The Kannauj Action Plan

KANNAUJ MY VISION 2020
(The ambitious action plan for Kannauj
Synopsis By Akmal Husain
Senior Scientist/Deputy Director & Officer-in-Charge
Marine Aquarium & Research Centre
(Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests)
Government of India
Digha (W.B.) 721 428
Ph. 09434939702 & 09434385674; E-mail: akmal­_husain@yahoo.com

This novel idea has emerged from the presentation by the greatest Scientist of the century and the Hon'ble President of Indian Republic, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, while addressing the 90th Indian Science Congress held at Bngalore on 4th January 2003 in his high profile talk on “India my vision of 2020” to see our motherland at par to the developed nations like U. S., U. K. etc. Getting boosted and inspired by His Excellency, the author has deeply thought on such issue and having discussed on the matter with luminaries like His Excellency the then Governor of Karnataka Shri T. N. Chaturvedi, besides the host of other intellectuals, academicians and policy planners and decided on such subject as a dream project of deep concern with the concept that "Think Globally, act locally", being the son of such historical place, which at present being so low rated in respect of life quality and infrastructure needs urgent and well planned long term plan as an ambitious project to turn clock back to the centuries old glory.
By utilizing the modern means of technology and infrastructure development, a multi disciplinary approach has to be evolved in order to materialize the concept and harness the vast natural potential of this habitat. Such action plan will be of immense value to all the agencies involved in raising the life quality as well as the enrichment of its past glory, like planning commissions of both the Union as well as the State Govt. besides the host of its departments, the activists and the involved N.G.Os etc. Also to the Academicians and students involved in unitary planning may avail such document as a valuable guiding factor. Such documentation can be utilized as the key planning guideline for future planners and District Administrators.
Through such study and presentation, my aim is to educate common people and the concerned authorities and agencies about the significance of this place and through a concerted effort to develop this place as the world class territory in all walks of life especially attracting the tourists and the scientific and manpower potential, which all seems to be a possibility by the dedicated involvement of the Government agencies, the people and more so of the peoples representatives in the Union and State Governments.
The author appeals to the learned peoples, the nodal agencies, and the concerned Government organizations to kindly provide us the requisite knowledge on such vast subject to fulfill the dream in order to prepare a documentary in the form of 2/3 Vol. C.D. on the following pattern:
1) The Historical significance,
2) The strategic and geographical aspect,
3) The demographic habitat of the District area,
4) The status of Agriculture as potential source of revenue and employment,
5) The status of infrastructure like Electricity, Road, Transport, Health etc,
6) The Industrial status of the District,
7) The status of Educational setup of the district,
8) Tourism potential of the District.
The detailed description on the above aspects with supportive pictures and concerned interviews etc will carry the length of a full volume of C.D. which will be followed by the proposed action plan on the aspects of our concern (No. 4-8). Such action plan will suggest as how to bring the Kannauj District territory on the international map at par to the developed nations, for which models will be presented through length of full 2 volumes C.Ds, wherein the illustrations and plans successfully carried out (as model) by the developed states of India as well as from some developed nations like U.K., U.S.A., etc will be presented with sufficient information and guidelines.