Quick Progress Report from J-PAL

During the month of June, J-PAL’s field work in Bhubaneswar focussed on completing the on-going census survey, and identifying additional communities in Bhubaneswar for proposed community sanitation facilities. So far, J-PAL has collected data in close to 80 community locations.

With assistance from the Amins, other BMC officials, and partner organizations, J-PAL successfully identified new community sites. These sites, along with land details and sketch maps, were submitted to the BMC’s Recovery Officer. The land details were taken up by the land approval committee of the Government of Odisha for approval. J-PAL has been working on delineating a detailed Operations and Management framework for the proposed toilet facilities. The J-PAL team also worked on planning for baseline survey, and is working towards completing census activities in additional Bhubaneswar sites by the end of July.