Boat Clinics in Task Force Report

The report of the Task Force on development processes for Himalayan Hill States set up by the Planning Commission, Government of India, and which was handed over to the Planning Commission in December 2010 talks of the importance of the Boat Clinics initiative (see below). The premier agency mandated to conduct the study was the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, based near Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Report of the Task Force can be accessed at Planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/taskforce/task_hill1009.pdf

Given the repercussions of the major earthquake recently in Sikkim, the report is extremely relevant as it has specific recommendation on many issues including earthquakes in this highly seismic zone, classified as Zone Five or the most vulnerable of all parts of India to tremors. C-NES Managing Trustee Sanjoy Hazarika was a member of the Task Force.