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Sustainability at Border Villages of Punjab (India): A Critical Study on Initiatives and Practices

Amandeep Bhatti1 , Dhriti Kapoor1 and Renu Bhardwaj2 *

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.1.08

The focus of this review is the sustainability of villages under the ‘Smart Village’ concept with special emphasis on the Border Villages, primarily that of the Punjab state. Based on various case studies, this article summarizes some of the major issues and challenges which these border villages face. What hindrances they have? Which rural development plans are implemented and how sustainable are their environments? The review is based on the implementation of ‘Smart Village’ concept in the villages worldwide, an effort to make them more sustainable. Fast progress and development of rural and urban communities is adversely affecting the environment on account of unsustainable technologies. Sustainability of ecosystem is the most important prerequisite of all development plans, be it the Smart City or Smart Village. The study aims to project different case studies taken up globally as well as locally under this concept. It reflects that border villages are in a state of neglect and need attention. It also aims to highlight various constraints and problems of the border villages along with certain trans-boundary environmental issues. Findings indicate that the various government plans/schemes launched at different times, are less effective due to lack of proper follow up.The need of the hour is to make a country wide comprehensive development plan to identify the actual issues. It must be in an integrated manner, primarily with people’s participation to make the villages in the vicinity of international border environmentally smart and sustainable.

Border Areas/Villages; Environment; India; Smart Villages; Sustainability; Transboundary Environmental Issues

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Bhatti A, Kapoor D, Bhardwaj R. Sustainability at Border Villages of Punjab (India): A Critical Study on  Initiatives and Practices. Curr World Environ 2021;16(1). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.1.08

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