Dear friends,
I finally managed to finish my report on urban sanitation in Tamil Nadu. As a member of the steering committee on ‘urban water supply and sanitation’ for the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission’s Twelfth Five Year Plan, I was not only expected to submit this paper but also defend my recommendations in front of the committee. The committee is headed by the Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission, and also includes experts on water and sanitation from the government as well as the civil society. The committee meets a couple of times before the plan document is prepared for the next five years. The twelfth plan document for Tamil Nadu is supposed to be finalized by the end of January 2012 and tabled and discussed at the Centre in March.
All in all it was an exciting experience, and how I wish to give you a complete account of what happened within the four walls of the Planning Commission office when my paper was tabled. However, I am afraid you might want to go to sleep reading it. So sticking to only very important stuff: Read my report here. For further details, write to me! somyase@gmail.com
I want to take this opportunity to thank all my friends for their support and enthusiasm from the bottom of my heart. Wish you all a very happy 2012!
