A meeting of Sustainable Development Forum of district Qila Saifullah was held on November 23. District Nazim Maulvi Anwar-ud-Din chaired the meeting. The district coordinator IUCN Qila Saifullah briefed the audience about the process adopted for IDV preparation. He informed that on the basis of available secondary data and through consultations with all the stakeholders in the district, the consultant has prepared a draft of State of Environment and Development (SoED) of the district. Now it is time to discuss the SoED and get the feedback, he added.

The Consultant Abdul Latif Rao, while presenting the first draft of the document, highlighted major gaps in the available data. He said that correct information was necessary for proper planning. After his presentation a session of questions and answer was held. The participants took keen interest in the document and asked different questions about different parts of the SoED.

The district Nazim, in his speech appreciated the work of IUCN for supporting the district government in preparation of Integrated Development Vision. He directed all the concerned EDOs and other officials to thoroughly check the draft especially their relevant sectors and directed them to give their inputs.

The forum was attended by elected representatives, local leaders of different political parties, EDOs of various departments, District Managers of Non Governmental Organizations, academia, media persons and office bearers of CBOs.