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Village Development Action Plan – Pacheykhani GPU

Mission: Poverty Free Sikkim Village Development Action Plan A plan for realizing the Mission of a Poverty Free Sikkim

Pacheykhani GPU, Pakyong Block, East District

R U R A L M A N A G EMENT & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM

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Contents of VDAP

Chapter 1. General and basic information Tool 1 Transect walk Tool 2 Brief village history Tool 3 Seasonal calendar Tool 4 Secondary information from village profile, census, database etc Pages 4-9 Chapter 2. Land use planning and land allocation Tool 5 Resource map Pages 10-12 Chapter 3. Farm production systems Tool 6 Khet (maize-paddy) Tool 7 Sukha bari (maize, ginger, pulses etc) Tool 8 Suntola bagan (orange, etc) Tool 9 Alainchi bari (cardamom, trees) Tool 10 Bans ghari and jungle (bamboo, trees) Tool 11 Kothe bari (Kitchen garden) Tool 12 Modern farming techniques (Floriculture, Greenhouse, etc…) Pages 13-26 Chapter 4. Livestock Tool 13 Assessment of Livestock Pages 27-28 Chapter 5. Forestry Tool 14 Assessment of forestry Tool 15 Assessment of Forest based products … Pages 29-32

Chapter 6. Economy, marketing and input supply Tool 16 Assessment of market, trading and input supply system Tool 17 Assessment of access to credit Pages 33-36 Chapter 7. Participatory wealth assessment Tool 18 Wealth ranking Pages 37-42 Chapter 8. Organizational development Tool 19 VENN diagram Tool 20 Assessment of SHGs Pages 43-46 Chapter 9. Housing and basic amenities Tool 21 Assessment of housing Tool 22 Assessment of drinking water sources and water supply

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Tool 23 Assessment of sanitation and waste management Pages 47-54

Chapter 10. Education and health Tool 24 Assessment of education Tool 25 Assessment of health care Pages 55-58 Chapter 11. Infrastructure Tool 26 Assessment of connectivity and transportation Tool 27 Assessment of irrigation and flood control system Pages 59-65 Chapter 12. Other issues Tool 28 Assessment of women issues Tool 29 Assessment of climate change Pages 66-70

Appendix Appendix 1. Ward wise maps with details of housing, wealth category, identification status (house nos need to match with house listing) 2. House Listing sheet for the whole GPU

References Design of these VDAP operational guidelines has been adapted by the MGNREGA Cell of RM&DD from the learnings of the Indo-Swiss Project Sikkim and the Swiss expertise and experience (Helvetas-Vietnam) in other countries in South Asia. Most of the artwork is drawn by Asha Kaji Thaku, ICIMOD.

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Chapter 1: General and basic information

Tool 1: TRANSECT WALK Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: The transect walk is a tool to discuss information related to land use of the village. Transects are done with structured walks through typical village landscape. Such walks can cover part of the village or the entire village, taking an hour or up to some hours. Transects consist of two elements: the walk and a diagram that records the information of the walks.

Objectives: Identify typical land use types and their characteristics.

With whom: Mixed group of farmers (female and male)

Step 1: Assess current situation Parameter Lower belt Middle belt Upper belt

Soil Black, Red Black, Loamy Black, Red

Elevation (feet) 1300 2200 4500

Average land holding (acre) 1.5 acre 0.5 acre 1.5 acre Old, Modern, Old, Modern, Old, Modern, Farming system Greenhouse Greenhouse Greenhouse Cardamom, Main crops Rice, maize Rice, maize ginger, maize

Average livestock holding 5 3 5 Fallow land (land left NA NA NA uncultivated)

Others … NA NA NA Agriculture, Best practices, Potentials Poultry, piggery Poultry, floriculture floriculture Diseases, water, Water, marketing Water, marketing Main problems / constraints marketing problems problems problems

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

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Best practices, Success Landuse Type Main problems Causes stories Unorganized Lower Belt NA Marketing problems marketing system Unorganized Middle Belt NA Marketing problems marketing system Shortage of water Upper Belt NA Shortage of water sources

Step 3: Find out solutions for the problems Solutions

Formation of cooperative societies.

Dhara Vikas.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 5

Formation of One in Nos. All wards Participation Funds 1 cooperative societies. each ward Supply of Dhara Vikas. Nos. As requiredAll wards Participation 2 materials

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Tool 2: BRIEF VILLAGE HISTORY

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: This tool helps the villagers to remind all important events which happened in the village in the past. It also helps villagers of the community to be aware of their effort passing each period of their recent history.

Draw a line on A0 paper. One end of the line will be ‘now’. Explain to the households that this is the History Line

Ask the households to recall key events (positive and negative) throughout history (from the earliest to now) and the year they occurred.

Objectives:  Find out general information and important events in the recent village history.  Identify important events that brought about some economic, social, cultural etc change in the village.  Change in agricultural trend due to these events.

Time Major events Meaning of the village Newar: Pachey – Copper; Khani – Mine name

Village origin (Villagers unable to answer.)

 Kaalo Bhari 1930 – 1954  Missionary School was established.  1947 – Landslide caused damage to property.

1954 – 1974  Major earthquake

1974 – 1994  Primary School was established.

1994 – 2010  Development during Chogyal’s regime.

Future trends and general ideas for long  Marketing centre for local produce. term developmental plan Tool 3: SEASONAL CALENDAR

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Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: A seasonal calendar is a participatory tool to explore seasonal changes (e.g. gender- specific workload, diseases, income, expenditure etc.).

Objectives: Learn about changes in livelihoods over the year and to show the seasonality of agricultural and non agricultural workload, food availability, human diseases, gender- specific income and expenditure, water, forage, credit.

Methods: The VDAP team discuss and fill in the form with the values (quantity, intensity, ¼) for each topic (see sample)

With whom: Mixed group for women and men

Step 1: Assess current situation Intensity: * = Low; *** = Medium; ***** =High

Month Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Livelihood Baisa Jest Asa Shraw Bha As Kar Mangs Pou Ma Falg Chai parameter kh ha dh an dra hoj tik hir sh gh un tra Intensity of *** *** *** *** *** *** *** agriculture * * *** * *** activities ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Agriculture *** *** *** *** *** *** *** work load for * * *** * *** women ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Agriculture *** *** *** *** *** *** *** work load for * * *** * *** men ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Non-agriculture *** *** work load for *** *** * *** * * *** *** *** *** women ** ** Non-agriculture *** *** work load for *** *** * *** * * *** *** *** *** men ** ** *** *** Food scarcity *** * * * * *** * * * * ** **

Income for *** *** *** * * *** *** *** *** *** * *** women ** ** ** *** *** *** * * *** *** *** *** *** * *** Income for men ** ** **

Expenditure for *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * *** *** women ** ** ** ** Expenditure for *** * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** ***

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Credit *** *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * *** * availability ** ** ** **

Prevalence of *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * * * ailments ** ** ** ** Others ….

Step 2: Find out three most important problems and their causes Problems Causes

Marketing Unorganized marketing practices.

Water shortage Lack of proper water sources.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Formation of co-operative societies.

Identification and development of water sources.

Formation of One for Supply of Nos. All wards Participation 1 co-operative societies. each ward material Identification and development of water NA As requiredAll wards Labour MGNREGA 2 sources.

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Tool 4: SECONDARY INFORMATION

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: Secondary information obtained from Census 1991, 2001 and DESME 2005 to be provided by RMDD head-office, but verified during the PRA

Parameter Census 1991 Census 2001 DESME 2005 VDAP 2011 Demography - Total households 449 696 617 450 Total SC households - - - 85 Total ST households - - - 71 Total population 2519 3670 3147 2500 Total SC population 219 284 - 430 Total ST population 114 420 - 413 Average family size 5.61 5 5 5 Landuse in ha - - Irrigated (Khet) -- 160.1 - 20% Unirrigated (Sukha bari) - 298 - 40% Culturable waste (Banjo) - 118 - 30% Cardamom (Alainchi bari) - 249 - - Total area in ha 754 825 - - % Rainfed farming - 66 - 22ha Land holding per capita 0.30 0.22 - Below 1ha Population density (persons per ha) 3.3 4.4 - - Dependency ratio - - - - Terrain Elevation in feet – Min 1300FT 2200FT 4500FT - Elevation in feet – Max 1300FT 2200FT 4500FT - Average Slope in degrees 30 29 - - Main Aspect (N,E,S,W) EAST 2 - - Education - Literacy 54.5 61.4 71.7 82% Workers - Main workers Agricultural laborers - 35 - 67% Cultivators - 954 - 50% Marginal workers - Agricultural laborers - 17 - 23% Cultivators - 319 - 50%

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Chapter 2: Land use planning and land allocation

Tool 5: RESOURCE MAP

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: The Village Resource Map is a tool that helps us to learn about a community and its resource base. The primary concern is not to develop an accurate map but to get useful information about local perceptions of resources. The VDAP members should further develop and detail the content of the map according to what is important to them.

Objectives: To learn the villagers' perception of what natural resources are found in the community and how they are used.

