INDIA: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

INDIA Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (P007985)
First Implementation Support Mission, June 2011
Activity Current Progress Agreed Next Steps & World Bank Recommendations
[2C-C1]
Livelihood
improvement
activities by the
GEC
[2C-C2]
Eco-tourism and
livelihood
improvement by
1. GEC has nominated a senior officer as the nodal officer for the
livelihood improvement activities. [Others covered in item 2C-A1.]
2. Highly satisfactory progress has been achieved in this activity. A major
factor in this has been recruitment of a group of 38 motivated and
qualified young graduates and post-graduates specializing in rural
development or social work. One field worker has been posted on-site
for a group of 5 villages; and 3 senior professional is coordinating
these activities.
3. In total, 48 participatory rural appraisals, 140 gram sabha meetings and
411 village meetings were completed. Coastal dependency surveys
conducted for Jamnagar, Gandhidham and Naliya. Eco-development
committees have been organized in 30 villages, CBOs formed in 70
villages, and SHGs have been created in 196 villages. These have been
completed in parallel to the implementation of 42 entry-point activities
related to mangrove plantation activities. All CBOs and SHGs have a
majority of women members, and either the president or the secretary
of each of the CBOs or SHGs is a woman.
4. Each of the newly formed CBOs, SHGs, and EDCs has been provided
with initial orientation training. Most of the SHGs have been covered
by exposure visits to elsewhere in the state. Wherever solar lighting has
been already provided, training on maintenance of the solar lighting
systems have been imparted to the CBOs. Further substantial training is
planned.
5. An important workshop was organized on the occasion of the
centenary of International Women’s Day at Gandhinagar, where more
than 500 women involved in implementation of the Project
participated, and pledged to the State Minister for Environment that
their livelihood development activities will be closely linked to
protection of environment.
comprehensive oil-spill management plan, subject to the provision
that the GMB will manage and guide the consultants.
1. Nil.
2. Nil. GEC and SPMU is encouraged to prepare a brief description of
how the field workers and coordinators are implementing the activity,
and share with SICOM and the other Project States. GEC is also
encouraged to provide additional transportation support to the filed
workers if required.
3. Nil.
4. Nil. The training program (which will be a total of around 800 training
sessions) should start without delay.
5. Nil.
1. No progress so far. 1. MNP will immediately start taking actions on this. No work should be
done through force accounts. The next QPR should clearly show the
schedule of activities planned. SPMU and MNP will discuss all
corrective measures required, and SPMU will provide necessary
support to MNP as required.
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