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ANNUAL PLAN 2006-07 |
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SDB : ITS COMPONENTS DIVISIONS
In pursuance of the State
Government’s policy of entrusting the planning and
co-ordination of all developmental activities in the
backward regions to specified area development agencies,
the Sundarban Development Board was set up in 1973 under
the administrative control of Development Planning
Department for integrated and accelerated development of
Sundarban Region. In 1994, a new Government department
namely Sundarban Affairs Department was created and the
Sundarban Development Board was placed under its
administrative control. The operation area of this
department is spread over 16 police stations and 19
Blocks / Panchayat Samities of South & North 24-Parganas
districts.
Developmental activities
undertaken by the Sundarban Affairs Department are
implemented through Sundarban Development Board.
Sundarban Development Board has since been implementing
the work-Programme through its four working Divisions.
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Engineering Wing :
The Engineering Wing of Sundarban Development Board
comprises of one circle consisting of five divisions
and nine Sub-Divisions. The Chief Engineer, S.D.
Board heads this wing. Out of five divisions, four
are working divisions, which are directly
implementing the civil works schemes of the Board.
Another division namely Survey Investigation &
Design Division (SID) has been created in 2003
for preparation of drawing, design and estimates of
different schemes/projects of the Board. A new
working division viz. Civil Engineering Division
No.-IV has been created in June 2006. This division
has started functioning from the financial year
2007-08. The territorial jurisdiction of each of
these four working divisions has been reorganized
vide G.O. No.-089/SA/O/3E-7/06, Dated-14.7.06.The
operation area under these divisions are as follows:
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Engineering Divisions |
Operational area under the Divisions |
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CED - I |
Mathurapur - I & II, Joynagar - I & II, Kultali Blocks and Heramba gopalpur &
Lakshmijanardanpur GP under Patharpratima
Block |
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CED - II |
Sagar,
Namkhana, Kakdwip, Patharpratima (excluding
2 GPs) |
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CED - III |
Hingalganj,
Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali - I & II, Haroa and Minakhan |
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CED - IV |
Canning - I & II, Basanti and Gosaba |
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The Engineering Divisions
of Board has a total contingent of 283 Officials and
staff against total sanctioned posts of 354. |
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Agriculture Division
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The activities relating to agriculture and allied
activities are implemented through 27 Growth Centres
located in 19 blocks of Sundarbans under the
supervision of three Branch Offices namely Kakdwip
(9 Growth Centres), Canning (10 Growth Centres) and
Nezat (8 Growth Centres) Branch Offices. Total
contingent of officers and staff under this division
is 167.
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Apart from these working
divisions there are
Administrative Division and Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation Division under Sundarban Development Board.
There is a separate
establishment of Sundarban Affairs Department.
The Sundarban Affairs
Department implements following activities through
various divisions of the Sundarban Development Board.
(a)
Promotion of social, economical, and cultural
advancement of the people;
(b) Creation of
infrastructure facilities through improvement of
transport and communication, water resources, irrigation
and drainage;
(c)
Development of livelihoods through implementation of
socio-economic and allied schemes, research, training,
and rural technology;
(d)
Conservation and development of natural resources for
ecological balance of this sensitive bio-sphere;
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Awareness Programmes, etc. |
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