With whom: Female and male focus groups

Step 1: Assess current situation  What resources are abundant? (potential)  What resources are scarce? (constraints)  Does everyone have equal access to land?  Do women have access to land?  What is the quantum of fallow land (land left uncultivated)  Do the poor have access to land?  Where do people go to collect water? Who collects water?  Where do people go to collect firewood? Who collects firewood?  Where do people go to graze livestock?  What kind of development activities do you carry out as a whole community?

Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes Problems Causes No perennial sources. Output of available sources not sufficient. Water shortage. Landowners of water sources refuse to allow repair work. Marketing of village produce. No organized transport and marketing system. People prefer working in MGNREGA or outside Labour for work in the fields. the village.

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Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems

Solutions

Repair of damaged pipelines and construction of additional water supply lines.

Co-operative societies to be formed. SIMFED could collect produce from the village.

Training on new methods of cultivation for higher production of crops.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 5 Repair of damaged pipelines and Once in all Technical construction of Nos. All wards Labour 1 the wards team additional water supply lines. Formation of No. Concerned One All wards Participation 2 co-operative societies Dept Training on new Once in a Resource Yearly All wards Participation 3 agriculture methods. year person

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Chapter 3: Farm production systems

Tool 6: Khet (Maize-Rice cropping pattern)

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess crop production in the Khet system in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Rice and Maize variety use and cultivation techniques

Main crops, main crop varieties Rice: Atthey, Durakhey, Dorkhay and their productivity in the village Maize: Paheli

Productivity= Satisfactory New varieties and their NA productivity in the village Total households involved in khet 30% of total HH. systems in the village Total current area under khet systems in the village in 40% acres/percentage of total land What is the trend of area under rice cultivation over the last ten Decrease in yield. years

Fertilizers used Organic manure.

Disease and insects Beruwa, Maruwa Methods to reduce soil erosion Plantation works and / or to increase soil fertility Existing promising crops and NA varieties Existing promising cultivation Traditional techniques

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Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes

Problems Causes Non perennial water sources. Water shortage Construction of Pakyong Airport has resulted in drying up of many water sources. High cost of cattle. Shortage of cattle for tilling the fields Not enough area for cattle grazing.. Low wages for workers due to low profits. Shortage of Labour Workers opting for MGNREGA work.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Source development of identified water sources. Loans to be given to farmers for purchase of cattle.

Grazing area to be identified and make available for farmers.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Supply of Source Development works Nos. As requiredAll wards Labour 1 materials Concerned Loans for buying cattle. Rs. As requiredAll wards Labour 2 Dept

Grazing area to be identified Concerned Area NA GPU NA 3 and make available for farmers. dept

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Tool 7: Sukha Bari

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Sukha bari crops cultivated in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques

Millet – Phyangray, Murkey, Chari Nangray Main crops, main crop varieties and Dal – Yellow,Black their productivity in the village

Productivity= Satisfactory New varieties and their productivity NA in the village Total households involved in Sukha 70% of total HH bari cultivation in the village Total current area under Sukha bari cultivation in the village in 20 acres/percentage of total land What is the trend of area under Sukha Decrease in productivity. bari cultivation over the last ten years

Fertilizers used Organic manure.

Disease and insects Monkey infestation.

Methods to reduce soil erosion and / Plantation works or to increase soil fertility

Existing promising crops and varietiesNA

Existing promising cultivation Traditional techniques

Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes

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Problems Causes

Rise in monkey infestation Increase in reserved forest area.

Soil erosion No land terracing.

Step 3: Find out the possible solutions for the problems

Solutions

Forest Department to address the issue of monkey infestation.

Land Development works can be done to prevent soil erosion.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Forest Department to Forest address the issue of monkey NA NA GPU Participation 1 Dept infestation. Land Development works Supply of can be done to prevent soil Area As requiredAll wards Labour 2 material erosion.

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Tool 8: Suntola Bagan

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Suntola bagan crops cultivated in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques Main crops, main crop varieties and Mandarin their productivity in the village

Productivity= Satisfactory New varieties and their productivity in NA the village Total households involved in Suntola 35% of total HH. bagan cultivation in the village Total current area under Suntola bagan cultivation in the village in 5 acres/ percentage of total land What is the trend of area under Suntola bagan cultivation over the lastDecrease in production. ten years

Fertilizers used Organic manure.

Disease and insects Ants, wood eating insects Methods to reduce soil erosion and / NA or to increase soil fertility

Existing promising crops and varieties NA Existing promising cultivation Traditional techniques

Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes Problems Causes Villagers unfamiliar with new methods of plantation. Saplings supplied require three Sufficient Training not provided. times transplantation. Verylittle production. Incompatible varieties. Monkey infestation. Increase in reserved forest area.

Step 3: Find out the possible solutions for the problems

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Solutions

Training on plantation techniques of new varieties.

Local, compatible varieties to be supplied.

Forest Department to address the issue of monkey infestation.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Training on plantation Once in a Horticulture techniques of new Yearly All wards Participation 1 year Dept varieties. Local, compatible As per Supply good varieties of saplings to Nos. All wards NA 2 required quality be supplied

Address the issue of NA All wards All wards Participation Forest Dept 3 monkey infestation

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Tool 9: Alainchi Bari

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Alainchi bari crop cultivated in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques

Main crops, main crop varieties and Bharlang their productivity in the village Productivity= Bad New varieties and their productivity NA in the village Total households involved in Alainchi 10% of total HH. bari cultivation in the village Total current area under Alainchi bari cultivation in the village in acres/ 5% percentage of total land What is the trend of area under Alainchi bari cultivation over the last Decrease in production. ten years

Fertilizers used Organic manure

Disease and insects Phurkey, Chirkey Existing promising crops and varieties Kaalo sauney, Ramsai

Existing promising cultivation Traditional techniques

Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes

Problems Causes

Monkey infestation. Increase in forest area.

Water shortage in winter. No perennial water sources.

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Step 3: Find out the possible solutions for the problems

Solutions

Source development of identified water sources.

Forest Department to address the issue of monkey infestation.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Source development of Area As requiredAll wards Labour Raw material 1 identified water sources. Forest Department to address the issue of monkey NA As requiredAll wards Labour Forest Dept 2 infestation.

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Tool 10: Bans Ghari and jungle

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Bans ghari and jungle cultivation in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques

Bamboo – Bhalu Bans, Mali Bans, Choya Bans, Pareng, Main crops, main crop varieties and Newara, Gagan, Dudhilo their productivity in the village Productivity= Satisfactory

New varieties and their productivity NA in the village Total households involved in Bans ghari and jungle cultivation in the 1% village

Total current area under Bans ghari and jungle cultivation in the village in Less than 1% acres/ percentage of total land

What is the trend of area under Bans ghari and jungle cultivation over the Increasing trend last ten years

Fertilizers used Organic manure

Disease and insects NA Methods to reduce soil erosion and / or to increase soil fertility Plantation Existing promising crops and varieties Choya Bans, Pareng

Existing promising cultivation techniques Traditional

Step 2: Find out most important problems and their causes

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Problems Causes Water is not sufficient for household Not enough supply of water consumption hence not sufficient water for the use in cultivation

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions Repairing of water sources

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Once in Supply of Repairing of water sources Area every 3-4 GPU Labour 1 material years

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Tool 11: Kothe Bari (Home garden)

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Kothe bari in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques

Cabbage, leafy vegetables, cauliflower Main crops, main crop varieties and their productivity in the village Productivity= Good.

Onion, Radish New varieties and their productivity in the village Productivity= Good.

Total households involved in Kothe 99% of total HH. bari cultivation in the village

Total current area under Kothe bari in the village in acres/ percentage of 5% total land What is the trend of area under Kothe Decrease in production. bari over the last ten years

Fertilizers used DAP

Disease and insects Ants, Khumley kira, mildew

Methods to reduce soil erosion and / Plantation or to increase soil fertility

Existing promising crops and varietiesRadish.

Existing promising cultivation Traditional. techniques

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Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes Problems Causes

Water shortage in winter. Water supply not sufficient.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Set up a proper reliable water distribution system.

Repair of damaged pipelines.

Construction of water supply Concerned Km 6 All wards Labour 1 lines. department Repair of old and damaged Supply of Km 6 All wards Labour 2 pipelines. materials

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Tool 12: Modern Farming Techniques (Floriculture, Green house etc.)

