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Integrated Participatory Domestic Elephant Waste Management in Chitwan National Park

Sauraha, one of the very popular tourist hubs of Chitwan National Park, a total of 135 existing private and park elephants produce 17.5MT of waste every day. These waste are seen even in roads and dumped in a place called ?Malkhad? and left to dry naturally. The dried dung is then burned emitting CO2 in the atmosphere. The waste is also leached to river polluting and affecting fresh water ecosystem.The main objective of the project is to manage elephant waste efficiently by vermicomposting in participatory approach with local bodies .

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Pesticide Monitor Nepal

Country:

Nepal

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)

Grant Amount:

US$ 14,500.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 4,300.00

Project Number:

NEP/OP3/2/07/18

Start Date:

5/2007

End Date:

4/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

Different types of vermi composting training were given to local communities.

Project sustainability

Since the production of both the vermis (earthworm) and vermicompost are ongoing and farmers can sell both the product with ease, the project activities are still ongoing.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project has constructed 2 warm shed houses which has also been a good demo site for visiting tourists. Bardiya National Park is on the process for replication.

Gender Focus

The individual women members have started vermicomposting in household level.

Notable Community Participation

The project has partnered with Mrigakunj Users Committee and Paryabaraniya Krishak Manch to initiate vermicomposting from elephant dung at the community level. The project provided training on vermiculture, constructed 2 worm shed houses, tested manure quality and measured its NPK values.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The worm population has increased seven folds and started to produce 1 MT of vermicompost every day. The members have started using the compost in their farm and also started earning by selling the compost. The NPK value was also found high which is 1.95%, 1.8% and 1.95% respectively.

Project Results

2 medium scale vermin composting plants have been constructed to manage the dung of elephants, producing 30 tons of vermin compost and more than 1 million vermis (earthworm). Thus, produced vermin compost is being sold at NRs.15 per kilogram and the worms at NRs.1 per piece repsctively.

40 women have been empowered through vermin composting. Furthermore, the generation of vermin compost at local level provided the organic fertilizer for 50 local farmers, which has reduced the use of chemical fertilizers. Utilization of chemical fertilizers in Bachhuli VDC of Chitwan has been reduced by about 30% compared to last years due to the increase in organic farming practices. As the waste defeated by elephants in the roads and streets is daily collected, the street and roads seem neat and clean then before.

The project also partnered with Paryawaraniya Krishak Manch (Organic Farmers' group) to enhance organic farming.

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Indicators

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 50

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 1

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