CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2
ABSTRACT 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
DESCRIPTION 4
LIST OF FIGURES 9
LIST OF TABLES 11
ABBREVIATIONS 12
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 Background 14
1.2 Research problem statement 17
1.3 Research questions 18
1.4 Research objectives 18
1.5 Scope of work 18
1.6 Research methodology 21
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW & CASE STUDIES 22
2.1 73rd Constitution Amendment Act -1992 22
2.2 74th Constitution Amendment Act - 1992 22
2.3 Case 1: Surat Municipal Corporation will provide drainage network to four villages nearby Surat city 22
2.4 Case 2: To know how the responsible citizens can help villages improve waste management practice 33
2.5 Case 3: Plastic waste can generate money (convergence between rural villages to urban area 33
2.6 Urban and Rural convergence/ linkages 34
2.7 Urban Sanitation Management 36
2.8 Rural Sanitation Management 38
CHAPTER 3: EXPLORING POTENTIAL CONVERGENCE BETWEEN URBAN LOCAL BODY AND GRAM PANCHAYATS: CASE OF HIMMATNAGAR NAGARPALIKA 44
3.1 Demographics of Himmatnagar City 44
3.2 Organisation structure of Himmatnagar Municipality 45
3.3 Growth of city 46
3.4 Development plan of Himmatnagar Municipality 48
3.5 Source of water to Himmatnagar City 49
3.6 Drainage network of Himmatnagar Nagarpalika 51
3.7 Sewage Treatment Plant – Himmatnagar Nagarpalika 53
3.8 Mapping nearby villages 55
3.9 Contour Mapping 57
3.10 Survey Questionnaire 58
3.11 Survey Analysis 60
3.12 Survey Outcome 61
3.13 Technical Feasibility 64
3.14 Financial Feasibility 76
3.15 Governance aspects 85
CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION 88
GLOSSARY 89
ANNEXURES/APPENDICES 90
REFERENCES 106