Structured Collaborative Governance for Rural Resurgence: A Vision by WHEELS Water Council

The WHEELS Water Council envisions catalyzing holistic rural resurgence through a structured collaborative governance model enabled by technology. Led by Gauri Kumar IAS (retd.), the council aims to bridge the gap in water management through strategic partnerships and innovative projects like the HP Pilot Project for Water Security in Himachal Pradesh. By fostering convergence among diverse stakeholders and leveraging expertise from various sectors, the council aims to drive sustainable development and address grassroots needs effectively.

• Rural Resurgence
• Collaborative Governance
• Water Management
• WHEELS Water Council
• Sustainable Development

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1. WHEELS Water Council: Vision To catalyse holistic rural resurgence through Structured Collaborative Governance, with technology as the enabler Founding Team Chairperson: Gauri Kumar IAS (retd.) Member: Yogesh Andlay Secretarial Support: Mansi Sharma

2. Structured collaborative governance model for rural resurgence Urgent need for a structured framework of Public-Private model of Consortium of Champions, with demonstrated and complementary core competencies, to catalyze holistic and integrated support for large programmes of the government, leveraging best practices across diverse partners. A robust convergence Portal will bring in the required clarity & transparency in terms of roles, deliverables, timelines, & accountability, particularly in a broad based partnership with varying levels of KRAs. This will enhance the value of each contribution/contributor in the larger public interest.

3. Proof of Concept: HP Pilot Project A pilot project for Water Security, through Integrated Water Management, based on Scientific Data and Evidence-based Decision Support System for the state of Himachal Pradesh A Partnership between the State Government of Himachal Pradesh and WHEELS Global Foundation. MoU Signed with State Government on April 26, 2021 A model of sustainable convergence for rural resurgence

4. Bridging the gap Water Council interventions, directly through Council leadership: Identifying the gap and assessment of grassroot needs, in consultation with the Central govt, State, District and block-level officers across departments, PRI representatives and citizens, through field visits An integrated model bringing in expertise from multiple IITs, private enterprises, NGOs and half-a-dozen Departments of State Govt, all catalyzed by WGF-sponsored Convergence Portal and Dashboard for outcome oriented, time bound execution, real-time corrective action, clear visibility of outcomes, seamless communication and effective monitoring to drive transparent & sustained resource allocations & accountability for long-haul. Identification of and resource mobilization for execution agencies; Scientific and Research Organizations and Social Enterprises Sensitizing with the grassroot reality- bridging the gap in perception Mentoring to converge various schemes within and across departments Portal for convergence,monitoring, sustainability and scalability Third-party Socio-economic evaluation

5. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain Spring Rejuvenation leading to Rural Resurgence thru Collaborative Governance The Project was designed in response to the stated need of the state government, with detailed planning, to bridge the identified gaps in optimal, scientific data and evidence-based solutions; Technical capacity building, particularly for the identification of aquifers & recharge areas; Strengthening the capacity of local self-government bodies; community institutions, ownership and engagement; a technological portal for effective convergence with accountability; independent third party evaluation and technical validation by IIT Roorkee. The pilot is rolled out in 4 Districts in Himachal Pradesh across .. springs, with H.P. Govt contributing 90% of the funds, with 10% from WGF; Commitments to expand to all of H.P. (impacting most of 7m people in the State), and lead the best-practices webinar series for other States to follow. The Pilot has catalyzed a Governance Paradigm for a holistic & sustainable village infrastructure-led development model, through convergence between government schemes & departments and a consortium of partners with proven capabilities in the gap areas. The seed funding by WGF and donors is expected to catalyse this exceptional Collaborative governance through Convergence. And to kick start policy discussion through our HP demonstrated execution model WGF-driven Impact Ramp Opportunity: Replication / expansion of this innovative model (integrated public-private-NGO developed solution with collaborative governance to achieve transparent execution & accountability at-scale) to 10+ other States, impacting >100m people. 5

6. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain MoU between WGF and State Government of HP - 26th April 2021 Meeting of WHEELS Water Council with the Chief Secretary, State Government of HP in June 2021 6 Site visit by WWC in June 2021

7. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain Consortium of Champion Partners Constituted through a formal Agreement of Association in April 2021 Engage user communities (PSI with District Implementation Agencies) - long-term conservation of water resources and their recharge areas, - Demand Management, - Grey/ Black Water Management, - Village-level institutions like FPOs and Paani Samiti Scientific Data and evidence-based decision support systems. IIT Roorkee and ACWADAM A Consortium of partners with proven capabilities in this domain led by People s Science Institute Strong Focus on - Third-party Monitoring and Evaluation, - A unified Project Portal & dashboard 7

