Core Group Meeting, 22nd – 24th April ’09, Geneva.

Impact Assessment Project of ACT – D is a response to the global debate about the effectiveness of development assistance. A core group has been formed to shape and steer the project.

With financial assistance of IMA (Interchurch Medical Assistance) CASA has undertaken LF Elimination Programme in Orissa since May 2003.The present/ second phase of our above programme is directly covering about 10000 patients out of a total population of 285000 (approx) in 440 villages (three blocks) in the State of Orissa.

Dr. Raja J. Chelliah (Padma Vibhushan) noted economist and former Director of National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi, passed away in Chennai on 7th April 2009. He was 86 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.

CHAR STABILISATION IN ASSAM – A SIGNIFICANT INTERVENTION FUNDED BY ECHO/DCA

One of the peculiar features of the Brahmaputra river in Assam are the Chars (riverine silt islands). Chars develop over a period of 10-20 years in the channels of the Brahmaputra River as a natural process. Over a period of time these can eventually become habitable and go under occupation (some chars are upto 40 years old). Once some of the channels get silted the river changes it course and starts eroding old chars thus entailing displacement of the inhabitants and loss of livelihoods.