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219333. A website will be set up and maintained by the PMU to disseminate information aboutthe pilot projects to the public bringing in the desired transparency in the implementation ofthe ICZM project. All information regarding progress of the pilot projects, recruitmentnotices, tender notices and relevant scientific and technical data should be periodicallyuploaded. An interactive feed back mechanism will be built in the system for obtaining publicopinion.A.2 Implementing Agencies – roles and responsibilities334. The implementing agencies of the ICZM-West Bengal project are:1) Department of Disaster Management, Government of West Bengal,2) Digha-Sankarpur Development Authority,3) Public Health Engineering Directorate, Government of West Bengal4) West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited5) West Bengal Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd6) Sundarban Infra-structure Development Corporation Ltd7) Zoological Survey of India8) Forest Directorate, Government of West Bengal9) Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management10) University of Calcutta335. The roles and responsibilities of the above mentioned implementing agencies are asfollows:Department of Disaster Management, Government of West Bengal336. The department is a relatively new player in coastal areas. Although it hasdecentralised set-up with district, sub-division and block level disaster management officers,it lacks technical man power to guide the construction and operation & maintenance of theproposed multi-purpose cyclone shelters. It has been proposed to execute the programthrough the office of district magistrates.Digha-Sankarpur Development Authority337. DSDA will implement a number of relatively small but important projects that have astrong local perspective. The pilot projects are in the form of several small interventionsaiming towards cleaning the beach and beach front at Digha and providing civic amenities tothe tourists so as to keep the beach clean including awareness measures. The proposed workelements like construction of pay and use toilets, construction of small kiosks in place ofmake shift shops, provision of litter bins, arrangement of beach lighting, construction ofsitting facilities along the beach and construction of activity areas for children etc are