Meghalaya Integrated Partners' Support & Engagement Programme held in New Tura

Tura, Sep 22 (UNI) With a view to strengthening rural livelihoods through direct household-level income support while safeguarding the natural resources that sustain them, the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) on Tuesday held the Integrated Partners' Support and Engagement Programme at the Matchakolgre LP School Playground at New Tura in West Garo Hills district. The programme marked the release of Rs 28.60 crore under FOCUS to 1,14,400 beneficiaries, including 9,070 newly added households, while also highlighting community-led conservation under MegARISE, particularly the 39,714-hectare Ganol catchment that underpins Tura's water security. The State's approach brings together two complementary interventions: FOCUS strengthens…