Preparation of Watershed Management Plan for Churia Region (WMP-CR) for Cluster 1 (Ilam, Jhapa, Saptari, Siraha, Sunsari & Udayapur Districts)

Project Description

The main objective of this work is to prepare scientific and integrated watershed management plan as the principal guiding tool to work for the sustainable natural resources management of Churia region of each district based upon the overall assessment of situations, problems and issues related to its social and environmental condition. The Cluster-1 districts are Ilam, Jhapa, Saptari, Siraha, Sunsari & Udayapur Districts of Eastern Development Region.

Assignment Description

Identify, collect, acquire and review existing documents, literatures, policies and strategic guidelines related to Churia region and documents and information related to the scope of the work including digital data from survey department and available satellite imaginary data. Collection of land, soil, water and forestry related data water resources, bio physical, socio economic, and livelihood aspect and others as per the scope of job. • Delineation of political and physiographic boundary, watersheds / sub watersheds and their characteristics, river/stream system identifications, in GIS environment; Preparation of slope, aspect, elevation, drainage, land use, land cover, land form, soil features, vulnerability map, geo morphological map, administrative map, landslide susceptibility ,wildlife and bio diversity map, hot spots map and other relevant for the job kind. • Prepare maps with major landslides (>30m2),major gullies, degraded land ,vulnerable areas, water bodies, and erosion prone areas and other special events and issues, • Generation of maps with population, population density and other socio-economical themes including preparation of data/information on population, settlements, education, migration, agricultural production and practices, energy use, natural resource management, geological features, etc. • Preparation of data/information on flora and fauna, water resources (major MHP, irrigation, water supply), landslide, active and passive zone, land use pattern, issues and challenges, cause and effects of environmental degradation, Sand/boulder extraction scenario and other prevailing issues. • Collect information on local and national level efforts for Churia conservation, existing working pattern and coordination mechanism. People’s view, version and suggestions on Churia conservation issues. • Consultation with DSCWM team member, DSCOs and key stakeholder as per requirement • Conduct local/district level workshop, consultation, FGD with line agencies, stakeholders and other relevancies at district headquarters and field level. • Pre workshop preparation (checklist, toolkit, questionnaire, stakeholder identification and selection in close co-ordination with DSCWM team) • Group consultation for data collection and verification at field level and central level sharing workshop at DSCWM • Preparation of activity’s action plan with time frame with linkage between goals, outcomes and targets • Preparation of log frame • Review collected and generated data related in relation to plan preparation • Identification and review with table of content, finding of key issues, problems and their scientific and feasible solutions towards the protection of Churia environment. • Preparation of Final Churia Watershed Management Plan of each district and their compilation for the Cluster level plan. • Prepare and submit Inception Report (with presentation),, Progress Report, Field/Interim Report, Draft Report (with presentation, and Final Report)