The Coordination process between the Kutch Navnirman Abhiyan, the district authorities and the Aid Agencies in Bhuj is being set up and processes are being operationalised. The news in today's Times of India on the Abhiyan withdrawing from relief is misleading.
Reality is very different.
It has been decided that the collector's office, the aid agencies and the Abhiyan would be coordinating closely with each other for the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the region. It was also agreed that there was a need to build consensus on the framework under which the rehabilitation activities are to be taken up. The district collector, Mr. Anil Mukim attended the meeting, heard the views of all concerned and took decisions to streamline the coordination between Abhiyan, Aid Agencies and the Collector's office. With the support of the Environmental Planning Collaborative at Ahmedabad and other partner organizations, an information system to facilitate the relief and rehabilitation efforts has been envisaged. As a first step, an email has been made operational .