Pollution and displacement increasingly threaten the life and livelihood-indeed the very existence - of several rural communities. Panchayati Raj can play a very important role in checking this, but this potential has not been adequately realised yet. A lot of work needs to be done to realise this potential of panchayat raj in checking pollution and displacement.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/stronger-role-gram-sabhas-needed-check-displacement-and-pollution-report-public
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bharat-dogra-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/panchayati-raj-update
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gorakhpur-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kushinagar
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing