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2. Conservation Management Plan & Communication Strategy for East Kolkata Wetlands A Project being implemented by Centre for Environment Education under India Urban Initiative with support from ICMA-USAID

3. Our team -Kiran Desai : Communication strategy
-Ram Boojh: Team leader, biodiversity & Institutional aspects
-Madhavi Joshi: Coordinator, Livelihood issues
-R Gopichandran- Waste water issues
-Saswat Bandyopadhyay- Landuse and DCR
-Anindita Bhattacharya- Local coordination

4. East Kolkata wetlands (EKWL) -Situated on the eastern fringes of Kolkata city with world’s largest waste water fed aquaculture system. The EKWL comprising 308 sewage fed fisheries 12,500 hectars of area declared as Ramsar site in November Provides immense environmental benefits Waste water management Kolkata city generates mld waste water mld diverted to EKWL, Direct Discharge in Kulti river: mld Flood control Livelihood for 1.5 lakh inhabitants

6. Four major land use types in this man made wetland covering 37 maujas 1. Substantially water body oriented area (primarily sewage fed fisheries) ha. 2.Rice cultivation Area: ha. 3.Productive Farming Area ( garbage farming- Dhapa): Urban and Rural settlements : ha.

7. East Kolkata Wetlands: Ecological services

8. Historical events
1865: Land filling started in Salt Lakes. A 2.59 sq.km area was acquired for dumping city’s garbage and for sewage farming and fisheries.
1928:The Bidyadhari River was officially declared dead.
: Reclamation of Salt Lakes for the extension of the city, race for huge conversion of wetlands into urban facility.
1980: Eastern Metropolitan Bye-pass constructed forming western boundary of East Calcutta Wetlands.
1992: High Court directive- no change in land-use should be the guiding principle for the development of the plan.
2002: Declared Ramsar site.
2006: East Kolkata Wetlands Act, challenged in the Supreme court

9. SCOPE OF WORK
TO PREPARE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CMP) FOR THE PROTECTION OF EAST KOLKATA WETLANDS
Review of available data/ information/ reports, broad management plan
Review the EKWL Conservation & Management Act and suggest enforcement strategy
Prepare a CMP framework in consultation with stakeholders
Share and build consensus from all stakeholders- govt organizations, NGOs, institutions, communities etc
Finalize the Conservation & Management Plan
Develop CMP action plan & implementation strategies
Develop a communication strategy

10. CMP OBJECTIVES
Create a clear and concise CMP which is workable, realistic and achievable for all levels of organizations
Obtain broad acceptance of the CMP from all stakeholders
Sustainable Development & Management of the Wetlands
Enhancement of Quality of Life for the residents through better access to civic services
Enhancement of Livelihoods, thereby poverty eradication
Development of Information-Education-Communication framework to communicate the CMP to all stakeholders

11. METHODOLOGY Collection, Collation & Review of data/information
Identification of key issues & Gaps Analysis
Consultations with CFG, Primary Stakeholders, NGOs
Consultations with stakeholders for revision of CMP
Development of communication startegy
Final Conservation Management Plan and Communication Strategy
Preparation of Conservation & Management Plan

12. MANAGEMENT PLAN OUTLINE
CMP Outline
Anthropogenic
Institutional
Physical
Biological
--Livelihood
--Infrastructure and Amenities
--Quality of Life
--Eco-habitation
--Institutional
--Legal
--Regulatory
Land-use & DCR
--Flora
--Fauna
Waste water & canal system

13. CORE ISSUES Land use and Development Controls
Waste water flow & quality management
Geo-hydrological, soil , biological aspects
Access to Services and Amenities for residents
Infrastructure for movement of products & services
Livelihood Issues
Knowledge network for Traditional Practices and their development

14. Progress so far Data collection, collation & Review
Stakeholder Consultations
Presentation to Core Facilitation Group
Issues and information Gaps analysis
Outline Conservation Management Plan
Draft CMP & consultations with Experts

15. STRUCTURE OF CMP Executive Summary Introduction
Baseline Profile of EKWL
Conservation issues/threats.
Water & Waste Water Flow & Control
Land use and Development Controls & Eco-Habitation
Biological aspects- Biodiversity, productivity and indicators
Institutional and regulatory
Livelihood opportunities
Solid Waste & Productive farming Area at EKWL
Summary of action plan
Communication strategy

16. East Kolkata Wetlands Conservation & Management Plan Outline
Issues
Interventions
Outcomes
Land Use and Development Control
Land use Studies
Functional Hierarchy and Connectivity
Land-use Plan outline/Zoning for the wetlands base on Ramsar
Development Control Regulations
DCR for Core, Sub-Core and Non Core Areas
Waste water flow & quality management
Technical study for Waste Water Flow augmentation and quality
Regulated waste water flow & Pollution Control Mechanism
Environmental monitoring framework for waste water
Biological
Biodiversity conservation strategy & action plan
Conservation and wise use practices

17. LAND USE PLAN & DCR STRUCTURES
Overall Land use Master Plan & Zoning/Development control Regulations
Respective Zone Wise Development Control Regulations
Detailed Local Area Plans for Settlements/Building-Bylaws
Local Area Plan
Zonal Plan
Overall
Plan

18. POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS & OUTCOME OF EKWL -CMP
Issues
Interventions
Outcomes
Anthropogenic/Ecological Habitation
Quality of Life Improvement
Plan for basic Services, water and sanitation, Greening
Access to Infrastructure/
Amenities
Community level
Plan /outline for
Infrastructure/Amenities
Livelihood Enhancement
Product Value Chain (Source to Market)
Training and capacity building
Alternative Opportunities based on NRM

19. POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS & OUTCOME OF EKWL -CMP
Issues
Interventions
Outcomes
Institutional
Strengthening Community Level Institutions/
Associations
Micro-credit Interventions
Strengthening Village wetland conservation committees, local bodies
Synergy with concerned agencies and stakeholders
Coordination mechanism for EKWL Management Authority with line departments
Enforcement strategies for EKWL Act
Strategy for co-operation/Convergence with Local, Para-State & State Agencies
Communication Strategies
Community-Local-State- Beyond