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199construction of a toilet blocklandscapingAbout 4 acres of government land is available that can be utilized for this purpose.267. The cost estimate for implementation of the component is Rs 3684.30 lakhs with thefollowing items:Items1 Kapil Muni Temple Complex2 Sagar eco-tourism centre3 Centre for arts and crafts4 Services5 Electrical works6 Commissioning7 Goods and equipment8 Project Implementation and O & M for 5 years inclusive of M & E268. Sundarban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (SIDCL) a state governmentundertaking under the administrative control of the Department of Sundarban Affairs,Government of West Bengal is the Project Implementing Agency (PIA) of this component ofSPR.Component C. 6 - Enhancing Livelihoods in Sagar Island269. An estimated 15000 families constitute the poor and marginalized in Sagar Island. Ofthese 8000 to 10000 families live in close proximity to embankment areas. The poor areeither landless or small and marginal farmers. They work as agricultural labourers and wagelabourers in fishing trawlers. Those living close to the water engage in prawn/shrimp seedcollection. Livelihood assessment in Sagar Island reveals that there are not any livelihoodsthat are exclusively practiced by the poor except for shrimp seed collection. However, thescale in which the poor practice their livelihoods is very small compared to the non-poor.Further the number of employment/work days of the poor is relatively less. Also the poor arenot engaged in any kind of value addition activities thus occupying the lower rungs of thevalue chain.270. Therefore the component proposes the following to enhance the livelihoods of theSagar islanders:Organize women and youth around savings, credit and micro-insurance in to SHGsUndertake participatory livelihoodsInclude pro-active eco-support and natural resource enhancing activities like RWH,tourism and tourism-based livelihoodsInclude livelihoods enabling infrastructure like vocational training centres,procurement centres, worksheds for enterprises, shops/outlets, skill building centresFacilitate bank linkages and convergence with other programs