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess Modern Farming Techniques in the village: level of intensity, variety use, productivity and efficiency  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Crop and crop variety use and cultivation techniques

Tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, leafy vegetables, dallae Main crops, main crop varieties and their productivity in the village Productivity= Satisfactory

New varieties and their productivity in NA the village Total households involved in Modern 15% of total HH. Farming Techniques in the village

Total current area under Modern Farming Techniques in the village in 2% acres/ percentage of total land What is the trend of area under Modern Farming Techniques over the last ten Increase in adoption of modern techniques. years

Fertilizers used Organic manure

Disease and insects White fly, fungus

Methods to reduce soil erosion and / or Plantation to increase soil fertility

Existing promising crops and varieties NA

Existing promising cultivation Traditional and modern techniques

Step 2: Find out the most important problems and their causes

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Problems Causes

Production decreases each year. Low life span. Made of bamboo. Low quality plastic supplied Green houses damaged easily. for Greenhouses. Low durability.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems

Solutions

Supply of high quality plastics.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Once in Supply good Supply of high quality Metersevery 3-4 All wards NA quality 1 plastics. years plastic

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Chapter 4: Livestock

Tool 13: Assessment of livestock

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Identify the most important animals in the village  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Make a matrix to compare different animals, agree on animals to be included, and on comparison criteria to be used Criteria Dairy Poultry Goatery Piggery Others Jersey, Local, Local, Local, Main breeds Local NA Parey Bakatey Vilaiti Current quantity in the 750 10,000 2500 250 NA village Number of household owners 95% 95% 40% 25% NA Annual Income generation in Rs. 6000 Rs. 500 R. 1000 Rs. 4000 NA Rs Disease resistance Kirna Flu Luto Scabies NA Availability of fodder / feed *** ***** ***** ***** NA Raising techniques * * *** *** NA Land availability for raising * ***** *** *** NA animals Village regulations on disease * * * * NA management Veterinary services of district * * * * NA (quality) Veterinary staff in the village * * * * NA

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Type of product Problems Causes success stories Kamal Pradhan of Non-availability of Transportation Chicken Dikling is successfully chicks. problems. running a poultry farm. Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

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Supply of chicks.

Supply of Supply of chicks. Nos. As requiredAll wards Participation 1 chicks

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Chapter 5: Forestry

Tool 14: Assessment of forestry

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Analyze the situation of forest management, utilisation and protection.  Analyze implementation of government programs and development projects  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation  Review existing forests: Reserve Forest, Khasmal, Goucharan  Assess how forests are currently managed, used and protected in the village  Analyze how forestry related activities of governmental programs and of development projects are implemented (what activities, how implemented, achieved results)

Criteria Reserve Forest Khasmal Goucharan

Name Kali Khola Lossing, Bengthang NA

Status (dense, open, Open Degraded NA degraded) Encroachment (none, Large Large NA small, large) Survival of Plantation Average Poor NA (poor, average, good) Name of important Kali Khola Seasonal NA water sources in forests Transparencyof JFMC/EDC (poor, Poor Poor NA average, good) Auction of fallen trees Nil Nil NA (nos per year)

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

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Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes Increase in number of wild animals like monkey, porcupine, deer, bear and wild boar Non availability of food for animals in the has led to increased damage to food crops andjungle livestock.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Plantation of fruit trees in the forests.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Plantation of fruit trees in As per Supply of Nos. All wards Participation 1 the forests. requirement sapling

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Tool 15: Assessment of forest based products (fodder, firewood and NTFP)

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Identify the forests (RF, Khasmal, Goucharan) which are accessed by the villagers  Identify the most important forest based products and related income generation in the village  Identify promising practices and main problems and causes  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation Total quantity Total number of Weekly income Importance Type of product used annually per households generated in Rs Ranking household benefited (1,2,3,4….)

Firewood 200 doko 700 80 2

Fodder 2190 doko 560 120 1

Leaf litter (patkar) NA NA NA NA

Bamboo NA NA NA NA

Cane NA NA NA NA

Others NA NA NA NA

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Type of product Problems Causes Success stories Villagers collect wood Firewood only from dead or NA NA fallen trees. Fodder is only Fodder NA Seasonal available seasonally.

Bamboo NA NA NA

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Fodder plants should be available in lower rates during dry seasons.

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Fodder available in lower As per Supply of Kg All wards Participation 1 rates during dry seasons. requirement plants

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Chapter 6: Economy, marketing and input supply

Tool 16: Assessment of market, trading and inputs supply

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Identify the most important products which are traded (sold and bought) with the village  Identify potentials and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Method: Focus group discussion

Step 1: Assess current situation  What are the most important products (agriculture, horticulture, milk, livestock, forestry products) which are traded with the village? What products are sold? What products are bought?  Identify the village level surplus (quantity), selling price of the farmers  How the products are traded? Within the village, nearest town, on the district market, by local traders, by traders coming from outside the district?  How inputs for agricultural production is provided to the farmers? On local market, nearest town, district market, by traders from outside the district?

Quantity at Selling / How trade takes village level Bought / Buying Price place Priority Name of Product (unit) Sold Village haat, town (1,2,3…) Per day or per month Rs per kg, liter, market, local traders, or per year maund etc traders from outside etc. Rs. 500 per Broom Sold 50 tonnes per year Town market. 1 mann

Chicken Sold 200 nos. per year Rs. 80 per kg Village haat 2 50 quintal per Rs. 500 per Ginger Sold Town market 3 year mann

Tomatoes Sold 10 tonnes per yearRs. 15 per kg Town market 4 15 quintal per Cabbage Sold Rs. 6 per kg Town market 5 year

VegetableOil Bought 5 litres/HH/month Rs 82 per litre Town market 1 20 kg per HH per Salt (for cattle) Bought Rs. 6 per kg Town market 2 month

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50 kg per HH per Fodder Bought Rs. 17 per kg Town market 3 month 50 kg per HH per Rice Bought Rs. 20 per kg Town market 4 month 30kg per HH per Vegetables(Assorted) Bought Rs. 15 per kg Town market 5 month

Step 2: Figure out the best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes High transportation costs due to individual Low profits. transactions.

Low market rates. SIMFED gives lower rates than market.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Co-operative society to be formed for better marketing. SIMFED to give better rates for crops.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Department Formation of Nos. As requiredAll wards Participation should help 1 co-operative societies in formation SIMFED to give better Rates Once in All wards Participation SIMFED 2 rates for crops. % one season

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Tool 17: Assessment of credit

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Identify and rank the important credit providing sources accessed by the villagers  Identify potentials and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Method: Ranking

Step 1: Assess current situation Give relative scores from 1 to 10

Final Need for Annual Interest Repayment Credit institutions Paper work Total amount ranking guarantees rate certainty (1,2,3,4….)

Bank 10 10 2 25000-5000010 6

Money lender 2 2 10 5000-10000 10 3

Relative 2 2 2 5000-10000 2 2

SHGs 6 2 6 5000-10000 10 4

Neighbour 2 2 2 3000-5000 2 1 Cooperative 10 10 2 5000-10000 10 5 society

Samaj NA NA NA NA NA NA

Others … NA NA NA NA NA NA

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Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes Village people don’t use much of bank Banks and other financial institute are far from services the settlements

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the problems Solutions

Banks should establish in an area where it is easier for people to commute.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Establishing bank in Labour/ Monetary Area One Near BAC 1 approachable area land help

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Chapter 7: Participatory wealth assessment

Tool 18: Wealth ranking Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Identify and understand the poverty status in the village using a state wide criteria of wealth  Understand the asset ownership pattern, income sources and expenditures of different categories or wealth groups  Address livelihood concerns for different wealth groups in the community especially the poor  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Method: Ranking

With whom: Some key informants who know the community well. The exercise is facilitated by 2 members of the facilitation team.

State wide criteria for each wealth category While ranking the households into wealth groups, the critical criteria to be used is “Annual Household Income”, all other criteria indicated in the matrix below related to “land ownership”, “housing”, assets etc are only advisory or indicative in nature. Criteria 1. Well to do 2. Middle class 3. Poor 4. Very poor Household income (`) More than ` 100,000 ` 45,000 – 100,000 ` 15000 – 45,000 Less than ` 15,000 Productive Land More than 5 and upto More than half and More than 10 acres Upto half acre ownership (acres) 10 acres upto 5 acre 1. MR / Contractual 1. Regular Govt. job Govt. job Landless/Near Landless 2. Private job Agriculture labour 2. Private job (Worker Agriculture labour Main source (Managerial Level) (khetala) level) (khetala) of income 3. Big contractor (1st 3. Petty contractor -3rd grade) MGNREGA wages 4. Petty shop / MGNREGA wages 4. Big shop / business Income business Rarely agriculture Sometimes agriculture Mainly agriculture Mainly Agriculture source Khetala labour (khetala) labour (khetala) labour (khetala) labour (khetala) Rarely MGNREGA Often MGNREGA Regular Regular MGNREGA MGNREGA worker worker MGNREGA worker worker Subsistence farming Farming Mostly subsistence Sharecropping (adhia / Commercial farming and sharecropping type farming kutia) (adhia / kutia) Housing Pucca Pucca Semi Pucca / KutchaSemi Pucca / Kutcha Mostly own Private fourSometimes own Taxi Assets (Vehicle) Nil Nil wheeler four wheeler Step 1: Assess current situation

A) Wealth ranking

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Give the household numbers Gram Panchayat Ward wise for all the 4 wealth class After the household number add the identification status in brackets i.e. local, non local (having Voters Id) and others (non local not having Voter’s Id) in bracket (L/NL/O). Others signify foreign nationals.

