HNAHTHIAL RD BLOCK Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 1 1 Plan Name : Land Use Plan for NLUP Village : Aithur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Population : 170 Dist. from Dist. Capital : 94 Km Families/Households : 36 Road Condition : Jeep Road Government Servant : 1 Drinking Water : Water Hole Village’s Land Area : 365.8 Ha Public Health Care : - Distance from Aizawl : 202 Km Education : Middle School ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION - 1 BASIC INFORMATION Table 1.1: General Pattern of Existing Land Utilization (rough estimate) Sl. No Particulars Area (Ha) Area (%) 1 Dense Forest 50 13.67 2 Reserve Forest (Dept., NGO, & Safety) 27 7.38 3 Community Land 212 57.96 4 WRC - - 5 NLUP Areas (As on March 2011) 20.8 5.69 6 Horticulture & Other Land Based Activities 2 0.54 7 Uncultivable Barren Land 50 13.67 8 Human Habitation 4 1.09 TOTAL 365.8 100 Table 1.2: Details of Reserve Forest Sl. No Reserve Category Name Area (Ha) 1 Forest Department Reserve Lungpher ram 2 2 YMA & Other NGO Reserve - - 3 Village Safety Reserve i) Hnahthial lam ram 5 ii) Lungpher 5 iii) Tarpho lam ram 5 iv) Zotui 5 v) Tuipui lam ram 5 Total Existing Reserve Forest 27 Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 2 Table 1.3: Major crops grown in the Village during last year (2010-11) (rough estimate) Sl. No Crops Area (Hectare) Production Unit 1 Rice ( Jhum ) 24 2400 Tin 2 Chilli 12 5 Quintal 3 Ginger 2 5 Quintal SECTION-2 LAND USE PLAN 2.1: Land Use Plan for NLUP A meeting of the village council dated 27.5.2011 decided that two areas, Zolam and Hnahthial Karkawng, be earmarked for the implementation of NLUP for the coming years. The meeting also noted that most of the beneficiaries during 2010-11 have undertaken their trade in their own land, and hence there was no area which can be considered as compact area. 1) ZO LAM :- Zolam area is located at a distance of 2 Km from the village. It covers 20.8 hectares starting from Tarpho Road in the North to Chhimtuipui River in the South; from Paawh Lui (stream) in the East to Tuichang River in the West. It was suggested that this area be utilized for cultivation under the soil & water conservation department. 2) HNAHTHIAL KAR KAWNG : It is located at a distance of only half a Kilometer from the nearest Motor road. It covers 14.4 hectares, which is surrounded by Ramri lui (stream) in the North, Tuipui River in the South, Paawh lui (boundary of Khawhri village) in the East and Tarpho-Paawh lui in the West. It is covered by trees and bamboo vegetation, and there is no good source of water for irrigation. Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 3 2 Plan Name : Land Use Plan for NLUP Village : Bualpui ‘H’ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population : 1000 Dist. from Dist. Capital : 150 Km Families/Households : 170 Road Condition : Truck Road Government Servant : 20 Drinking Water : Connection Village’s Land Area : 1171 Ha Public Health Care : Health Sub-Centre Distance from Aizawl : 214 Km Education : High School ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION - 1 BASIC INFORMATION Table 1.1: General Pattern of Existing Land Utilization (rough estimate) Sl. No Particulars Area (Ha) Area (%) 1 Dense Forest 100 8.54 2 Reserve Forest (Dept., NGO, & Safety) 55 4.70 3 Community Land 840 71.73 4 WRC 20 1.71 5 NLUP Areas (As on March 2011) 86 7.34 6 Horticulture & Other Land Based Activities 42 3.59 7 Uncultivable Barren Land 20 1.71 8 Human Habitation 8 0.68 TOTAL 1171 100 Table 1.2: Details of Reserve Forest Sl. No Reserve Category Name Area (Ha) 1 Forest Department Reserve i) Fartlang 15 ii) Bellei tlang 5 2 YMA & Other NGO Reserve Thingsai kawng 15 3 Village Safety Reserve i) Vai Camp Tlang 5 ii) Hmundo 5 iii) Thip ram 5 iv) Far tlang 5 Existing Reserve Forest 55 Table 1.3: Major crops grown in the Village during last year (2010-11) (rough estimate) Sl. No Crops Area (Hectare) Production Unit 1 Rice ( Jhum ) 120 32000 Tin 2 Chilli 40 200 Quintal 3 Orange 20 150 Quintal 4 Ginger 5 200 Quintal 5 Sugarcane 5 50 Quintal Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 4 SECTION-2 LAND USE PLAN 2.1: Land Use Plan for NLUP An additional area of 194 hectares, from the existing compact areas which have hosted the beneficiaries for the year 2010-11, was proposed to be utilized under the NLUP scheme in the coming years. These three areas will be sufficient to accommodate all families who will need land to undertake land based activities in the future. Table 2.1: Allotment of Lands to Implement NLUP 2010-11 Proposed Area (ha) Area No Name d* No Name (ha) d* 1 Vaiza ram 20 3 1 Vaiza ram 60 3.5 2 Mangtual ram 20 4 2 Mangtual ram 62 