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A centre for promoting and
capacitating different partnerships to
experiment, innovate and establish processes
that strengthen the natural resources
management practices and related livelihoods |
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Promoting MMS as Program Implementing Agencies
in Watershed Development:
WASSAN has
been promoting the concept of vesting the management and
facilitation responsibilities of the watershed development
programs with the Community Based Organisations. Two MMS in
Orvakal and Midtur were given this responsibility to implement
watershed programs in Kurnool district under AP Rural Livelihoods
Program. WASSAN provided support services to these Samakhyas to a
limited extent.
The Daulatabad MMS in Mahabubnagar district was also given the
responsibility of implementing watersheds, which were at various
stages of implementation. These watersheds were earlier
implemented by the government departments and have several
problems. In the problem villages the VO is also relatively weak.
Lack of proper enabling environment at the administration level
and tremendous political pressure from the vested interests
constrained the participatory processes (like mandatory
contribution, no contractors, working through labour groups etc.)
insisted upon by the Samakhya. The MMS was capacitated in
facilitating action planning and technology processes. The lesson
is that reallocating the projects mid-way (where no participatory
processes were followed) to Samakhyas would not give good results.
With mounting political pressure the district administration has
taken over these watersheds to be implemented by their department.
Kosgi MMS is in the process of completing the mandatory Shramdan
for watershed project under the Watershed Development Fund of
NABARD. The latter is considering this program under total grants.
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