Total of Non-Local Total of HH Household numbers (L/NL/O) Total of all Wealth class Local Name of Ward Having Not having HH HH Voter’s Voter’s ID ID

1. BENGTHANG LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO = 9,10,11,12,14,18,19,22,23,35,38,42,47,52,57, 61,62,68,69,70,84,90,101,102, 121,122,124. 27 27 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 00 00 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD - H. NO= NIL

2. LOSSING LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 10,11,14(1),16,17,18,28,29,31,33,36, 00 48,56,64,76,92,94 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 1. Well to do H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD 00 H.NO= NIL 17 17 3. DIKILING PACHEYKHANI 01 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 30, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 45, 52, 53, 55, 89, 29 95, 96, 112, 120, 125, 131, 40(1). 28 00 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 17 4. RORTHANG 07 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO=12, 26, 27(2), 38, 43, 44(2), 50(2), 51(1), 52(1), 56(6), 57(1), 58(2), 59(1), 60, 65(1), 76(1), 93(1), 107(1), 107(6), 20 00 27 112(1). LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD

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H.NO= 14, 55(3), 68, 69, 70(1), 77, 83.

Total 92 08 00 100

1. BENGTHANG LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO = 1, 3, 13, 24, 26, 34, 48, 49, 50, 58, 63, 64, 65, 66, 72, 87, 103, 107. 18 18 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 00 00 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD - H. NO= NIL

2. LOSSING LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 5, 7, 19, 34, 55, 58, 68, 69, 72, 83, 84, 90, 91, 95. LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL 2. Middle NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD 01 00 class H.NO= 65 14 15 3. DIKILING PACHEYKHANI 00 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 7, 10, 23, 16, 27, 31, 41, 43, 48, 54, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 83, 86, 91, 93, 113, 116, 119, 121, 123, 124, 129(1), 29 129(2). 29 00 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= NIL 4. RORTHANG 07 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO=9(1), 13, 15, 49, 54, 2(2), 3(1), 6(1), 13, 16, 19, 33(2), 34(1), 37, 39(1), 41(1), 42(1), 63(2), 71(1), 72, 74(1), 74(4), 79, 84(2), 85(1), 88(2), 40 00 47 88(6), 91(1), 103(1), 111(1). LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 17, 17(2), 18, 35, 36, 54, 78. Total 101 08 00 109 3. Poor 1. BENGTHANG 51 05 57 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO = 2, 4, 3, 7, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 46, 53, 54, 55, 60, 67, 71,

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75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91, 100, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 01 112, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 125. LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H. NO= 73. 2. LOSSING LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 1, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 52, 53, 59, 67, 74, 78, 80, 81, 82, 87, 88, 89, 93. 35 00 04 39 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= NIL 3. DIKILING PACHEYKHANI 01 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 4, 9, 14, 26, 39, 47, 49, 58, 59, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 82, 84, 85, 88, 90, 92, 98, 101, 103, 104, 106, 115, 118(1), 118(2), 130. 29 14 44 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 56

4. RORTHANG LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 4(1), 4(2), 5, 7, 8, 16(1), 16(2), 17, 23, 30(2), 36, 45, 53, 56, 15, 20, 22, 27(1), 02 28, 45, 104(1). 21 25 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 02 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 14, 14(2), 35, 55, 58, 21, 23, 26, 43, 44, 49, 81, 86(1).

Total 136 04 25 165 1. BENGTHANG 01 4. Very poor LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO = 5,8,43, 51,56,77,106 00 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 07 08 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H. NO= NIL .

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2. LOSSING 03 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 21, 30, 32, 39, 46, 48(2), 49, 51(2), 54, 57, 03 60, 66, 70, 77, 79, 86. 16 32 LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 45, 63, 73. 3. DIKILING PACHEYKHANI 00 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 28, 29, 32, 46, 57, 64, 65, 87, 94. LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 04 09 13 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= NIL

4. RORTHANG 01 LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 2, 6, 8, 21, 22, 29, 32, 47, 2(1), 7, 12. LOCAL /NO VOTER CARD, 11 06 18 H.NO= NIL NON LOCAL /WITH VOTER CARD H.NO= 11.

Total 43 05 13 61 Grand Total: 372 25 38 435

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B) Trend in economic development After the Census House Number, add the identification status i.e. local, non local in brackets (L/NL/O).

Trend over last 5 Census House Reasons years Numbers (L/NL/O)

Rorathang – 29 Head of the family diet in road accident Households showing decline in well being Rorathang - 32 Spent all money on alcohol.

Households Dikling Pacheykhani - 52 Successfully running a shop. showing improvement in Dikling - 45 He is a Superintending Engineer in the Govt. of Sikkim. well being

C) Number of landless agricultural worker households A landless agricultural worker household is one in which no member owns land either himself/herself or through his parents, and one or more adults earn their livelihood from agricultural wage work as casual worker (khetala) or share cropper (adhidar, kutiadar) or Taungyadar (forest villager).

After the household number add the identification status in brackets i.e. local, non local, others in bracket (L/NL/O).

Total of Non Local HH Gram Panchayat Census House Number Total of Total of all Ward (L/NL/O) Local HH HH Having Not having Voter’s ID Voter’s ID

Bengthang NA NA NA NA NA

Lossing Na NA NA NA NA

Dikling Pacheykhani NA NA NA NA NA

Rorathang NA NA NA NA NA Grand Total

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Chapter 8: Organization development

Tool 19: Venn diagram

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: The Venn Diagram shows institutions, organisations, groups and important individuals found in the village, as well as the villagers view of their importance in the community. Additionally the diagram explains who participates in these groups in terms of gender and wealth. The institutional relationship diagram also indicates how close the contact and cooperation between those organisations and groups is.

Objectives:  Identify external and internal organisations/groups/important persons active in the community  Identify who participates in local organisations/institutions by gender and wealth  Figure out how the different organisations and groups relate to each other in terms of contact, co-operation, and flow of information and provision of services.

Step 1: Assess current situation Institutional Venn Diagram of Pacheykhani GPU

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Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes

No proper treatment of diseases. No specialist present. Only General physicians.

Quality of education is low. Non-motivated teachers.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems

Solutions

Improvement of healthcare.

Improvement in quality of education.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

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Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Improvement of Concerned NA GPU GPU Participation 1 healthcare. Dept Improvement in quality Concerned NA All schools GPU Participation 2 of education. Dept

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Tool 20: Assessment of SHGs

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: The SHGs play in important role in providing internal lending and credit to the poor as well as facilitating collective initiatives. SHGs can be formed under Governmental programs like SGSY under SREDA, by NGOs, by missionary organizations, by banks like NABARD, and others like SIMFED, ICAR etc. We do a ranking of the SHGs to identify which ones are the best performing and why.

Objectives:  Identify SHGs active in the community, who has formed them and which activities they undertake  Assess the role of SHGs in providing incomes to the poor  Identify potentials and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

Step 1: Assess current situation One SHG in one row, provide details in the box Assess the ranking of the SHG in providing incomes to the Poor (1= best ….)

Internal Name of Representation Type of Final Year of of poor HH lending Name of SHGs parent (often, income ranking formation (adequate, average, sometimes, (1, 2, 3, 4….) organization inadequate) activities rare) Vegetable 1. Surya Udai 2006 SRDA Adequate Often 1 growing Vegetable 2. Lali Guras 2007 SRDA Adequate Often 2 growing

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

Best practices / Success stories:

Women have become independent hence helping them in the education of their children.

Problems Causes Population explosion, Construction of the Water shortage Airport Non availability of Green Houses to the No help from the Agriculture and Horticulture SHGs. Dept.

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Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Construction of water harvesting tanks

Help from the Agriculture and Horticulture Dept.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3

Construction of water Supply of Nos. As requiredAll wards Labour 1 harvesting tanks material Coordinate Help from the Agriculture and NA As requiredAll wards Labour and 2 Horticulture Dept. cooperate

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Chapter 9: Housing and basic amenities

Tool 21: Assessment of housing

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: Houses are classified based on the type of wall (bhitta) and type of roof (chaana). The walls of the houses could be made of chitra, ekra with mud plaster, ekra with cement plaster, wooden planks, stone, bricks etc, while the roof could be made of plastic sheet, bamboo, drum sheet, wooden planks, GCI sheet, RCC etc

Objectives:  Assess the housing status in the village  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

With whom: Mixed male and female group

Step 1: Assess current situation  What is the current housing situation in the village? How many local households are still staying in Kutcha houses?  A Kutcha house has a roof made up of Chitra, Siru, Tarpaulin or Drum sheet. A house with GCI roof is either a Semi-pucca or a Pucca house.  Get details of the households (Locals, Non locals, Others) still staying in Kutcha houses  Get details of the households still staying in Kutcha houses

House type Total of Total House Total of Non Total S. No. Wall type Roof type Locals Others category Locals HH HH (bhitta) (chaana) HH HH Chitra, Ekra or Chitra, Siru, 1 Stone with Mud Tarpaulin, DrumKutcha 44 19 0 63 plaster sheet Ekra or Stone Semi 2 GCI 86 25 17 132 with Mud plaster Pucca Ekra or Stone 3 with Cement GCI Pucca 125 46 0 171 plaster 4 Wooden planks GCI Pucca 0 0 0 0 Stone, Bricks 5 with Cement RCC Pucca 92 7 0 99 plaster Grand Total347 97 17 465

For the households staying in Kutcha houses as detailed in S. No. 1 above, provide GPW