8. Distinguishing Features With the State taking up the execution under their own schemes, we get tremendous scalability: The State government is in the process of spring rejuvenation of 500 springs under Watershed development 2.0 Scientific evidence-based identification of the aquifer and the recharge area results in average cost of spring rejuvenation at less than Rs. 1 lac per spring (with the State government costing) and therefore makes it eminently doable and scalable. Association of multiple levels of organisations, from grassroots to a PMC NGO, to a scientific organisation like Acwadam, to IIT R. Each Village is a sub-project with convergence through Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and Village Action Plan (VAP), its sub-plan. Clear outcomes identified and is being monitored with daily reporting through Automatic Weather Stations by IIT R. The socio-economic aspects would be through third-party evaluation. Convergence matrix- outcomes, milestones, activities and tasks, mapped in the Portal at the village-level

9. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain Outcome Matrix Major Impacts Impact Indicators Spring discharge and streamflow Better water quality (Desirable/permissible values are given separately) Natural resource productivity Biomass productivity Soil erosion check soil and water augmentation Per capita increased availability of drinking water Fodder availability and increased production of livestock Enhanced agriculture productivity Better health indicator due to better water quality Economic Impact Reduction in drudgery of women Social Impact 9 Per capita water accessibility (to measure the equitable distribution systems) Participation of weaker section of society and women in institutions No. of cadre trained in Springshed development and their knowledge level Sustainability of the program Strong village level institutions social actions, participation Roadmap for future springshed development

10. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain Portal & Dashboard: www.wgf.netgen.work 10

11. Spring Discharge Projections by PSI Present Summer discharge (Min- Max in lpm) (April 22) Expected Increase in discharge (Min- Max in lpm) Average increase in discharge (Min- Max in %) District No. of Springs Bilaspur 12 1.72- 9.09 LPM 3.9-18.2 22- 180 Solan 9 5.21- 293.12 LPM 5.7- 322.4 12- 300 Kangra 13 0.6 - 45 LPM 1.5- 56.3 12-500 Mandi 11 0.13- 50.4 LPM 0.7- 52.9 5- 500 Additional water will be available for irrigation in 33 springs out of 45 springs across all 4 district Increase in discharge will reduce women's drudgery and increase their productive time Increase in soil moisture, biomass and livestock productivity Source: PSI

12. Spring Discharge Projections by IIT R Present Summer discharge (Min- Max in lpm) (April 22) Expected Increase in discharge (Min- Max in lpm) Average increase in discharge (Min- Max in %) District No. of Springs Bilaspur 12 1.72- 9.09 LPM 3.9-18.2 22- 180 Solan 9 5.21- 293.12 LPM 5.7- 322.4 12- 300 Kangra 13 0.6 - 45 LPM 1.5- 56.3 12-500 Mandi 11 0.13- 50.4 LPM 0.7- 52.9 5- 500 Additional water will be available for irrigation in 33 springs out of 45 springs across all 4 district Increase in discharge will reduce women's drudgery and increase their productive time Increase in soil moisture, biomass and livestock productivity Source: IIT Roorkee

13. Status of Spring Discharge Across All 4 District of Himachal Pradesh No. District Spring Type Implementation Completed (As Per Recent Report) Trends in Overall Discharge After Implementation of Springs 5 out of 9 4 out of 11 Increasing Increasing Depression Fracture Cum Depression Fracture Cum Depression Depression Solan 9 Mandi 11 11 out of 12 Increasing Bilaspur 12 8 out of 13 Increasing Kangra 13 Source: IIT Roorkee

14. M 11 Name of Springs District Spring Type Monsoonal Discharge (lpm) Trends in Overall Discharge After Implementation After Before Implementation 2021 Implementation 2022 Tirla Bawari Spring around 2.4 lpm around 3.7 lpm Increasing Depression Solan (S 9) around 45 lpm around 80 lpm Fracture Cum Depression Kulha Malaun Spring Increasing Mandi (M 11) Source: IIT Roorkee

15. K 6 Name of Springs District Spring Type Monsoonal Discharge (lpm) Trends in Overall Discharge After Implementation After Before Implementation 2021 Implementation 2022 Fracture Cum Depression Chyut Bawadi Spring around 6 lpm around 16 lpm Increasing Bilaspur (B 1) Bawadi near Amar Singh's house around 15 lpm around 26 lpm Increasing Depression Kangra (K 6) Source: IIT Roorkee

16. WHEELS At-Scale Initiatives - Water domain Partnership with IIM Ahmedabad Participatory action research through using a "collaborative governance through convergence framework" keeping in view its transformational potential for policy scholarship and replicability. Given the significant social, economic, employment, health and resource conservation impacts, the team from IIM Ahmedabad is also assessing the comparative net benefits from the intervention. Interaction of IIM Team during site visit for mid-term assessment, with the Paani Samiti members (Spring: Chyut, Village: Lag, Block: Jhandutta, District: Bilaspur, State: Himachal Pradesh) 16