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District Watershed Development Unit - Jamnagar
Project Implementing Agency
The Project Implementing Agency (PIA) is being selected by an appropriate mechanism by State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA). PIAs would be
responsible for implementation of watershed project. These PIAs may include relevant line departments, autonomous organizations under State/
Central Governments, Government Institutes/ Research bodies, Intermediate Panchayats, Voluntary Organizations (VOs).The PIA of Patan
watershed Project (IWMP-I ) is District Watershed Development Unit, Jamnagar
District Watershed Development Unit, Jamnagar.
The organization and its objectives:
The District Watershed Development Unit (DWDU), Jamnagar is a district level nodal agency and was established on 13th May 2008 to oversee
for the smooth implementation of watershed projects in the district. The District Development Officer (DDO) is the chairman of the DWDU. The
DWDU have dedicated and experience staffs comprising one Project Manager (deputation from Gujarat Forest Department) a Technical Expert
(on contract basis) and multidisciplinary team of agriculture expert, community mobilization expert, Civil engineer, MIS coordinator, system
analyst, surveyor, accountant and computer operator are recruited. The DWDU Jamnagar has its own rented office at Sardar Patel Bhavan, Near
Rameshwar Mandir, Jamnagar .
The objective of the DWDU Jamnagar are supervising, planning, implementing, documenting and promoting watershed development projects
and related development activities in the district. Moreover, the DWDU Jamnagar will work as a PIA for some IWMP projects.
Detailed Project Report – IWMP-1 (Patan )