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SOCIO
ECONOMIC PROFILE |
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Prawn Seed Collection
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Strengths |
Opportunities |
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Additional income source for
families
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Ready
vocation for village
women-continuously pursuing all
season
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Available at door step
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Imported resource for foreign
exchange earning
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Value
addition through hatcheries
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Developing marketing co-operatives
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Crab
fattening and culture
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Developing modified brackishwater
aquaculture
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Weaknesses |
Threats |
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Strong
hold of middlemen/intermediaries
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Low
price for catch at collection level
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Children dropping out of school for
seed catching
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Mainly
women and girls involved
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No
assessment of environmental cost
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Accidents-attack by crocodiles and
small sharks, snake bites, injuries
because of mangrove roots and sea
shells and breaches in embankments
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Major
health hazards-gynecological
problems, skin diseases, eye
problems,
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Ecological threat to other varieties
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Soil
erosion threatening mangrove system
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Security problems during seed
collection at night
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Forestry
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Strengths |
Opportunities
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Bountiful
natural beauty with floral and faunal
diversity
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World's
largest mangrove forest
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Existence of
FPCs
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Demarcation of
SBR and management of reserve forest through
SDB
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Limited access
due to remoteness and river system
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Scope for
apiary, mushroom culture and plantations of
medicinal plants
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Collection and
processing of non-timber forest produce
(e.g. dry flowers and twigs)
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Large-scale
afforestation programs (mangrove and
non-mangrove zones) in demarcation of SBR
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Weaknesses |
Threats |
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Depleting
forest cover
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Lack of
security
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Disappearance
of some mangrove species (like Sundari and
Nipa or golpata) due to increased salinity)
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Lack of
knowledge and awareness of forest
regulations among people.
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Human animal
conflict
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Poaching
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Unplanned
tourism
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Tourism
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Strengths |
Opportunities |
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Bountiful natural beauty with floral
and faunal diversity
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Vast
Riverine system
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Literate and enthusiastic youth
available in the area
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Presence of charismatic species -
varieties of mangrove, tigers. Olive
Riddle Turtles, endangered species
of crocodiles, etc.
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Increase in popularity of Sundarban
as tourist destination
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Scope
for attractive packaged tours
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Scope
for supplementary vocations e.g.
guiding
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Water
sports
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Promotion of heritage sites (e.g.
Sagar) and eco tourism
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Development of indigenous
handicrafts
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Development of societies
specifically for tourism and
eco-conservation
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World
Heritage site
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Weaknesses |
Threats |
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Lack
of tourist amenities and facilities
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Lack
of primary and secondary
infrastructure for tourism
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Lack
of promotional efforts at central
and state levels
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Lack
of supportive administration
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Lack
of exposure to visitors, specially
foreigners, among local communities
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Restricted season due to terrain and
climate
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Lack
of security (e.g. dacoits)
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Fears
associated with increased tourism -
loss of culture, displacement and
loss of land
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Increase in alcoholism and sex
tourism
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Degradation of natural environment
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