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Identification Status (Yes/No) Census Name of Head of S. No. Gram Panchayat Ward House Household (as per Census Non local Others Local No Voter No. house listing) VoterId Id 1 Dadhi ram adhikari No No Dikling pacheykhani 2 Yes 2 Dikling pacheykhani 6 Chabi lall sharma No No Yes 3 Dikling pacheykhani 14 Bishnu pd chettri Yes No No 4 Dikling pacheykhani 32 Sarabjit chettri Yes No No 5 Dikling pacheykhani 46 Dilleswari dahal Yes No No 6 Dikling pacheykhani 64 Bal bdr chettri Yes No No 7 Dikling pacheykhani 65 Bhim bdr. pradhan Yes No No 8 Dikling pacheykhani 82 Nawraj poudyali Yes No No 9 Dikling pacheykhani 88 Maita bdr. gurung Yes No No 10 Dikling pacheykhani 113 Punya pd. dahal Yes No No 11 Dikling pacheykhani 114 Kumar chettri No No Yes 12 Dikling Pacheykhani 117 Dipak subba No No Yes 13 Rorathang 2 Indra bdr. pradhan No Yes No 14 Rorathang 18 Pranesh tamang No No Yes 15 Rorathang 21 Ramesh kr. darnal Yes No No 16 Rorathang 22 Amit pradhan Yes No No 17 Rorathang 32 Khush narayan pradhan Yes No No 18 Rorathang 34 Mon bdr. darjee No No Yes 19 Rorathang 42(1) Dillip thapa No No Yes 20 Rorathang 42(2) Krishna bdr. itral No No Yes 21 Lossing 1 Ram bdr. Tamang Yes No No 22 Lossing 2 Shyam bdr. Rai No No Yes 23 Lossing 8 Bom bdr. Jogi No No No 24 Lossing 12 Lakpa tamang No No No 25 Lossing 30 Gopal chettri No No No 26 Lossing 32 Chindu bhutia No Yes No 27 Lossing 35 Rohit chettri No No No 28 Lossing 39 Karna rai No No No 29 Lossing 43 Bhoj raj rai No No No 30 Lossing 44 Hasta bdr. Mangar No No No 31 Lossing 45 Sancha maya subba No Yes No

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32 Lossing 46 Ash bdr. Rai No No No 33 Lossing 48 Sangay palden bhutia No No No 34 Lossing 49 Pema bhutia No No No 35 Lossing 50 Biren subba No No No 36 Lossing 51 Kharka bdr. Mangar No No No 37 Lossing 54 Khara nanda sharma No No No 38 Lossing 57 Nim rothi subba No No Yes 39 Lossing 59 Hari maya chettri No No No 40 Lossing 62 Mani kr. Subba No No Yes 41 Lossing 63 Dilli ram rijal No Yes No 42 Lossing 66 Ramesh panday No No No 43 Lossing 70 Dhan bir kami No No No 44 Lossing 71 Gagan kami No No Yes 45 Lossing 73 Pavitra devi sharma No Yes No 46 Lossing 77 Govinda sharma No No No 47 Lossing 78 citral al sharma No No No 48 Lossing 79 arka bdr. Gajmer No No No 49 Lossing 86 Suresh gajmer No No No 50 Lossing 96 Till bikram chettri No No Yes 51 Bengthang 5 Bhim pd. sharma y n n 52 Bengthang 17 Dil kr. subba n n y 53 Bengthang 25 Harka bdr. chettri y n n 54 Bengthang 29 Mahendra chettri y n n 55 Bengthang 33 Gurga man chettri y n n 56 Bengthang 43 Ganesh kr. chettri y n n 57 Bengthang 46 Padam bdr.rai y n n 58 Bengthang 51 Krishna bdr. chettri y n n 59 Bengthang 56 Dilli ram chettri y n n 60 Bengthang 77 Mangal jeet rai y n n 61 Bengthang 106 Santa kr. sharma y n n

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Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Kuccha House beneficiaries are getting Pucca House under CMRHM, MMAY,IAY and other housing scheme.

Problems Causes

Some of the people still in a katcha house They haven’t got the benefits

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

CMRHM, MMAY,IAY

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 As required Concerned CMRHM, MMAY,IAY Nos. in all the All wards Participation 1 Dept wards

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Tool 22: Assessment of drinking water sources and water supply

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: Springs are the main source of drinking water. The water from springs is stored in storage tanks and distributed using GI pipes to individual households. Winter months from Dec to Mar are the lean months when the discharge of springs reduces and consequently there is water scarcity.

Objectives:  Assess the status of drinking water sources  Assess the status of drinking water supply system  Identify main problems related to drinking water sources and supply system  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

With whom: Mixed male and female group

Step 1: Assess current situation  Which are the 5 most important drinking water sources and what is their status?  Which are the important drinking water supply lines and what is their status? Is there leakage in the pipes or in the storage tanks?

Give status of 5 most important drinking water sources in the box Is there water Located in Private Is the discharge No of HH scarcity in Water source Name GPW name land or Forest declining in dependent winter? Yes / land winter? Yes / No No Dam Lakha Lossing 35 Private Yes Yes Limboo Dikling 50 Private Yes Yes Source Pacheykhani Luksom Source Pacheykhani 70 Private Yes Yes Kali Khola Bengthang 203 Forest No No

Give details of 5 most important drinking water supply lines in the box

* For the last two columns indicating Status provide values from 3 options namely (Good condition, Needs urgent repairs, Needs minor repairs)

Water supply line Year of Name of the No of HH *Status of *Status of GPW name name creation water source dependent GI pipes storage tank

Dam Lakha to 2010 Dam Lakha Losing 35 Good Good Upper Losing East Dikling to 2010 Airport Source Losing 25 Good Good Lower Losing Luksom dhara to 2010 Luksom Dhara Pacheykhani 70 Good Good

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Pacheykhani

Kali Khola to Minor Middle 2007 Kali Khola Bengthang 40 Good repairs Bengthang Bag dhara to 2009 Bagdhara Rorathang Total HH Good Good Rorathang

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes Water shortage in Pacheykhani and Storage tank present at Mandal Dhara but no Bengthang pipeline.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Pipeline to be laid at Mandal Dhara to supply water to Pacheykhani and Bengthang.

Construction on new pipeline from Bagdhara to Bengthang and Rorathang.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Pipeline to be laid at Mandal Pacheykhani, Supply of Dhara to supply water to Km 1 Labour 1 Bengtahng materials Pacheykhani and Bengthang. Construction on new pipeline Bengtang Supply of from Bagdhara to Bengthang Km 1 and Labour 2 materials and Rorathang. Rorathang

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Tool 23: Assessment of sanitation and waste management

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Description: Functional toilets in homes, schools, hospitals etc play an important role in ensuring total sanitation. Rising rural disposable incomes combined with the increasing outreach of packaged goods has made waste management a formidable challenge. Scattered nature of this waste and limited quantity make its management as a business model not easy.

Objectives:  Assess the status of sanitation in homes and schools  Assess the status of solid waste management in the village  Identify main problems related to sanitation and solid waste management  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities

With whom: Mixed male and female group

Step 1: Assess current situation  Which are the houses which do not have functional toilets?  Which are the main locations where solid waste is currently disposed? Is there a collection and disposal system in place anywhere in the village?

Which households do not have toilets and why? Name of Head of Census House Why is the toilet not S. No. Gram Panchayat Ward Household (as per Census No. there? Reason house listing) NA NA NA NA NA

Status of Solid Waste Management in the GPW Is there a collection Is it becoming a Gram Panchayat Where is the solid waste system? Write Yes or serious problem? Ward currently disposed No Write Yes or No Pacheykhani No Incineration, Jhora Yes Lossing No Incineration, Jhora Yes Dikling Pacheykhani No Incineration, Jhora Yes Bengthang No Incineration, Jhora Yes Rorathang No Incineration, Jhora Yes

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Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes

Accumulation of garbage in Rorathang. No garbage collection present.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Awarenessregarding dangers of throwing garbage in jhoras.

Training in making compost pits.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Awarenessregarding Once in a Resource dangers of throwing Yearly All wards Participation 1 year person garbage in jhoras. Training in making Twice in a Resource Yearly All wards Participation 2 compost pits. year person

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Chapter 10: Education and health

Tool 24: Assessment of education

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Describe the situation of education for the village  Identify main problems related to school education  Figure out appropriate solutions and related activities

With whom: Mixed male and female focus group

Step 1: Assess current situation  What is the current situation of education in the village? Where the children go to school for the different levels (P=Primary, M=Middle, S=Secondary, H=Higher Secondary)?  What is the status of private schools and tuition services?

Current status of education infrastructure (one school in one row)

Number Number Level Gram Panchayat Government or Name of the school (P,M,S,HS of of Ward privately owned ) students teachers Duga Lakha Junior M Chalangthang Government 400 18 High School Vidyabharati P Dikling Pacheykhani Private 60 6 Sanskrit Paathshaala HS Dikling Pacheykhani Government 250 7 Pacheykhani High S Pacheykhai Government 345 19 School Evershine School P Pacheykhani Private 30 5 VenusAcademy P Bengthang Private 40 5 Rorathang Junior High M Rorathang Government 300 18 School VenusAcademy P Rorathang Private 60 5 Christian Mission N/A Rorathang Private 20 3 School

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

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Best practices / Success stories:

Madan Dhakal of Duga Lakha School is a Heart Specialist working for the Government of Sikkim.

