Community Participatory in Watershed Management [5]
Pitfalls Regarding Local Characteristics
The lesson learn of Ralegan Siddhi might be experienced differently in other places. Some pitfalls that must be deliberately in mind are:
Reflections on The Experience and Insights Gained - Community Participatory in Watershed Management [4]
Though there has been tremendous improvement in the status of women and much has been done yet more remains to be done to involve them fully in the process. This means that women development needs specialized and extra effort.
There is no effort towards the development of agro-based rural/small scale industries to enhance the value of the products and keep the participation of the people intact.
The managerial capability is weak and it is reflected in the failure of cloth cutting and tailoring scheme and thereby weakening the participating of women.
It is not easy to find a devote and committed leader like Anna Hazare in the second generation to keep the process going. His effort to choose a leader so far remains unresponded.
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