Executive Summary

5. Development Vision

Development vision of Shivalik Development Board for 2021 could be defined as, “ Socially and economically developed communities, with the focus on equitable and sustainable development across the hilly areas and the plains ”.

6. Goal Setting

Congruent to the aforementioned Development Vision, the development goals of the Shivalik Development Board for the next 15 years could be defined as under.

•  Increased production and income
•  Improved social conditions
•  Reduced disparities between the hills and the plains
•  Alleviating Poverty while rejuvenating the environment
•  Enhanced Institutional Capacity of SDB

7. Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of SDB towards the attainment of the above goals could be defined in two stages, namely, Short Term Objectives to be achieved by year 2010, and Long Term objectives to be achieved by the year 2021. It is suggested that some pilot level interventions towards attainment of the long-term objectives should be taken up during the first four years itself, so that the successes could be scaled up after year 2010 from the learning's of these four years. The specific objectives are defined separately for the hill region and for the plains. These are described in detail, along with the implementation strategy, in Chapter 4 and are summarised below . The strategy is defined in detail in case of short-term objectives, whereas broad strategy is proposed for the long-term objectives .

7.1 Short Term Objectives (2006 – 2010)

For the hilly areas
•  Comprehensive soil and water conservation using watershed approach, which also covers agriculture and horticulture promotion, increasing area under irrigation and its management practices, rejuvenation of water harvesting structures, along with catchment area treatment as top priority

•  To provide drinking water facility, in adequate quantities round the year

•  To provide access to health infrastructure along with providing more Doctors and para-medical personnel

•  Promotion of bottled gas units (LPG connections) in the villages on the fringe of forests

•  Promotion of integrated livestock management practices, together with composting techniques

•  Providing employment opportunities, through promotion of agro-processing, other manufacturing units and promoting service sector

•  Creation of local market infrastructure, sorting, grading packing and storing facility

•  Promotion of transport facility

•  Promotion of Eco-Tourism

For the Plains

•  Wastewater disposal system, with cleaning of village ponds and duckweed promotion

•  Groundwater recharge in the vicinity of irrigation wells

•  Promotion of horticulture, initially on pilot basis, subsequently on demand basis.

•  Promotion of better irrigation and water management practices in field crops

•  Providing employment opportunities, through promotion of agro-processing, other manufacturing units and promoting service sector and through establishment of milk processing facilities and promotion of milk producers' cooperatives

7.2. Long Term Objectives (2010 – 2021) , along with Short term Objectives to cover the left area

For the entire Shivaliks

•  Community education and motivation on

•  Importance of girl child for attaining a balanced sex ratio

•  Girl child education

•  Involvement of community in maintenance and management of community assets

•  Sanitation and waste water disposal

•  Water management in agriculture

•  Increase the per capita income (or GDP) to the level of State average

•  Increase the area coverage to 10% of net sown area under horticulture and production/ income from horticulture and processing. (Promotion of cluster level processing centres)

•  Increase the area coverage of irrigation to 50% of net sown area in Plains of District Panchkula.

For the hilly areas and the foothills

•  Coverage of entire sloping area with soil water conservation measures using watershed approach

•  Supplement non-farm enterprises through individual entrepreneurs, SHGs and other issue based user groups

•  Increase in area coverage of irrigation to 20% in the hilly area.

For the plains

•  Flood control and management, including stabilisation of river courses and tributaries

•  Promotion of better groundwater management

It is recommended to undertake a review of the performance after four years and refine the strategy for the next decade on the basis of the findings of the review.