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Perspective Plan to initiate
a Community Based Sustainable Development Programme
in Talaja
CEE has been
working in Talaja Taluka (Block) of Bhavnagar district,
Gujarat, since 1999. Over these years, CEE gained considerable
experience and understanding of the issues of the area,
and won the community's confidence by building a good
rapport. Now, CEE has initiated a community-based sustainable
development programme in the entire Taluka, covering
120 villages. For this, CEE has developed a perspective
plan, which includes the socio-economic profile, issues,
viable options for sustainable development, resource
mobilization strategies, etc. This exercise was carried
out over three months, starting October 2005. This exercise
involved rigorous surveys, data collection, research,
and assessment consultations with various stake holders.
Mr. Mayank Joshi, who has abundant expertise in rural
engineering, was invited as a consultant for developing
the perspective plan.
On 28 December 2005, CEE Talaja Office
organized a meeting attended by sarpanch, talaties,
teachers, Government officials and village leaders.
The objective of the meeting was to introduce them to
the idea of a perspective plan and to explain the process
and importance of the preparation of such a plan for
the Taluka. They identified the following key problems
in Talaja: lack of information, lack of employment opportunities,
insufficient drinking water and sanitation facilities,
female health and education-related problems, salinity
ingress in coastal areas.
The final Plan document is being prepared,
which will present the key conclusions of the perspective
planning exercise. Over the five year perspective plan
period, i.e. 2005-2010, this document will give a broad
framework and strategy to CEE's interventions in Talaja.
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