The Managing Director PIDA, Mr.
Khalid Masood Chaudhary has approved the environmental capacity building
program which was prepared by the Social & Environmental Management Unit
(SEMU) of PIDA. The said capacity building program has been developed keeping
in view the field requirements of canal officers, PIDA, PID and FOs staff as
well as the contractors. As per plan, the program will primarily focus of one
day training workshops which would be conducted in all irrigation zones of
Punjab including small dams project.
The environmental capacity building
workshops will be conducted after complete assessment and analysis of training
needs of the stakeholders regarding social and environmental issues and their
prompt mitigation measures while executing development works. The participants
of the workshops will be provided guidelines regarding the mitigation of social
and environmental issues. Similarly, they will also be provided awareness
raising material during the training sessions. There has also been planned a
documentary which would be prepared for the stakeholders very soon, keeping in
view the social and environmental challenges of irrigation sector.
The Managing Director PIDA has
directed to especially focus the legal framework of irrigation and
environmental sectors during the training workshops. He also has urged to
conduct the awareness raising seminars regarding social and environmental
threats of water sector as well as the celebration of environment day.
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