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The Orissa State government have launched the Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP) with the support from  Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA). The Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project is register under Societies Act bearing registration no 022321/49/2006-07.

The major objective of the project is to restore degraded Forests and improve the income level of villagers by to promoting sustainable forest management  JFM and community/tribal development, with the improving environment and alleviating poverty of overall goal. degraded forests and create forest cover for increasing flow  of forest produce in a sustainable manner. Conserving  the bio-diversity, improving livelihood of the people
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News letter January-March 2010
OFSDP Review by the Ministry of Environment and Forests


A review meeting on progress of various activities under  OFSDP was taken by the Ministry of Environment and Forests at Paryabharan Bhabwan, New Delhi on 18th June 2010. Review was attended IGF EAP, AIGF EAP, and other DIGFS from MoEF, and   Ms. Kakuta, and Mr. V. Sarin from JICA India, and Project Director Mr Arun K Bansal, and Joint Project Director  IME MR Debidutta Biswal from the Project

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A TEAM OF OFFICERS FROM RAJASTHAN VISITS OFSDP
The 3 member official team from Rajasthan headed by Sri A. C. Chaubey, Addl. PCCF and Project Director RFBP visited Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project on 23rd July, 2010. The team had a meeting with the Project Director and other officers of OFSDP at PMU about the Society Mode of PMU and its functioning in Orissa. This is in connection with the another project proposed under discussion for funding by JICA.
Other members of the team were Sri Venkatesh Sharma, CF and Ms. Anupama Sharma, Sr. A.O., both from RFBP, Jaipur. The team also visited Bindusagar Heritage site near Lingaraj Temple and Nandankanan Biological Park.
 
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From Project Director's Desk July 2010

With the onset of monsoons, the plantation activities, both in JFM sites and non-JFM Teak plantation sites, are in full swing. The project has already facilitated pre-plantation works by the third batch Vana Samrakshyan Samitis, and for raising Teak plantations over 6370 ha. by the FMU Chiefs departmentally (non·JFM mode). All the field functionaries have been advised to ensure that actual planting of seedlings of pre-decided species in different plantation models is done timely and completed within July 2010 to get good survival and growth. Simultaneously, replacements of casualties in the plantation raised earlier are also being taken up.

On the basis of experience gained during 1st & 2nd Batch implementation, the process of refining the micro-plans to make them more responsive to livelihood is in progress.

Though livelihood promotion activities are in different stages, impetus is being given to mobilize community towards mainstreaming through (convergence) joining with the existing programs and support system. With the objective of sustainability, project is putting efforts for developing few model VSSs in all the divisions.

The project is following a strategy of making income generation activities as "demand driven" so as to ensure sustainability.

Till March 2010, 1744 SHGs have availed loans from VSS Revolving Fund on the pilot basis. This initiatives have not only revitalized the SHGs for taking up activities for earning additional incomes and enhancing their entrepreneurial skills, but has also provided great insight to the project for promoting focused/cluster IGAs. Initial efforts on cluster IGAs around tamarind, char koli, pisciculture, have given encouraging results. It is expected that with the involvement of dedicated team of experts of IGA Support Agencies, with whom the project has entered into agreement, IGAs will get the desired boost in next few months.

It is very heartening to note that one of the VSS supported by the Project, Namely Talapada VSS of Kaniha Range of Angul Forest Division has been adjudged as the best VSS in the State and was given a cash award of Rs one Lakh by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa at the State level celebration of 61st  Vanmahotsava on 6th July 2010. I congratulate all the members of Talapada VSS, FMU Chief, Kaniham DMU Chief, Angul, other officers and staff of Angul Forest Division and the NGO team for this exemplary achievement.

I also take this opportunity to call upon all my collegues in the field to continue to works sincerely for creating right environment for prosperous and sustainable forest livelihood in the project areas.

 
      Arun K. Bansal

Best Display Award to SHG at PURI Palisree Mela by ORMAS.....

OFSDP is making concerted efforts for seeking convergence with other line departments for creating additional livelihood enhancement for both VSS and SHG members.Maa BudhiThakurani SHG of Janiguda VSS, Borigumma FMU under Jeypore DMU made a fantastic effort for sale and exhibit there NTFP and other products at Puri Palisree Mela Organized by ORMAS during car festival 2010 after successfully completing the CHAR KOLI business as cluster basis. They have participated and sold collectively product worth 57025/-. Within ten days of sale they got net profit Rs 12000/- excluding logistic expanse. They had takenDangerRani, Kandul,KangaRice, RockbeeHoney, Jhuna, Agaerbati, Mandiapowder, Palua,etc.Formed in the year2001.The SHG is ignoranet of internal lending ,Microenterprise and Income Generating Activities.

The motivation of NGO partner ARYAN,FMU chief and assign FEO of Borigumma coupled with availability of local Resources resulted in Convergence with DSMS, Koraput and paved way for them to attended Puri Gramasree Mela.They planned to utilize the profit in purchasing of Value addition machine. Further the VSS and SHG members showed their gratitude to Project Director,DMU&FMU Chief,FLE,FEO(IGA) and NGO teams for there cooperation in  convergence, logistic support from primary to secondary arrengements.For that purpose they have received best display award among One eighty two participants in state level. The Villagers are very happy with got this unique prize. Now they have gained more Confidence of marketing of their local products with better price and interested to take part in forth coming Grasmere mela organized by ORMAS.

Rama Kant Mohanty, FLE,Jeypore


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