PIPLANTRI MODEL Converge to Conserve Initiative from Rajsamand
Piplantri : 2005 �Dry hilly terrain- Problem of run off �Water scarcity �Fodder scarcity �Dumping of mining waste/ slurry �Encroachments �Limited means of livelihood �Filth/ pollution
Initiatives: � Participatory planning through chaupals � Convergence of government schemes with a vision. � Total sanitation campaign : Nirmal gram � Swajaldhara: water to all households. � Deen Dayal Upadhyay adarsh gram yojna: CC drains, water harvesting structures, Solar light � Guru Golvarkar: PHC, Ayurvedic hospital, 8 Classrooms, etc � Removal of encroachments on charagah � Soil and water conservation through integration of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, Panchayati Raj Schemes, CSR and public participation
Conservation through convergence Mahatma Gandhi MGNREGA • Pasture development through drainage line treatment: construction of loose stone wall, trenches, check dams, plantations, grass seed sowing PR and RD Schemes • PVC pipeline for sprinkler, tubewell, suraksha chowki CSR assistance & mining royalty • Plantation, barbed wire fencing, watch and ward, watering, road side plantation with tree guard
Piplantri: 2016 �Increased water table �Green, Clean ambient environment �Encroachment free pasture lands �Open defecation free panchayat �Fodder availability : increased milk yield �Livelihood generation through plant product processing : aloe vera products by SHGs �Better infrastucture �Participatory sustainable development