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Environmental Assessment ReportKerala Local Government Strengthening ProjectIn addition to safeguarding the valuable paddy land and wetlands, the Local Level MonitoringCommittee is authorized by the Act to direct the holder of any paddy land which isuncultivated and left fallow to cultivate it by himself or through any other person of hischoice, with paddy or any other intermediary crops. If the holder of the paddy land grantspermission to cultivate the said paddy land, the Local Level Monitoring Committee mayexecute an agreement between the panchayat and the holder of paddy land entrusting thepaddy land to the Panchayat either to cultivate or to get it cultivated for a fixed period. It isthe duty of the Gram Panchayat/Municipality/ Corporation to entrust the right to cultivate byauction or otherwise to padasekhara samitis, Self Help Groups, Kudumbasree Units, or others.However, the Act does not permit the Local Authority to grant any license or permit forcarrying out any activity or construction in a paddy land or a wetland converted or reclaimedin contravention to the Act.2.3.2.10. Draft Public Health Act for Kerala 2009The act envisages a State/District Health Board as a supervisory authority for monitoring theimplementation of the Public Health Act at the State/District level respectively. It alsoenvisages constitution of State Public Health Committee and District Public Health Committee,chaired by the District Panchayat President and District Collector, with advisory functions.Every Grama Panchayat and City Corporation shall have a Health Officer. According to the act,the local authority shall manage health institutions transferred to it by the Government. TheGovernment may issue direction to the local authority on maters relating to health policy,planning for health facilities, standards to be maintained, mode of administration and it shallbe the duty of the local authority to carry them out.The Act makes the provision of drinking water and water for other domestic and no domesticpurposes as the obligation of local government. It also enables the local authority to levy anytax which may be necessary for providing water supply in such area. The responsibilities oflocal authority includes providing and maintaining sufficient and satisfactory system of publicdrains for the effectual draining of its local area and prohibition on letting out sullage orsewage into drain or streets, discharge of Injurious refuse into public drains and pollution ofwater courses. The act necessitates every local authority to provide and maintain sufficientnumber of sanitary conveniences for the use of the public in proper and convenient places. Itmakes mandatory for every local authority to carry out such measures pertaining to Nationaland State Health Programmes and maternity and child welfare as may be prescribed.The local authorities are also made responsible to take steps to eliminate places where insectsare breeding or likely to breed and to control or destroy insects, to prevent spread ofcontagious diseases. As per provision, no person shall establish or maintain a market or otherfood handling institutions or halt without a license from the local authority. There are alsoprovision for regulating fair or festival.2..3..3.. Prrogrrammess2.3.3.1. Food Security MissionDuring Eleventh Plan a major thrust was provided for the revival of the agrarian economy ofthe State through augmenting production of food crops as well as milk and egg production in74