Environmental policy and administrative management

Protection of river bank in 8 spots, planting trees on the river banks, community training and awareness raising, exposure tours for students, plant nurseries, monitoring and follow up activities. Strengthening of 3 CBOs, minimising of illegal sandmining, cultural activities and dissemination of information through banners and posters. The identified work is a felt need of the community as the erosion is eating into their lands and threatening the collapse of some housing along the bank. The community has built their houses on the reservation of the stream and they are eager to safegurad their properties by cooperating in this work.

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