sessions with experts from GMDA and Forest Department have been conducted to gain information and elaborate GuruJal’s scope of work. In the following sections, the work updates, events and achievements of GuruJal under each vertical has been described.
PROJECT UPDATES: SUPPORT A POND
Sr. No. Jurisdiction Pond Site Ongoing Activities Status WWTP and Landscaping Work are 1 Khentawas completed WIP Pond cleaning is going on WWTP construction is currently 2 Tajnagar WIP underway Dewatering and Water Hyacinth removal 3 Budhera is completed WIP WWTP construction has been started 4 Iqbalpur Site has been completed Completed 5 Nawada WWTP site has been completed Completed Panchayati WWTP Collection Tank is under 6 Raj Institute Kasan WIP construction 7 Hariahera WWTP has been constructed WIP 8 Harchandrpur Site has been completed Completed WWTP construction has been 9 Dhaula completed; Landscaping work has to be WIP started WWTP has to be commissioned; 10 Bilaspur WIP Landscaping work has to be started 11 Palasoli WWTP Construction has to be started WIP 12 Bohra Kalan Site has been completed Completed
3 13 Mojabad Site has been completed Completed 14 Wazirpur WWTP construction is under process WIP 15 Dharampur – I WWTP construction is in process WIP Dewatering and Desilting has to be 16 Dharampur – II WIP started Cleaning of the site is going on and 17 Daulatabad WIP WWTP construction to be started 18 Dhanwapur I DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 19 Dhanwapur II DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 20 Gadauli Kalan DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 21 Ghata I DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 22 Ghata II DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 23 Ghata III DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 24 Badshahpur I DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 25 Badshahpur II DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 26 Badshahpur III DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 27 Badshahpur IV DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 28 Shubash Nagar DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 29 Sihi DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 30 Darbaripur I DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed MCG 31 Darbaripur II DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 32 Sarai Alawardi DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 33 Tigra DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 34 Samaspur DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 35 Begampur Khatola DPR Awaited WIP 36 Bandhwari DPR Vetted by GuruJal Completed 37 Nathupur DPR to be prepared by GuruJal Completed 38 Chauma DPR submitted by GuruJal Completed 39 Basai DPR Awaited WIP 40 Jahajgarh DPR Awaited WIP 41 Surat Nagar DPR to be prepared by GuruJal WIP 42 Gwal Pahadi DPR to be Vetted WIP Behrampur DPR to be prepared by GuruJal WIP Pre-studies is completed 43 Moti Dungri Johad WIP Estimates have been received MC Pataudi Pre-studies is completed 44 Ram Johad WIP Estimates have been received Pre-studies is completed 45 Samshaan Ghat Johad WIP MC Estimates have been received Farukhnagar Main Haily Mandi Pre-studies is completed 46 WIP Johad Estimates have been received Pre-studies is completed 47 Baba Mashnath Johad WIP MC Haily Estimates have been received Mandi Pre-studies is completed 48 Chitar Kund Johad WIP Estimates have been received 49 MC Sohna 28 Ponds Estimates have been completed WIP
Table 1: Updates of the projects under ‘Support A Pond
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Major updates of the month under ‘Support A Pond’
1. Khentawas Pond Site – WWTP construction and landscaping work has been completed on the site and currently cleaning of the pond has been going on the site.
Figure 1 - WWTP and Landscaping at Khentawas pond site
Figure 2 - Cleaning of the pond at Khentawas
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2. Kasan Pond Site – WWTP collection tank is under construction and solar panels are being installed on the pond site.
Figure 3 - Construction of WWTP Collection Tank at Kasan Pond Site
Figure 4 - Installation of Solar Panels at Kasan Pond Site
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3. Budhera Pond Site – WWTP construction has been started at the pond site.
Figure 5 - Base for the PCC work at Budhera Pond Site
4. Municipal Corporation Faridabad Ponds Restoration & Rejuvenation – Pond Profiling and water and soil quality testing for 11 pond sites is completed. DPRs vetting by GuruJal is under process.
5. Drainage Committee Report has been submitted to Municipal Corporation Gurugram describing the status of drainage system in Gurugram and formation of the Drainage Committee
7 PROJECT UPDATES: BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Status of Biodiversity Park in Damdama and Kherla Village
Biodiversity Park / Village Block Activities Status Urban City Forest
Nursery Development – Damdama Demarcation and WIP Damdama and Administrative Approval Kherla Biodiversity Sohna Park Capacity Building and Completed Kherla Training Programme
Seed Collection Drive Completed
Table 1 - Updates of Biodiversity Parks under the intervention ‘Biodiversity Management’
Major updates of the month under ‘Biodiversity Management’
1. Training Programme for Nursery Development – Training programme was organized at Damdama village on 2nd December 2020. Aim of the training was activation of Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) in Damdama and Kherla villages and to increase the engagement of the local community in the development of nursery and Biodiversity Park. Also, gardeners and supervisors were identified for developing the nursery.
Figure 6 - Activation of Biodiversity Management Committee of Damdama and Kherla Villages
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Figure 7 - Attendees of the Nursery Development Training Programme 2. Capacity Building Programme – Capacity building programme was conducted at Raipur nursery in Sohna on 3rd December 2020. The training was facilitated by Mr. Rasheed khan from the Forest Department. Aim of the training was to understand the steps and procedure for plants propagation and nursery management. The training included sharing of knowledge regarding nursery tools, nursery beds planning, soil mixing proportion, sampling bags filling methods, sowing techniques, splice grafting manure selection etc.
