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<strong>13.</strong> <strong>SWOT</strong> <strong>ANALYSIS</strong><strong>13.</strong>1 INTRODUCTIONStrengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Thrests (<strong>SWOT</strong>) analysis is an integral part of preparationof City Development Plan (CDP). ‘Strengths’ and ‘Weaknesses’ relate to factors internal to the cityand indicate the effectiveness and speed with which it can adapt to changes in its external affairswhile ‘Opportunities’ and ‘Threats’ evaluated and ranked according to the probability of occurrenceand the impact its occurrence would have on the development and future competitiveness of the city.Here, in this chapter a city level <strong>SWOT</strong> analysis has been carried out based on an assessment of statusof service sectors of the city. In addition to this an attempt has been made to bring out related issuesdescribing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats respectively.<strong>13.</strong>2 <strong>SWOT</strong> <strong>ANALYSIS</strong> OF PANAJIAs indicated earlier in Chapter 12, a number of consultations were carried out with all kinds ofstakeholders of the town. Extensive consultations were carried out with various government officialslike Municipal Commissioner, Councilors and other officials, District Collector, representatives ofvarious departments like PHED, PWD, Tourism, influential persons, prominent citizens and otherrepresentatives of civic society with an aim to bring out some of inherent strengths and weakness ofthe town. Box <strong>13.</strong>1 shows the summary of several strengths, weakness opportunity and threats relatedto Panaji city.BOX <strong>13.</strong>1: SUMMARY <strong>SWOT</strong> <strong>ANALYSIS</strong> OF PANAJISTRENGTHS• Strategic location, and well connected with otherstate capitals and other towns within the State• Capital of the state and administrative headquarter ofthe District• Important tourist destination• A heritage town with a number of historicalmonuments, churches and other places of touristinterest• Scope for expansion of major road networks• Availability of land for expansion• Important center of trade for nearby villages/ towns• Contained CBD between river, hill and creeks• Citizens involvement in city affairs• Good infrastructure facilities in townWEAKNESSES• Municipal functions not yet deliberated toMunicipal Corporation of Panaji• Haphazard traffic in core city area• Lack of parking space in city• Movement of vehicles and pedestrians incore city area during peak hours is difficult• Public transport system is not up to mark• Limited civic amenities• Choked and inadequate storm water drains• Numerous planning and authorizingauthorities• Ineffective institutional developmentstrategy• No space for solid waste disposalOPPORTUNITIES• Connectivity is an important opportunity• River front and city beach development• Tourism as an industryTHREATS• Uncontrolled building activities• Development of squatters• Increase in migrant force13-1in association with
City Development Plan for PanajiCorporation of the city of Panaji• Effort to prepare heritage conservation plan• Effort to enhance city landscape and recreationalspaces• City focus on cultural events at national andinternational level• Surrounding villages can take urban spread• Focusing provision of basic services to poor• Streamlining institutional capacity• Efforts to upgrade gardens and open spaces at citylevel and neighborhood level• Changing socio-cultural ethos• Old water pipeline systems, leakage andthreat of water getting contaminated• Construction on environmentally fragilearea• Reclaiming land• Inadequate capacity building<strong>13.</strong>3 CONCLUSIONAs discussed in preceding sections various sectors are interrelated and bear a cause-effect relationship.In Panaji, the ‘Strengths’ relate to the sectors include location and connectivity, administration,tourism & heritage, road networks, trade and commerce and urban growth. The major areas of‘Weaknesses’ for the town include urban infrastructure facilities, urban growth, conservation ofenvironmentally sensitive area, culture and heritage and institutional capacity building. The potential‘Opportunities’ are derived from the strengths, which are utilized for the purpose of development ofthe City. The ‘Threats’ are primarily the existing weakness, which if not addressed adequately mightpose as threats for development of the city in the future.13-2in association with
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