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The ultimate objective of Orissa Community Tank Development and Management (OCTDM) project is to improve tank based livelihood systems and strengthen community management of selected tank systems in Orissa. The social risks that the project may come across are: the project may not get support from those tank bed encroachers (especially landless and marginal farmers) if proper measures are not initiated towards payment of compensation and rehabilitation of their households; the project implementation process may be delayed if the land acquisition process is not completed on time; the project may face conflict between farmers'and fishers'group if policy level issues are not addressed for institutionalization of all water users in one platform; the project may face strong opposition from tail end farmers if their interests are not fulfilled; the project may face serious objection from the farmers if the tank renovation work is given to the individual contractors and not to the PP/farmers; the project may find difficulties to mobilize farmers if the tank renovation work is handed over to individual contractors; the project may face opposition from vested interest groups if the project tries to re-unite and reconstitute the Governing Body and Executive Body of Pani Panchayat; and finally, the project may not achieve its objectives within the stipulated time period if more time is consumed in redefining systems and addressing policy level issues for effective convergence of various government departments. more..