Figure 8 - Training People for Nursery Beds Planning
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Figure 9 - Training people about filling of sampling bags
3. Seed Collection Drive – Seed collection drive was conducted by GuruJal team with the help of Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) on 16th December 2020 at the hill area of Damdama and Kherla villages. The drive was attended by Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) members, training members, youth and volunteers. Aim of the drive was to collect the native seeds and engage the community in Biodiversity Park development and informing them about importance of Aravalli species. The local people have also shared their valuable information about the plants with the team. Seeds Collected were - Pasendu, Dhau, Roonjh, Indradau, Jatropha, Kumuth, Surwal
Image 10 - Dependency Survey in Damdama Village
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Figure 11 – Collection of seeds on the hill area of Damdama and Kherla villages 4. Collaboration with Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) for the development of nursery, community mobilization and raising funds.
PROJECT UPDATES: WATERPROOFING
Functionality Check of Rainwater Harvesting Structures
Sr. No. No. of RWH Structures Jurisdiction Activity
1 MCG 413 Cleaning Completed
2 MC Sohna 75
3 MC Pataudi 6 Checking Completed 4 MC Hailey Mandi 8
5 MC Farrukhnagar 11
6 Panchayati Raj 572 Checking Completed
Total 1085 Table 2 - Updates of Rainwater Harvesting Structures
11 New Rainwater Harvesting Structures in Government Schools
Construction of new rain water harvesting structures in 10 government schools of MCG and MC Farrukhnagar area, under the CSR support of SBI Card. Vetting of designs and administrative approvals is being done by GuruJal and the work is being implemented by Plan India Foundation.
List of Schools in Block - Gurugram S. School Name and Village Block Remark No Rainwater Structure 1 Govt. Primary School, Garauli Kalan Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 2 Govt. Middle School, Shivaji Nagar Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 3 Govt. Primary School, Basai Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 4 Govt. Sr. Sec. school, Garhi Harsharu Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 5 Govt. Primary School, Indira Colony Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 6 Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Mohhamadpur Jharsa Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 7 Govt. Primary School, Bajghera Gurugram Required Rainwater Structure 8 Govt. High School, Dhanwapur Gurugram Required List of Schools in Block - Farrukhnagar S. School Name and Village Block Remark No Rainwater Structure 1 Govt. Primary School, Sultanpur Farrukhnagar Required Rainwater Structure 2 Govt. Middle School, Sultanpur Farrukhnagar Required
Table 3 - Updates of Rainwater Harvesting Structures
12 PROJECT UPDATES: CONNECT THE DROPS
Major updates of the month under ‘Connect the Drops’
1. Meeting was carried out on 16th December 2020 under the chairmanship of Additional Municipal Commissioner of MCG to review the process of work on pond sites and other administrative support that is required for Restoration and Rejuvenation of ponds in MCG area.
2. Collaboration with IB Schools – Meeting was held on 16th December 2020 regarding the proposal for collaboration with IB schools. Aim is to guide and create awareness among the young minds about water conservation through various activities involving CAS (Creative, Action and Service) principle of IB.
3. Expert Session with Mr. Vikas Malik, XEN (Infrastructure-II Division), GMDA – Session was conducted on 21st December 2020 at GMDA office, focusing on understanding the current water scenario of Gurugram, work and projects of GMDA in progress and scope of work and role for GuruJal under these projects.
Figure 12 - Expert Session with Executive Engineer (Infrastructure Division - II), GMDA
4. Expert Session with Sh. Subhash Yadav, DFO cum Head (Urban Environment Division), GMDA – The session was conducted on 21st December 2020 regarding the development of Green Action Plan and Environment Action Plan for Gurugram. Speaker also shared the process of development of Aravalli Biodiverty Park and forest related laws and policies in the state of Haryana.
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Figure 13 - Expert Session with DFO cum Head (Urban Environment Division), GMDA
5. Expert Session with Dr. Sultan Singh, Chief Geospatial Officer (CGO) and Head of GIS Division, GMDA and Principal Scientist HARSAC – Session was conducted on 22nd December 2020 at GMDA office focusing on the use of One Map Gurugram portal and capacity development on satellite and real time data processing and analysis.
Figure 14 - Expert Session with Dr. Sultan Singh, Chief Geospatial Officer (CGO) and Head of GIS Division, GMDA and Principal Scientist HARSAC
6. Collaboration with Deaf & Dumb Society in Gurugram for the development of Aravalli’s species nursery and designing their official logo and skill catalog.
7. Social Media Outreach – GuruJal has been trying to create awareness and make people conscious about water and biodiversity conservation through updates on social media platforms and in the last month Gurujal have been able to reach and engage more than 3000 people.
14 Date Post Facebook Reach Instagram Reach
1 (18th Nov. 2020) Iqbalpur Pond Restoration and 323 122 Rejuvenation
2 (2nd Dec. 2020) Training Program for Nursery 348 112 Development at Damdama Village
3 (3rd Dec. 2020) Training Program for Nursery 335 116 Development at Sohna Raipur Nursery
4 (18th Dec. 2020) Seed Collection Drive for 2,222 110 Biodiversity Development
5 (22nd Dec. 2020) Installation of Water Meters in 242 78 MCG Area
Total Outreach 3470 538
15 PUBLICATIONS
GuruJal Gazette – the official newsletter of GuruJal Society
Image 22: September edition of GuruJal Gazette-the official newsletter of GuruJal Societ
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