NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, to implement the Narmada Landscape Restoration Project. The programme is in partnership with a grant in aid from NTPC Ltd and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in equal proportions.
The four-year project will be implemented in Khargone District of Madhya Pradesh in the catchments of selected tributaries of the River Narmada between Omkareshwar and Maheshwar dams. IIFM, Bhopal, an Autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), GoI with the grant-in-aid from NTPC will be jointly implementing this project with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). It will participate in this project with funding support from USAID, the international development arm of the US Government.
NLRP’s collaborative approach will demonstrate the interdependency of the upstream sustainably managed forest and farm practices on downstream water resources. It aims to establish an incentivisation mechanism that can support the riparian forest.