annexures - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Chapter - 13 Public Participation & Public Awareness and Stake Holders Consultationii.iii.There are costs involved in such programmes and part of the O&M burden will have to beborne by them,The communities are effectively involved in all stages of the project cycle fromconceptualisation, to preparation, to finalisation, to implementation and finally O & M.13.3 PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS FRONT END ACTIVITYPublic Awareness & Public Participation should be a front-end activity of the project.The entire programme of conservation should be conceived, formulated, implemented,monitored and evaluated in close consultation with the stake holding communities followingthe approach of 'Participatory Appraisal'.The agency that will plan, implement and coordinate the awareness campaign should beidentified. With a view to focus on issues relating to protection and improvement and cleaningof rivers, a massive program of environment education and awareness is imperative. Centreand states may launch this campaign through a program of volunteers called NATIONAL GREENVOLUNTEERS.13.4 TARGET GROUPSi. Local influential/Community leaders,ii. Local NGOs,iii. School teachers and students,iv. Elite groups and organisations like Rotary Club, Lions club, Associations and forums ofwriters and artists, etc.,v. Religious leaders and priests,vi. Representatives of industry and commerce,vii. Leaders of trade unions and organisations like safai karamchari sanghs,viii. Leaders of teachers and students associations,ix. Representatives of political parties including the elected office bearers and members oflocal bodies,x. Members of legislative assemblies, legislative councils and parliament representative oflocal constituencies,xi. Representatives of media viz. editors/correspondents of local press and key functionariesof local radio and TV stations,xii. Grassroot level functionaries of Municipalities and state government departments likepublic health, forestry, Jal Nigam, PWD, etc.,13.5 ACTION POINTS FOR COMMUNITY AWARENESSi. Action be taken to get the Urban Local Body (ULB) to discuss the issue of river pollution –causes and effect and the need to take conservation measures.ii. Request the ULB to set up a Committee on Awareness Generation and PublicParticipation for the entire city. Members of the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha may becoopted as special invitees. In turn, the Committee should invite civil societyorganisations in the city that are active to participate in the Awareness Generation and84