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PRESENTATION

BY

DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

22.6.2011

DoLR has been implementing three programmes on watershed basis since 1995-96.

Now the 3 progs.- integrated into one prog. IWMP- under Common Guidelines for Watershed Dev. Projects, 2008.
Objectives:
Restoring ecological balance
Conserving & dev. degraded nat. res.- soil/veg. cover & water
Prevention of soil run-off
Regeneration of natural vegetation
Rain water harvesting & recharging of ground water table
Introduction of multi-cropping & diverse agro-based activities
Promoting sustainable livelihoods

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Dec. 2012 - cut off date of Hariyali projects.
Proposals for final installment of hariyali projects (sanctioned upto 2005-06) may be clubbed together along with prescribed documents for last installment.

Delay in flow of funds from DRDAs/ZPs to PIA
Non-submission/delayed submission/submission of incomplete release proposals
Online reporting of QPRs for all projects at www.watershed.nicnot being done
Pending UCs - 1056 no. amounting to Rs. 736.26 Cr. (as on 31.03.2011)
Unspent balance - Rs. 2428.02 cr. (as on 31.03.2011) (DPAP-Rs.322.45 cr., DDP- Rs. 259.52 cr., IWDP – Rs. 290.90 cr. & IWMP – Rs. 1555.48 cr.)

Advances to PIA - not to be accounted as expenditure.
Documents for submission to DoLR to be signed by PD.
UCs & ASAs - in original & separately for each FY.
OB and CB of UCs to be matched with OB and CB of ASAs of the corresponding year.
Exit Protocol to be clearly defined.
Foreclosed projects – year-wise UC, ASAs & Progress report & refunding unspent balance, if any

After release of 45% of project cost, MTER properly graded & duly signed - for timely release of next installment.
ATR on MTER - details of follow up action taken/to be taken.
After release of all installments, completion report, final UC/ASA & final evaluation report of project - unspent amount with accrued interest to be refunded.
The project wise details of actual area converted from wasteland to agricultural land / productive land.

12,567 ongoing pre-IWMP projects are to be completed by December, 2012.
Delay mainly due to non-submission/ incomplete submission/ delayed submission of release proposals.
Most of the cases are delayed at the time of release of 2nd installment & MTER stage - 3rd(Hariyali) .
Monitoring of delayed projects; review performance and in case feasible, extension proposal and action plan with commitment for completion with in extended period.

So far, 26,536projects under 3 schemes - completed. However:
Post project evaluation report and completion report have not been submitted for majority of these projects.
PDs should ensure furnishing of completion report, final UC, ASAs, post project evaluation report and refund of unspent balance to GoI.