Minutes of Meetings

Minutes of the Weekly Review meeting of the Project Management Unit of the Tripura JICA Project held on the 1st July, 2009 at 5.00 P.M under the chairmanship of the Chief Executive Officer & Project Director, Tripura JICA Project..

The weekly review meeting of the Officers of the Project Management Unit of the Tripura JICA Project was held under the chairmanship of Sh. S Talukdar, Chief Executive Officer & Project Director, in his office chamber on the 1st July, 2009 at 5.00 P.M. The list showing the names of the participants present is appended. The following issues were discussed & reviewed in the meeting,
1 .Review of actions taken on the basis of decisions taken in the last Meeting.
2. Review of Progress of Micro planning works.
3. TNA exercise by the IBRAD.
4. Progress of Surveying & mapping – outsourcing of the work.
5. Discussion on pending issues –list provided by the Team Leader,
PMC.
6. Issues pertaining to functioning of NCE
7 .Rubber plantation works.
8. Progress of work –information sought for by JICA.
9. Bio diversity conservation component – Road map for sub
components.
10. Any other issue
The following decisions have emerged in the meeting after having detailed discussions
• The Conservator of Forests have been advised by the Director (P&I) to arrange for conveying approval of the Micro plans prepared and submitted by the CPOs. The Director (P&I) shall monitor the actual progress in this direction.

• The IBRAD shall take part in the TNA exercise at Agartala on the 7th July, 2009 which shall also be attended by the PMC members.

• The job of surveying & mapping has been outsourced at the rate at whivh the Department carries out the work before taking up the plantation work. The training on handling of the GPS shall be arranged by the Addl Director (HRD&Trgn,) at FTI facility at Hatipara from the 6th July, 2009. The Addl. Director (E,A&M) shall coordinate the programme.
• The Pending as flagged by the Team Leader, PMC shall be circulated amongst the Directors for needful action.
• The CPOs shall be requested to located suitable land in the RGVs under the RFR Act for sites for raising rubber plantation.
• The Director, NCE shall convene a meeting in the conference hall of NCE on the 3rd July, 2009 for finalization of the outstanding issues pertaining to the NCE.
• The Team Leader PMC shall provide necessary inputs for filizing the progress of works statement to be sent to JICA, New Delhi Office.
• The Biodiversity Consultant shall visit the identified hotspots to draw up the programme and methodologies for execution of the inventorization works.
• The action plan for development of the GIS facility shall be assigned to Sh. A. Roy Scientist - Engineer who has joined on deputation from the TSAC. Sh. Roy shall also attend the training programme of handling of GPS to be organized by the Addl Director (HRD&Trg.)
• The meeting was concluded thanking everybody present.


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