plan of action. goal setting meta conservation of umiam lake and its catchment workable goals: stop...
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RECCOMENDATIONS Explore possibilities & establish decentralized sewage treatment systems in Shillong Control soil loss through participatory watershed activities Control forest fires in Umiam Catchment through efficient monitoring and response systems Create buffer zones around the river, put into action Meghalaya Protection of Catchment Act (1990). There should be a serious effort to develop rules for the sameTRANSCRIPT
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PLAN OF ACTION
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GOAL SETTINGMeta
Conservation of Umiam Lake and its catchment
Workable Goals:
Stop solid waste dumping and sewage inflow into Umkhrah & Umshyrpi and other water bodies that flow into Umiam Lake
Strengthen/Review Legislation in civic management and amenities in both municipal and non municipal areas and enforcement of sanitation options to address sewage inflow into abovementioned rivers
Incentivize/Regulate lake & river friendly land use
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RECCOMENDATIONS Explore possibilities & establish decentralized
sewage treatment systems in Shillong Control soil loss through participatory
watershed activities Control forest fires in Umiam Catchment
through efficient monitoring and response systems
Create buffer zones around the river, put into action Meghalaya Protection of Catchment Act (1990). There should be a serious effort to develop rules for the same
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CONTD…. Set up a open access point for all reports
and research work on Umiam, Umkhrah and Umshyrpi to enable data based action possible
Explore phyto-remediation options through floriculture to reduce pollutant inflow into lake
Use Legal provisions to ensure catchment friendly quarrying & offer policy incentives
Encourage household composting of organic/kitchen waste. Provide viable options for households to do the same
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CONTD… Enable and empower local institutions,
traditional or otherwise to take punitive action against polluters
Build capacities of traditional institutions through increased interaction with academic/research institutions, CSOs and Govt Departments
Prioritize sub-catchments (NESAC) and appropriately design an intervention as a pilot
Take up a neighborhood and work with the SMB/Dorbars in a neighborhood clean up campaign, draw learning's from earlier efforts and leverage on the same
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CONTD… Rag pickers and sweepers are key env
service providers, establish their importance in society and provide safety tools
Promote lake friendly tourism , stricter regulations on recreational activities in lake periphery
Provide options and incentives to upstream cultivators to switch to lake friendly practices
Work with stakeholders in commercial areas to come up with solid waste and waste water solutions
Include local environmental and social issues in schools and higher educational curriculum
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CONTD… Setting up of recycling units Convert Shillong Peak into a community
conserved area/sanctuary Monitor sediment inflow and control the
same at Wah Ro Ro Massive campaign aimed towards Lake and
Catchment conservation Explore/Review gaps in present Acts and in
their implementation, suggest appropriate methods to plug the same
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WHAT SCALE? Sub/Micro-watershed through
Public/Public/Private collaboration Community neighborhoods in the Umkhrah
and Umshyrpi catchment
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CONSENSUS Is there a siltation problem? Does fish populations get affected by
pollution? Rag pickers are env service providers