Nirkala Chettri of Dikling Senior School is working as a nurse in AIIMS, Delhi.

Jiwan Chettri of Dikling Senior School is currently working on his PhD in Denmark.

Problems Causes

Books not available on time. Suppliers inefficient. Students are unable to adjust to frequent transfers of teachers especially in the middle of Proper student-teacher interactions. the year. Also, many teachers are inexperienced in handling the students. Shortage of drinking water and no water in No proper water supply lines. toilets.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Books to be supplied on time.

Teachers should not be transferred mid-term.

Construction of proper water supply lines.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Books Books to be supplied on time. Nos. Every year All schools NA supplied on 1 time

Teachers should not be Concerned NA NA All schools NA 2 transferred mid-term. Dept

Construction of proper water Km As requiredAll schools NA Funds 3 supply lines.

Tool 25: Assessment of health care

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Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Describe the situation of health care and disability in the village  Identify main problems related to health care  Figure out appropriate solutions and related activities

With whom: Mixed male and female focus group

Step 1: Assess current situation  What are the important diseases and disabilities in the village?  What is the current status of health care in the village?

Current status of diseases and disabilities No. of No. of Gram Panchayat Main disabilities Main diseases individuals individuals Ward (laata, langda, andha, affected kana etc.) Affected TB 3 Lossing laata, langda 2 Asthma 7 Dikling Pacheykhani - - - - TB 1 Pacheykhani laata, langda, andha 4 Diabetes 5 Bengthang Diabetes 5 laata, langda, andha 5 Rorathang TB 7 laata, langda, andha 4

Current status of health care

Name of the hospital Gram Panchayat Ward Facilities available Staff available

Nurse – 2 Rorathang Dispensary Rorathang Medicines Compounder – 1

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

Best practices / Success stories:

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Problems Causes

Shortage of medicines. Dispensary is not stocked well.

Improper treatment in Dispensary. Inexperienced nurses. No doctor present.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Supply of medicines to dispensary.

Appointment of an experienced doctor.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities) Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 3 Check on Supply of medicines to As per the Rorathang the supply Nos. NA 2 dispensary. requirementDispensary of medicines Appointment of an Rorathang Appointing Nos. 2 NA 1 experienced doctor. Dispensary doctors

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Chapter 11: Infrastructure

Tool 26: Assessment of connectivity and transportation

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Analyze the existing conditions of physical connectivity (roads, bridges, footpaths) virtual connectivity (mobile connectivity) in order to identify the measures to improve it  Assess the public transportation system and the options available  Identify main problems related to physical and virtual connectivity  Figure out appropriate solutions and related activities

With whom: Mixed male and female focus group

Step 1: Assess current situation  Draw the roads and bridges on the prepared village resourcemap  Assess the status of connectivity of the Gram Panchayat Wards  Identify the most important roads and bridges in terms of economic development of the village  Review the quality of roads, bridges, footpaths, mobile network, internet network

Current status of transportation options, Gram Panchayat Ward Wise Gram Panchayat Dikling Lossing Pacheykhani Bengthang Rorathang Ward Pacheykhani Shared jeep service Number of jeeps 02 NA 07 05 03 8:00 am 6:00 am 6:00 am 7:30 am Time of departure NA onwards onwards onwards onwards Till 7:00 Time of return NA Till 5:00 pm Till 5:00 pm Till 2:30 pm pm Destinations covered Pakyong NA Pakyong Pakyong Pakyong Distance to nearest 8 km NA 9 km 10 km 19 km town One way fare in Rs Rs. 30 NA Rs. 20 Rs. 10 Rs. 30 SNT Bus service Time of departure NA NA 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am Time of return NA NA 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm Destinations covered NA NA Gangtok Gangtok Gangtok One way fare in Rs NA NA Rs. 10 Rs. 10 Rs. 20 Private Number of 4 wheelers 0 0 30 07 04 Number of 2 wheelers 0 0 02 04 0

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Current status of physical connectivity infrastructure

Current status of connectivity infrastructure, Gram Panchayat Ward Wise Status (good Distance to Gram Panchayat Connected Name of Type (SPWD, condition, Yet to be nearest Ward by road (Yes nearest town PMGSY, NH, carpeted, needs urgent / No) town in km etc) repairs, needs minor repairs) 04 km Needs urgent Lossing Yes Pakyong SPWD repairs Dikling Pachyekhani Yes Pakyong 08 km PMGSY Good 10 km Needs urgent Pacheykhani Yes Pakyong SPWD repairs. 09 km Needs urgent Bengthang Yes Pakyong SPWD repairs 10 km Needs urgent Rorathang Yes Pakyong SPWD repairs

Use one row for one road, bridge, footpath etc. Incase the GPW is not connected by road, indicate “no road” in the “Name of the road” column.

A) Roads (one road in one row) Type Status (good condition, Location of Gram Panchayat Name of the road (SPWD, yet to be carpeted, needs frequent Ward PMGSY, NH, urgent repairs, needs minor etc) repairs) landslides Pakyong-Rorathang Middle Pacheykhani SPWD Needs urgent repairs Road Chalamthang Pakyong-Mamring Pacheykhani SPWD Yet to be carpeted - Road Kamal Turning to Lossing PMGSY Good - Dikling School Pakyong-Rorathang Bengthang SPWD Needs urgent repairs Kit Turning Road Pakyong-Rorathang Rorathang SPWD Needs urgent repairs - Road

B) Bridges ( one bridge in one row) Status (good Gram Panchayat Name of the Name of the bridge Type (wooden, condition, needs urgent Ward stream / river iron, RCC etc) repairs, needs minor repairs) Khola Bridge Pacheykhani Ruley Khola RCC Needs urgent

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repairs

C) Footpaths ( one footpath in one row) Type Status (good condition, Gram Panchayat Length in (CCFP, stone Name of the footpath needs urgent repairs, needs soling, Ward feet minor repairs) kutcha, etc) Bharlang to Pacheykhai Bengthang 02 km CCFP Good School Mangar Gaon to Bengthang 750 m CCFP Needs minor repairs Pacheykhani School Panchayal Bhawan to Bengthang 500 m CCFP Needs urgent repairs Neopani Gaon Sai Mandir to Chalamthang Pacheykhani 500 m CCFP Good Road Chalamthang Road to Pacheykhani 200 m CCFP Good Crematorium Shed Tiktikay Golai Ratomatey Rorathang 1 ½ km CCFP Good Golai Ratomatey Golai to Rorathang 500 m CCFP Good Khatiwara Gaon Kaijaley Dhara to Pekural Rorathang 250 m CCFP Good Gaon Barpipal to Choda House, Lossing 02 km CCFP Good PMGSY Road Barpipal to Bhotey Khola Lossing 01 km CCFP Needs urgent repairs

Current status of virtual connectivity infrastructure

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A) Virtual connectivity (mobile network)

Dependable Mobile Location of reliable Distance of Gram Panchayat Ward networks internet service internet in km Lossing Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Pakyong 04 km Airtel, BSNL, Reliance, Dikling Pachyekhani ICAR 07 km Vodafone, Pacheykhani NA NA NA Bengthang Airtel, BSNL, Reliance GPK O km Rorathang Airtel, Vodafone Pakyong 10 km

Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes

Damaged and incomplete roads. Landslides.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Repair of damaged roads.

Completion of existing roads.

Repair of damaged Supply of Km As required GPU Labour 1 roads. materials

Completion of existing Pakyong-Mamring Supply of Km Pacheykhani Labour 2 roads. Road materials

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Tool 27: Assessment of irrigation and flood control system

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Assess the situation of the existing minor irrigation channels, drainage measures, flood control works (Jhora Training Works- JTW)  Identify the demands of the villagers to expand existing irrigation infrastructure  Identify main problems related to infrastructure and management  Figure out appropriate solutions and related activities

With whom: Mixed male and female focus group

Step 1: Assess current situation  Draw all minor irrigation channels, important sources and streams on the prepared village resourcemap

A) Minor Irrigation Channel (MIC)

Name of the MC MIC at Roarathang

Gram Panchayat Ward Rorathang Status (defunct, functional) Functional Yearof creation 2010

Type (RCC, Earthen etc) RCC Length (feet) 350 m Source of water Bharlang Irrigated area during 13 hal summer(acre) Irrigated area during 5 hal winter (acre) HH benefited 5 Maintenance (in good condition, needs urgent repairs, In good condition. needs minor repairs)

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B) Drainage measures

Name of the Drainage Drainage works at Losing Measure

Gram Panchayat Ward Losing Status (defunct, functional) Functional Yearof creation 2010

Type (CC, Plum etc) CC Length (feet) 2 km Source of water Vishnu Kumar Jhora HH benefited 20 Maintenance (in good condition, needs urgent repairs, Good condition needs minor repairs)

C) Flood Control Work (Jhora Training Work)

Name of the Flood JTW at Bharlang PAchey Control Work (JTW) khola

Gram Panchayat Ward Pacheykhani Status (defunct, functional) Functional Yearof creation 2009

Type (CC, Plum etc) Plum Length (feet) 300 ft Source of water Rain water HH benefited 5 Maintenance (in good condition, needs urgent repairs, Needs minor repairs needs minor repairs) Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes

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Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes

Shortage of water for irrigation. Shortage of MICs.

