Where are the panchayats?
Of the three farm water conservation programmes currently under way in Karnataka, the Jal Samvardhene Yojana (jsy) has comple ted a year of operation. The progra mme’s stated objective is to demonstrate the viability of community-based approaches to tank rehabilitation. For this purpose an Integrated Tank Development Plan has been developed for each tank that is to be rehabilitated. These plans have to be prepared by tank user groups (tug) with the assistance of cluster facilitation teams (cfts) comprising local non-governmental organisations (ngos). The programme also has lofty aims to provide adequate representation to tribals and other vulnerable groups in its areas of operation.
The problem is: after a year, it is amply clear that there is no place for the village panchayat s in the process. This is typical of all World Bank aided water projects in Karnataka.
This author made an impromptu visit to one of the areas under jsy: Hangal taluk in Haveri district. Three cfts comprising three ngos
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