4.5 3 Hmundo 36 3 3 Hmundo 72 3.5 TOTAL 76 TOTAL 194 d* = distance (km) 2.2: Description i) VAIZA RAM : It covers an area starting from Taisih Lui (stream) in the North to Kawngpui Kawi in the South; from Kawnpui Kawng (Kawnpui village Road) till Tiauchhuah in the East to Tuipui River in the West. It is located to South-West of the village at a distance of around 3.5 Km. The land is favourable for livestock rearing activities. ii) MANGTUAL RAM : It is located at a distance of around 4.5 Km from the village. It is surrounded by Surdil Lui (stream) in the North, Kawngpuikam – Vaiza in the East and Tiau River in the West. It faces the East and covered by trees. iii) HMUNDO RAM : It is located to the West of the village at a distance of 3.5 Km. It is surrounded by Badung lui (stream) in the North, Sairil ngaw lui (stream) in the South, a village (Bualpui ‘H’ village) in the East and Nisapui luikawr (ravine) in the West. The land is good for livestock rearing and it also supports horticulture, agriculture and mulberry plantation. Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 5 3 Plan Name : Land Use Plan for NLUP Village : Cherhlun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population : 2245 Dist. from Dist. Capital : 119 Ha Families/Households : 450 Road Condition : Truck Road Government Servant : 60 Drinking Water : Connection Village’s Land Area : 1690 Ha Public Health Care : PHC Distance from Aizawl : 195 Km Education : Higher Secondary School -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION - 1 BASIC INFORMATION Table 1.1: General Pattern of Existing Land Utilization (rough estimate) Sl. No Particulars Area (Ha) Area (%) 1 Dense Forest 100 5.92 2 Reserve Forest (Dept., NGO, & Safety) 111 6.57 3 Community Land 840 49.70 4 WRC 32 1.89 5 NLUP Areas (As on March 2011) 42 2.49 6 Horticulture & Other Land Based Activities 313 18.52 7 Uncultivable Barren Land 200 11.83 8 Human Habitation 52 3.08 TOTAL 1690 100 Table 1.2: Details of Reserve Forest Sl. No Reserve Category Name Area (Ha) 1 Forest Department Reserve i) Thingsai kawng 15 ii) Ngirtlu Mual 18 iii) Tlang Phir 17 2 YMA & Other NGO Reserve YMA Park 1 3 Village Safety Reserve i) Pumphir 35 ii) Lianhnala Lo Phei 25 Total Existing Reserve Forest 111 Table 1.3: Major crops grown in the Village during last year (2010-11) (rough estimate) Sl. No Crops Area (Hectare) Production Unit 1 Rice ( Jhum ) 160 9000 Tin 2 Chilli 30 20 Quintal 3 Ginger 50 1000 Quintal Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 6 SECTION-2 LAND USE PLAN 2.1: Land Use Plan for NLUP The village council decided that three other areas, in addition to the extension of the existing compact areas, be earmarked to accommodate the prospective beneficiaries of NLUP. They are given as follows: Table 2.1: Allotment of Lands to Implement NLUP 2010-11 Proposed Area Area No Name (ha) d* No Name (ha) d* 1 Bualpui tlangdung 30 1 1 Bualpui tlangdung 100 1 2 Bualte 12 5 2 Bualte 54 3 3 Darzawl 46 6 4 Ngirtlu 100 2 5 Vavu 54 3 TOTAL 42 TOTAL 354 d* = distance (km) 2.2: Description i) BUALPUI TLANGDUNG : The area starts from Tuizawl Hnar (mouth of Tuizawl stream) in the North to Tuizawl stream in the South, from Ngharchhip Ram in the East to Bualte / Thatpui lui in the West. ii) BUALTE : It encompasses an area between Lungchhia in the North and Thaipui lui (stream) in the South, and bounded by Bualpui tlangdung in the East and Tumtu and Hriangmual in the West. iii) DARZAWL : It starts from Lungkawlh Ram in the North to Bungmual in the South, from Tiau lui in the East to Cherhlun village in the West. It is composed of trees and bamboo vegetation. iv) NGIRTLU : It covers an area starting from Ral ram in the North to a village (i.e. Cherhlun) in the South; from Khawthlir in the East to Tuiphai in the West. The land is suitable for cultivating agriculture and horticulture crops; but water supply is not available. v) VAVU : It starts from Zinkawng Mual in the North to Hriangmual in the South; from Lungchhia in the East to Tuantui Lui in the West. It is covered by trees and bamboo vegetation and has favourable slopes. However, there is no sufficient water supply in this land. It supports cultivation under the soil & water conservation department. Rural Land Use Plan for NLUP - 7 4 Plan Name : Land Use Plan for NLUP Village : Darzo Population : 1500 Dist. from Dist. Capital : 85 Km Families/Households : 275 Road Condition : Metalled Road Government Servant : 30 Drinking Water : Connection Village’s Land Area : 990 Ha Public Health Care : Health Sub-Centre Distance from Aizawl : 200 Km Education : High School SECTION - 1 BASIC INFORMATION Table 1.1: General Pattern of Existing Land Utilization (rough estimate) Sl.