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TRINCOMALEE BAY SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA Page | 73<br />

Figure VI.4: Proposed organogram of the institutional structure for TB SAM<br />

Management<br />

CCD<br />

District<br />

Community<br />

Coordinating<br />

Committee<br />

(DSAM-CCC)<br />

- Chaired by District Secretary<br />

- Representatives from relevant line agencies<br />

- Representatives from local government agencies<br />

- Representatives from <strong>com</strong>munities / NGOs<br />

- Representatives from Navy<br />

- Representatives from Air force<br />

- Representatives from Army<br />

- Representatives from tourism sector<br />

- More <strong>com</strong>munity members than state officers<br />

- Gender balance should be maintained properly<br />

- Develop policy & strategies on SAM management<br />

- Approval of budgets & activity plans<br />

- Approval of all financial matters<br />

- Coordination with line agencies<br />

- Coordinate with Divisional Secretary Offices<br />

- Develop management guidelines and activity plan for<br />

the core conservation areas under security forces<br />

- Facilitate the implementation of activity plan in the<br />

core conservation sub zone under security forces<br />

- Monthly/quarterly progress review<br />

- Manage SAM Office and Mangrove Park<br />

SAM Office<br />

- CCD Office<br />

- Fishery Federation Office<br />

- Fishery Department office<br />

- Mangrove Park<br />

2. TB SAM Office<br />

430. A TB SAM office should be established at Kinniya to be managed by the CCD. The<br />

office should provide office facilities for DFAD and Fishers Federation (FF) operating within<br />

the TB SAM. The <strong>com</strong>munities should be able to directly access the TB SAM office for<br />

information, services and co-management processes. The TB SAM Office should give a “one<br />

stop shop” for services to key stakeholders and also facilitate the management of the TB<br />

SAM.<br />

3. Mangrove Park<br />

431. A mangrove Park should be established in Mahaweli Ganga estuary with eco-tourism<br />

facilities such as boat trips on the river and raised board walkways through the mangrove<br />

vegetation. With the opening up Kinniya Bridge and the rehabilitation of the A-15 road many<br />

hundreds of tourists will visit the Kinniya area and travel to Seruvila and Lankapatuna<br />

Buddhist temple in the near future. The Mangrove Park could be managed by the CCD office<br />

at Kinniya and it should also be possible to outsource some services such as boat trips,

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