Land damaged by landslides. Shortage of Jhora training works.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions

Construction of footpaths.

Jhora Training works

Construction of MICs Nos. As requiredAll wards Labour Funds 1

Jhora Training Works Nos. As requiredAll wards Labour Funds 2

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Chapter 12: Other issues

Tool 28: Assessment of women issues

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Help women to identify and discuss on the solutions to improve their living and working condition in the village  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities Method:  Focus group discussion With whom:  Female focus group with female facilitator

Step 1: Assess current situation

What are the typical women activities

MGNREGA works, SHGs, Farming, Livestock

What are the main income sources of women

Vegetablecultivation, MGNREGA works

What are the women organizations in the village

SHGs, Women Co-operative societies

Current status of child care (Anganwadi / ICDS)

Name of the Anganwadi Gram Panchayat Ward Facilities available Staff available / ICDS Food, monthly health Lossing ICDS Lossing 2 checks Dikling Pacheykhani Food, monthly health Dikling Pacheykhani 2 ICDS checks Pacheykhani ICDS Pacheykhani Food, first aid 2 Bengtang ICDS Bengthang Food, first aid 2 Food, monthly health Rorathang ICDS Rorathang 2 checks

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Step 2: Figure out promising practices, potentials, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Problems Causes

No seating for children. Not supplied.

Rice and dal not given regularly. Supply is not regular.

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems Solutions Supply seats for the children. Ensure food is supplied on time.

Supply of Supply seats for the children. Nos. As requiredAll ICDS NA 1 seats

Ensure food is supplied on Every Check on Monthly All ICDS NA 2 time. month the supply

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Tool 29: Assessment of climate change

Number of participants: 37 male: 22 female: 15

Objectives:  Help to better understand the patterns of climate change  Help to better understand the impacts of climate change on livelihoods  Help to identify and discuss on the solutions to improve adaptation to climate change impacts  Identify promising practices and main problems  Figure out appropriate solutions and activities Method:  Focus group discussion

With whom: Mixed male and female focus group

Step 1: Assess current situation

What are the perceptions of changes in climate? Past = Ten years back (Year 2000) Present = (Year 2010) Intensity = * = Low; ** = Medium; *** =High

Weather Trends A M J J A S O N D J F M Events

Present ** ** * * * * * * * * * * Rainfall ** ** ** ** ** Past * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Present ** * * * * * * * * * * * Storm ** ** Past * * * * * * * * * * * **

Present ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dry Period * * * * ** * * * * * * *

Past * * * * * * * * * * * *

Warm Present ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Temperature Past * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** Cold Present ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * * * Temperature Past * * * * * * * * ** ** ** **

What are the impacts of climate change on or due to?

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Water sources The number of water sources has decreased.

Seed storage Seeds stored tend to spoil faster. High intensity of The intensity of rainfall had increased. rainfall

Increased storms, There has been a shift in the months of occurrence of storms. hailstorms etc

Winter drought The duration of winter drought has increased.

Disease and pest There has been an increase in disease and pest attack. attack

Health There is a decrease in diseases due to improved healthcare.

What are the successful adaptation measures to climate change?

Water sector Source development of many water sources have been carried out.

Agriculture sector MICs have been constructed for irrigation of fields.

Horticulture sector Greenhouses have been supplied to farmers.

Livestock sector No change.

Jhora Training Works and Plantation have been carried out to reduce Natural calamities landslides.

Health sector Medicines available for seasonal diseases.

Others NA

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Step 2: Figure out best practices, success stories, important problems and their causes Best practices / Success stories:

Kamal Pradhan of Dikling is successfully running a poultry business.

Champa Basnett of Chalangtam is successfully rearing cattle.

Tikaram of Losing is the 2nd highest producer of honey in Sikkim.

Problems Causes

Water shortage. Water sources drying up.

Landslides destroying property. Heavy rainfall

Step 3: Find out possible solutions for the three problems

Solutions

Dhara Vikas.

Jhora Training works.

Step 4: Identify relevant activities to tackle the problems or to expand the success stories (Attention: it is important to rank the priority of the activities)

Contribution Priority Activity Unit Quantity Location Village External 1 to 5

Suitable Supply of Dhara Vikas. Nos. Once Labour 1 area materials Supply of Jhora Training works. Yearly Once All wards Labour 2 material

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Appendix 1. Ward wise maps with details of housing, wealth category, identification status (house nos need to match with house listing) 2. House Listing sheet for the whole GPU

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HOUSELISTING OF LOSSING PACHEKHANI WARD

NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD HOUSE NO. 1. RAM KR. TAMANG 1 2. SHYAMBDR. RAI 2 3. SOM BDR. TAMANG 4 4. TEK BIR TAMANG 5 5. KARNA BDR. JOGI 6 6. BOM DDR. JOGI 7 7. SUK BDR. MANGAR 8 8. TULA RAM SHARMA 9 9. BHAWANISHARMA 10 10. LAKPA TAMANG 11 11. LEELA DEVI SHARMA 12 12. NAMGAY BHUTIA 13 13. BHAKTA BDR. CHETTRI 14 14. PEMPA TSH. BHUTIA 15 15. NAKU BHUTIA 16 16. DUKO BHUTIA 17 17. NAKU TSH. BHUTIA 18 18. PHUL MAYASHARMA 19 19. GOPAL CHETTRI 20 20. BISHNU MAYACHETTRI 21 21. KAUSHILA MAYAMANGAR 22 22. EMANUELL KINDO 23 23. PHURBA BHUTIA 24 24. KARMA BHUTIA 25 25. SONAM BHUTIA 26 26. PALDEN BHUTIA 27 27. DAWABHUTIA 28 28. CHINDU BHUTIA 29 29. THUPDEN BHUTIA 30 30. GANESH MANGER 31 31. PEMPA CHETTRI 32 32. CHIDA BHUTIA 33 33. ROHIT CHETRRI 34 34. KRISHNA SHARMA 35 35. PADAM LALL SHARMA 36 36. GANJABIR SHARMA 37 37. KARMAN RAI 38 38. BHAGI MAYAMANGAR 39

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39. DURGA PD. MANGAR 40 40. PREM NARAYANMANGER 41 41. BHOJ RAJ MANGER 42 42. HASTA BDR. MANGER 43 43. SANCHA MAYASUBBA 44 44. ASH BDR. RAI 45 45. DHAN BDR. RAI 46 46. BISHNU KR. CHETTRI 47 47. SANGAY PALDEN BHUTIA 48 48. PEMA BHUTIA 49 49. BIREN SUBBA 50 50. HARI MOHAN MANGAR 51 51. KHARKA BDR MANGER 52 52. KRISHNA BDR. MANGER 53 53. PARTIMANSHARMA 54 54. KHARANANDA SHARMA 54(2) 55. NANDA LALL SHARMA 55 56. DUP TSH. BHUTIA 56 57. NIM RITHI SUBBA 57 58. RUDRA BDR. CHETTRI 58 59. HARI MAYACHETTRI 59 60. DAL MAN CHETTRI 60 61. RENUKA DEVI SHARMA 61 62. MANI KR. SUBBA 62 63. DILLI RAM RIZAL 63 64. MANI KR. SUBBA 64 65. PREM LAL RIZAL 65 66. RAMESH PANDAY 66 67. RADHIKA SHARMA 67 68. CHANDRA BDR. CHETTRI 68 69. BUDHI MAYALOHAR 69 70. DHAN BIR KAM 70 71. GAGAN KAMI 71 72. KUL BDR. SUBBA 72 73. PAVITRADEVI SHARMA 73 74. LAXMI PD. SHARMA 74 75. ABUL MANAM 75 76. TULSHI RAM SHARMA 76 77. GOVINDA SHARMA 77 78. MITRALALL SHARMA 78 79. HARKA BDR. GAJMAR 79

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80. CHANDRA KR. GAJMAR 80 81. TARA DEVI REGMI 81 82. YADAPREGMI 82 83. MOHAN REGMI 83 84. LOK NATH CHETTRI 84 85. SURESH GAJMAR 85 86. PADAM PD. SHARMA 86 87. MAN MAYACHETRRI 87 88. AMIT CHETRRI 88 89. LAXMI PRASAD SHARMA 89 90. KRISHNA PRASAD GAUTAM 90 91. MADHOY GAYTAM 91 92. PUNYAPRASAD GAUTAM 91(2) 93. TILA RUPA GAUTAM 93 94. CHANDRA BAHADUR CHETTRI 94 95. TIL VIKRAM CHETTRI 97

