Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
POLICY ECOSYSTEM PRECONDITIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTING RIVER REVITALIZATION
mining in river beds, the regulatory framework for its operationalization is
comparatively weak.
In Chapter 3, we detailed out the policy ecosystem preconditions that
are required for effective tree plantation on public land and farmland. We
identified the conditions required to make the river revitalization plan
technically sound, get participation from majority stakeholders, assist
behavior change of all the stakeholders involved, and initiate specific
economic interventions to de-risk the villages and communities who
are asked to change their livelihood patterns. In contrast, the policy
ecosystem preconditions that are described in this chapter are seen
as essential to the smooth implementation of the river revitalization
program, and to achieve the goal of arresting river pollution.
The details of the policy ecosystem preconditions and the mapping
of institutions in this chapter were shaped by a Focus Group Discussion
(FGD) that was held at Isha Foundation on 27th August 2017. The
group of experts that participated in the FGD was drawn from diverse
disciplines - hydrogeology, forestry, water resources management, soil
science, horticulture, agroforestry, rural livelihoods, agri-business and
agri-marketing, public policy and programs, public administration,
management and banking and finance. They included senior civil
servants, technocrats, bankers, scientists and social scientists,
development professionals, civil society leaders and agri-business
leaders. A list of experts consulted is provided in Appendix 4 and a report
on the FGD is shared in Annexure 20.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University signed an MoU with Isha
Outreach as a knowledge partner to provide technical and scientific
support to the draft policy recommendations and plantation models
described in this book. Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam; and Horticulture, Agriculture, Crop Planning, Medicinal
Plants and Research Departments of TNAU contributed greatly to the
detailed approach for implementation outlined in Chapter 3.
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