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lq'kklu. School of Good Governance And Policy Analysis. National Workshop on Disseminating Information on Good Practices in Public Service Delivery June 5, 2009. Removal of Encroachments of Structures of Different Religions Maintaining Communal Harmony - Shri Sanjay Dubey,

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  1. lq'kklu School of Good Governance And Policy Analysis National Workshop on Disseminating Information on Good Practices in Public Service Delivery June 5, 2009 Removal of Encroachments of Structures of Different Religions Maintaining Communal Harmony -Shri Sanjay Dubey, District Magistrate, Jabalpur

  2. Problem Statement • Psychic reaction,conditioning of mind • Spread in all main roads, lanes, bylanes, parks, waterways • 566 in all • Valuation of land more than 100 million • Multistory residence/commercial space cum temple • Of all faith and religion

  3. Backdrop • Soft state/nation • Restless ness • General resentment with government functioning • Political/Religious scenerio

  4. Backdrop • 2.4 million population • Mix of Hindu, Muslim and Christian population • Had a checkered history of communal violence • SIMI, Bajrangdal,ABVP are some of the organisation present here

  5. Situation Analysis • Honourable High court had entertained a PIL • No action for six months • DM called for explaining no action • Dithering by government advocate and my team

  6. Legal position • Cr PC, IPC also has provisions for tress passing • MP Land Revenue Code • Municipal Act • Places of worship Act 1991 • Character and nature can not be changed

  7. Stake holders

  8. Conflict Resolution Collaboration Relinquish Cooperation PARTY II Avoid Bulldozing PARTY I

  9. Conflict Resolution • Simple 2 X 2 Matrix • Multiparty – multivariable situation • Organisational v/s individual goals

  10. How did we do it? • Town was divided into smaller areas • Team consisting of revenue, police and municipal officials • Information shared in informal and formal forums • Media used to create favourable atmosphere --silent majority

  11. How did we do it? • Leading from front • Personal meetings with major stake holders • Police station level meetings • Identification of the personalities and assessment of reactions • Easiest target first, with balance in removal

  12. How did we do it? • Long drawn process of consultation, cajoling, threatening • Enough time for them to react • Multi level one to one assessment • Motivation

  13. How did we do it? • Overcoming our own fear • Helping machinary overcome this fear and sense of achievement • Taking care of the seniors fear • Convincing the elected representatives • Calculated risk, that if anything goes wrong we are to be blamed

  14. How did we do it ? • Heavy deployment in sensitive places • Day fixed such that no religious, VIP movement and Political bosses were sent out • ‘Fatia’ and ‘Puja’ recital • Team members of corresponding faith • Development works started the next day

  15. Results • 311 Religious sites removed • No loss to life and property • Recovered valuable land • Reduced burden to safegaurd these places • Enhanced self confidence and confidence in the machinary

  16. Gains • Establishment of Rule of law • Things however difficult can be achieved • Institutionalisation and Effective check on the tendency • No. of PILs in different courts

  17. Thanks

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