HOUSELISTING OF DIKLING PACHEKHANI WARD

NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD HOUSE NO. 1. NOR BDR. 1 2. DADI RAM ADHIKARI 2 3. JAGADISH UPRETI 3 4. DEVI PD. 4 5. YADAPNEPAL 5 6. CHABILAL SHARMA 6 7. HARISH CHANDRA 7 8. BHIM PRAKASH CHETTRI 9 9. DURGA DEVI 10 10. KUMAR CHERRI 11 11. GANESH CHETTRI 12 12. ROSHAN KR. CHETTRI 13 13. BISHNU PD. CHETTRI 14 14. MAHESHWAR SHARMA 15 15. MUKHI PD. SHARMA 16 16. M.K VASKAR 17 17. CHANDRA BDR. CHETTRI 18 18. SHIVAKR. RAI 19 19. G.P SHARMA 21 20. PADAM DAS CHETTRI 23 21. KIRAN CHETTRI 25

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22. DINESH KR. PRADHAN 26 23. DEEPAK PRADHAN 27 24. DIL DAS CHETTRI 28 25. KAMAL DAS CHETTRI 29 26. KISHAN DAS CHETTRI 30 27. RAM PD. SHARMA 31 28. SARAB JIT CHETTRI 32 29. MOHAN PD. DAHAL 34 30. B.K POKHREL 36 31. J.K DAHAL 38 32. AMBER BDR. SUBBA 39 33. THAKUR PD POKHREL 40 34. GHANASHYAMPOKHREL 41 35. SUK DEV POKHREL 42 36. ASIM BARAL 43 37. DRUBA BARAL 44 38. R.N BARAL 45 39. DILESWARI DAHAL 46 40. RAGHU NATH DAHAL 47 41. GOPAL DAHAL 48 42. SHIVAPD. DAHAL 49 43. RAM BDR. GURUNG 52 44. PRAKASH SHARMA 53 45. PADAM SHARMA 54 46. GANGA PD. SHARMA5 55 47. ARJUN PRADHAN 56 48. PADAM LAL SHARMA 57 49. ROHIT DAHAL 58 50. REWATICHETTRI 59 51. GANGA PD. SHARMA 60 52. HARI LAL SHARMA 61 53. HARI BHAKTA SHARMA 62 54. SUMAN SHARMA 63 55. BAL BDR. CHETTRI 64 56. PURNA BDR. CHETTRI 65 57. BISWANATHSHARMA 66 58. PRITHI MAYAPRADHAN 67 59. NAR BDR. GURUNG 68 60. PAVITRADAHAL 68(2) 61. KAMAL PRADHAN 72 62. KHUSH NARAYANPRADHAN 73

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63. DAL BDR. PRADHAN 74 64. BHIM BDR PRADHAN 75 65. BISHNU MAYAPRADHA 76 66. BAL BDR. RASAILY 77 67. KHARKA BDR. 81 68. NAWRAJ POUDALY 82 69. KIRAN GURUNG 83 70. MAITAYGURUNG 84 71. SITA DEVI GURUNG 85 72. PADAN BDR. GURUNG 86 73. AMBER BDR. GURUNG 87 74. MAITA BDR. GURUNG 88 75. AMBER SINGH GURUNG 89 76. BHAWANSINGH GURUNG 90 77. AITA RAJ GURUNG 91 78. GANGA BDR. CHETTRI 92 79. RABI GURUNG 93 80. RABIN GURUNG 94 81. BIRKHA BDR. GURUNG 95 82. BAL BDR. GURUNG 96 83. AMIT BDR. CHETTRI 98 84. SUN BDR. CHETTRI 99 85. DEVI PD. CHETTRI 101 86. ASHOK GURUNG 103 87. BINOD KARKI 104 88. TIKA RAM CHETTRI 106 89. ASHOK KARKI 106(2) 90. AM PD. SHARMA 107 91. HARI POKHREL 108 92. KHAGENDRA SHARMA 110 93. DEVI PD. SHARMA 110(2) 94. BISHNU BHAKTA DAHAL 112 95. PUNYAPD. DAHAL 113 96. KUMAR CHEETRI 114 97. BHAKTI DAS CHETTRI 115 98. DHIRAJ CHETTRI 116 99. DEPEN SUBBA 117 100. BIR BDR. CHETTRI 118(1) 101.LAXMI PD. CHETTRI 118(2) 102.J.S PRADHAN 119 103.CHURAMANI PRADHAN 120

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104.KISHORE RAI 121 105.OM PRAKASH SHARMA 123 106.SBISHNU PD. SHARMA 124 107.NAR MAYACHETTRI 125 108.BHIM BDR. CHETTRI 125 109.ALL BDR. MANGER 126 110.GANESH CHETRI 127 111.RAM BDR. MANGER 129 112.SARSWATIPOKHREL 40(1) 113.ARUN KR. SHARMA 23(1)

HOUSELISTING OF BENGTHANG WARD

NAME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD HOUSE NO. 1. BISHNU SHARMA 1 2. INDRA LAL SHARMA 2 3. JEWAN SHARMA 3 4. LAXMI SHARMA 4 5. BHIM PD. SHARMA 5 6. GANESH SHARMA 6 7. KEDAR NATH SHARMA 7 8. KRISHNA PD. SHARMA 8 9. RAM K. SHARMA 9 10. D.R. SHARMA 10 11. SRILAL SHARMA 11 12. GOPAL SHARMA 12 13. DAMANTA SHARMA 13 14. B.K SHARMA 14 15. BIMAL KR. SHARMA 15 16. UMA NANDA SHARMA 16 17. DIL KR. SUBBA 17 18. GHANA MAYASHARMA 18 19. SHANKAR CHETTRI 19 20. PURNA BDR. CHETTRI 20 21. GANGA RAM CHETTRI 21 22. MOHAN PD. KHANAL 22 23. SANTI RAM KHANAL 23 24. NIRMALA SHARMA 24 25. HARKA BDR. CHETTRI 25 26. PEMBA TAMANG 26 27. KASI RAM KHANAL 27

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28. LAL BDR. CHETTRI 28 29. MAHENDRA CHETTRI 29 30. LAXUMAN CHETTRI 30 31. SASI KR. CHETTRI 31 32. INDRA KR. CHETTRI 32 33. DURGA MAN CHETTRI 33 34. TIKA DEVI CHETTRI 34 35. BAJRA BDR. TAMANG 35 36. BIR BDR. RAI 36 37. KHYAMRAJ SHARMA 38 38. TILA RUPA SHARMA 39 39. NARAYANRAI 40 40. MAN BDR. CHETTRI 41 41. GANESH CHETTRI 42 42. BHARAT BASNETT 43 43. PADAM BDR. RAI 44 44. BHAWANIS. SHARMA 46 45. SOMANATH SHARMA 47 46. PARSURAM SHARMA 48 47. DADI RAM SHARMA 49 48. KRISHNA BDR. CHETTRI 50 49. TULSHI CHETTRI 51 50. RUDRA MAN CHETTRI 52 51. BUDHIMAN CHETTRI 53 52. BHIM PD. CHETRI 54 53. DILLI RAM CHETTRI 55 54. LALIT KR. CHETTRI 56 55. HEM KR. CHETTRI 57 56. DEPAK KHAWASH 58 57. HARKAY DARJI 59 58. MAHESH KR. CHETTRI 60 59. KUMAR CHETTRI 61 60. TARA NIDI NEPAL 62 61. AMRITA CHETTRI 63 62. DAMBER KR. PRADHAN 64 63. PADAM BDR. CHETTRI 65 64. BUDHA RAJ SUBBA 66 65. LOK NATH SHARMA 67 66. CHANDRA MANI SHARMA 68 67. KAMAL KR. SHARMA 69 68. DILIP KR. CHETTRI 70

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69. BHIM KR. CHETTRI 71 70. GETA DAHAL 72 71. MANGAL SINGH TAMANG 73 72. DHAN BDR. TAMANG 74 73. MANGAL JIT RAI 75 74. KHEM RAJ KHATIWARA 76 75. BHIM PD. KHATIWARA 77 76. SOMA NATH KHATIWARA 80 77. PURNA BDR. TAMANG 81 78. PRAKHASH RANA 82 79. MANOJ PRADHAN 83 80. SARITA PRADHAN 84 81. PREM KR. SHARMA 85 82. BHOJ RAJ CHETTRI 86 83. DURGA PD. CHETTRI 87 84. RAM KRISHNA CHETTRI 88 85. PADAM BDR. GURUNG 89 86. PADAM DAKAL 90 87. BIKASH CHETTRI 91 88. LAL BDR. MISHRA 100 89. NAR BDR. BASNETT 101 90. BHAKTI PD. DHAKAL 102 91. MAHESWAR SHARMA 103 92. PUSHPA LAL SHARMA 104 93. DEV RAJ SHARMA 105 94. SANTA KR. SHARMA 106 95. LOK NATH SHARMA 107 96. ASHOK SHARMA 108 97. PRAJA PATISHARMA 109 98. JAI NARAYANSHARMA 110 99. BHAKTI PD. SHARMA 111 100. DURGA PD. SHARMA 112 101. KRISHNA BDR. RAI 113 102. JAGAT KR. TAMANG 116 103. LEELA TAMANG 117 104. BHAKTA BDR. TAMANG 118 105. MAN BDR. TAMANG 119 106.BIR BDR. TAMANG 120 107.GOPAL SHARMA 121 108. BINOD SHARMA 122 109. PRAKASH SHARMA 123

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110. FAKIRAM SHARMA 124 111.KUMAR CHETTRI 125

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