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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
on public land that lies (to the maximum extent possible) beside the
rivers; and second, tree plantation on farmlands. The solutions proposed
for both public land and farmland are generic. Along with the technical
solution, we also look at the specific policy interventions that need to
happen to facilitate the technical intervention for stakeholders. These
are called “policy ecosystem conditions”. There are some common policy
ecosystem conditions for the public and farm lands and some specific
ones for the farmland. These policy ecosystem conditions are detailed
before going into the techno-economic solution for each category of land.
They have been suggested to support and financially de-risk a farming
community’s transition to tree-based agriculture. The characteristics and
economics of a sample agro-forestry model for farmland, in comparison
to that of a land tilled for annual crops, is detailed to illustrate the
possible income change upon transitioning to tree-based agriculture.
Organic multi-fruit crop plantation along with drip irrigation are two
major characteristics of the sample model discussed here. The setup of
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is another major policy ecosystem
condition for de-risking farmers. We elaborate on the role FPOs can play
in organizing farmers and the different income generation avenues they
can tap. Case studies are shared throughout the chapter to substantiate
the solutions detailed for both public and farm lands.
CHAPTER 4: CONSERVE AND USE – AN IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK.
This chapter presents all the different actors (farmers, tribals, industries,
citizens / fruit consumers) and institutions (all government ministries
or departments relevant to the proposed solution) that have to work
together in the implementation of tree plantation for revitalizing rivers.
It maps out the activities of the actors, as well as the institutional support
they need, to accomplish what they must do. Additionally, the chapter
details the policy ecosystem conditions required to facilitate coordinated
effort from different ministries and regulatory framework to restrict /
prohibit pollution and misuse of rivers.
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