PRESS RELEASE
Development of Baitarani River Basin
through integrated and futuristic management
of resource Initiative by Shristi.
Bhubaneswar, 26/9:
With an aim to develop a holistic plan
for futuristic integrated management of
basin resources to improve local livelihood
and compliment national development an
innovative river basin management initiative
has been launched by Shristi for the Baitarani
River Basin. This is a proactive initiative
in Orissa which looks at basin as the
unit of development and hence to address
the problems of natural calamities like
drought and flood along with anthropogenic
influences like pollution and water logging
etc. squarely in the Baitarani Basin.
This pioneering effort is going to address
the concern of millions of people.
In the month of June, Shristi, an evolving
Non- Government Organization undertook
this project for sustainable development
and poverty alleviation of the people
in the Baitarani Basin. This is a very
unique project in itself as it talks about
the holistic development and addressing
the concern of multi-stakeholders including
a large community of people residing in
the basin across administrative boundaries.
The
project works on 4 thematic areas viz Hydrology,
Natural Resources Management, Rights and
Governance, Livelihood and micro-enterprises
and their cross-thematic overlaps to internalize
multiple interests and concerns in the basin.
The project will take into account the basin
area inside Orissa, covering 42 blocks in
8 districts viz. Kenonjhar,Mayurbhanj,Sundargarh,
Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Angul, and Kendrapada
with an areas of about 13481.82sqkm and
a total population of about 3.8 million
out of which 27% are ST and 18% are SC.
The
first phase of this initiative will be completed
in 9 months with an investment of Rs 40.74
lakh funded by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai.
The project draws peer support from national
and local advisory boards, individual experts
as well as collaborates with local research
institutions, non governmental agencies
and government agencies to gain from synergies.
This project will promote socially and environmentally
responsible basin resources management by
enabling informed choices and an enhanced
stakeholder voices
By BRB
Media Cell
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