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Cost of Operation & Maintenance, revenue recovery plans, proposed tariffs,subsidy levelsThe instruments to be procured will be operated by trained personnel. Therefore trainingof research staff members is imperative. Proper maintenance also requires that themanufacturer provide adequate and required spares for any repair. Manufacturer is alsorequired to carry out preventive maintenance at required intervals.Operation cost involving use of infrastructural facilities like electricity, etc of the procuredinstruments will be borne by IESWM through its regular operation of the departmentallaboratories. The maintenance cost of the procured instruments through AMC has beenestimated at `10,00,000/- per year for the second and third year. As indicated in O & MPlan above, the cost of operation relating to capacity building will be met from fundtransferred by IESWM to the corpus fund of the ICZM project authority. The tariff for theuse of the facilities by external agencies during spare time of the instruments will befixed by IESWM as per prevailing national/international rate. No additional financialsupport from the Government has been envisaged.Expected OutcomeThe expected outcome of the Project is augmentation in instrumental facilities forresearch in IESWM. The other outcome is building up of a pool of trained scientificmanpower conversant with advanced instrumental facilities to take up cutting edgeresearch in the above two fields of study. The third outcome is a contribution towardsunderstanding response of coastal processes in Sundarban due to climate change andrelated issues. Peoples’ perception of the Sundarban eco-system will be realized throughthe activities of the proposed Interpretation Centre by Tagore Research Society. This willbe a significant outcome involving the people at the grass root level.Livelihood Development of the Disadvantaged Sectionsin Sagar IslandAn estimated 15000 families constitute the poor and marginalized in Sagar Island. Atabout 8000 to 10000 families live in close proximity to embankment areas. The poor areeither landless or small and marginal farmers. They work as agricultural laborers andwage laborers in fishing trawlers. Many of them especially the womenfolk engage inprawn/shrimp seed collection to eke out their living and in the process an irreparabledamage has been caused to the biodiversity. Livelihood assessment in Sagar Islandreveals that the livelihood options are quite limited to these poverty stricken people asbulk of them has to fend for them by engaging themselves in household chores, smallretail outlets apart from shrimp seed collection. Further the number of employment/workdays of the poor is relatively less. Also the poor are not engaged in any kind of valueaddition activities thus occupying the lower rungs of the value chain.Therefore the Livelihood Development of Disadvantaged Sections in Sagar Islandcomponent proposes the following to enhance the livelihoods of the Sagar islanders:•Organize women and youth around savings, credit and micro-insurance in to SHGs•Undertake participatory livelihoods• Include pro-active eco-support and natural resource enhancing activities like RWH,tourism and tourism-based livelihoods•Include livelihoods enabling infrastructure like vocational training centers, procurementcenters, work sheds for enterprises, shops/outlets, skill building centers•Facilitate bank linkages and convergence with other programs•Utilize the maintenance funds for embankment for enhancing livelihoods as revolvingfunds•Build skills of the youth in vocational training centers for meeting the services requiredin the island•Explore the employment opportunities outside the island and provide them training inthese opportunities for placement
The budget for the livelihood component of the five year Sagar pilot is Rs 2779.00 lakhswith the following work element break-up:♦ Support for institutions of livelihood♦ Community mobilization – Institution and capacity building♦ Funds to the community for enhancing livelihood♦ Revolving funds for community institutions♦ Funds for skills for gainful employment♦ Funds for livelihoods and business development♦ Incentive funds for pro-poor Gram Panchayats♦ Funds for innovative ideas in livelihood♦ Support to livelihood – capacity building♦ Support to livelihoods – livelihoods and business supportThe project component intends to provide the requisite support to the NGOs forcoordinating the livelihood improvement programme that will have strong marketlinkages in conjunction with skill up-gradation and financial bonding at the grass rootlevel. The NGOs will be actively involved in the formation of SHGs & federations throughwhom the devolution of resources will take place for enhancement of a better standardof living.Sundarban Interpretation CentreIESWM in collaboration with Tagore society for Rural Development will constructSundarban-an interpretation centre which will reflect the interaction of Science,Technology and Society in the Sundarbans. The proposed interpretation Centre is comingup at Rangabelia at the Gosaba Block of South 24 Pargana district of the state of WestBengal. Unlike a traditional museum-like institution only with visual impact, theSundarbanis planned to involve all five senses of visitors - the visual, auditory,olfactory, gustatory, and tactile perceptions leading to a complete understanding of theimpact of environment on the life of a common man. With its richness of hands-onexhibits, interactive computer multimedia, target-oriented training facilities, fullycomputerized information bank with cyber library and exposure to creativity, theSundarban is aimed at the betterment of life through emotional involvement of the localpopulace. The main objectives behind the development of Sundarban are to developspirit of inquiry by encouraging curiosity and questioning process, and create a scientifictemper in the society and to inculcate an ability to identify the problems and worktowards appropriate solution with scientific attitude for betterment of the lives of thepeople of the Sundarbans.Sundarban will provide a plethora of items showcasing various debatable topics incommon parlance e.g.♦ The Sundarbans - study of geo-morphology, environment and ecology♦ Soil Management - causes and effects of soil erosion, remedial measures,protectionofthe embankment♦ Disaster Management - protection from Cyclone, Flood, Tsunami and resultingsalination♦ of soil♦ Global Warming -- contributing factors, resulting disasters and protection♦ Freedom from Hunger -- agriculture, animal husbandry, apiary, pisciculture♦ Health &Nutrition - public health and hygiene, cause of diseases and healthservices,malnutrition and balanced food♦♦♦♦Shelter - cost-effective disaster-proof housing, disaster sheltersRenewable Energy -- solar, bio-gas, tidal - both indoor and outdoor exhibitsTransport & CommunicationPeople & Culture
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