As Odisha’s Jaga Mission progressed, the vision expanded from developing slums into liveable habitats with the active participation of the community, to developing the upgraded slums as empowered units of hyperlocal self-governance. The highlights of participatory slum transformation were discussed in the first part of this series. Taking forward the idea of collaborative problem solving, the Mission now sought to put in place systems to institutionalise decentralised participatory governance in the upgraded slum neighbourhoods. The objective was to transfer the management of neighbourhoods, encompassing the 4 lakh slum households across 115 cities in the state, to the Slum Dwellers Associations…
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The Jaga Mission shows the path to institutionalised, decentralised participatory governance through three main areas of intervention.
Hi,
There is lot of garbage in front of the house 14/1, 2nd cross 9th main chinappa garden, opp to goodhopd school, near chinappa garden park. I have given money to the palike woman many times to clear the garbage , but still the garbage is uncleared. As In this season there are many mosquito diseases sprading and also the dirty smell is coming. Please help me in cleaning the garbage. I have raised compliant many times but no use. (My complaint number is 10649625. transfered to prathima (9886096496). I spoke to her but no use. Please help.
There is a constant nusaince of of garbage segregation near the Kempapura road towards the police station it is taken as granted and not sure what authorities are sitting to act.. breeding ground for health hazard , pigeon infestation flies mosquito pest and also disturbing traffic on the road can we get some attention from the area corporater to take action