Awareness Generation and Community Mobilisation in East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) Area
A data-based appraisal of life in the East Kolkata Wetlands — a detailed household survey covering toilet facilities, water supply, roads, education, income and livelihood — to ground community mobilisation in real evidence.
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Year
2005-2006
Geography
East Kolkata Wetlands, West Bengal, India
Sponsor
Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP), Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
SDG alignment
SDG 11, SDG 17
Project Investigator / Team
Project Investigator: Prof. Saila Ghosh — Former Professor, IIM Kolkata
Objectives
A detailed household survey was conducted for a data-based appraisal of the life-situation of the people living in the EKW area — the toilet facilities, water supply, roads, education, mode of income, livelihood, and so on — to inform awareness generation and community mobilisation.
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Sponsor: Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP), Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).