26TH OCT - 28TH OCT

A TRIP ..UNFORGETABLEWE LEARNED WE EXPLORED

IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE , MAKING US A PART OF THE NATURE, LEARN AND DISCOVER ITS PLENTY AND MOBILZE OURSELF TO MAKE OTHER DISCOVER ITS PLEASURE.

Case Study of KodikitundaPanchayat: KashipurDistrict: KORAPUT27th October 2006

Village Profile65 households.30 families hold lands.Remaining work on others land as bonded laborers or daily wage earners.No migration of village people.

How it all began?SWRC officials in Gandasil village.Interaction with officials.Meetings were held with villagers.Demonstration of A-Frame Plan.Started with signing of resolution of terms.Was undertaken from 1994 to 1999.

Planning of WatershedConstruction of Stone bunds.Preparation of raised nursery bunds.Transplanting of seedlings in between the bunds.Plantations of Cashew, Amla, etc.Practice of Agroforestry and Horticultural plants.Formation of watershed committee.Contribution from people(Shram Daan).

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Why people felt the need for a Watershed?Erosion of upper layer of soil.Degradation of the soil fertility.Decrease in productivity.Deteriorating condition of their standard of living.Felt the need to protect the natural resources within the region.

Benefits from WatershedAlternative sources of incomes from pisciculture.Community Grain Bank.25 activities are being carried out.Formation of youth associations.

25 activities

PERCOLATION TANK

THE TRIBAL

WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THEM - THE KNOWLEDGE - THE PLIGHT - THE SKILL - THE FIGHT - THE DETERMINATION

MAHILA MANDALWHO SAID THEY CANT PROGRESS

GIVE THEM THE CHANCE AND THEY CAN EXCEL

J K PAPER CONFLICTIt all started when four villagers of this village were planning to fell the trees on their private land. However, majority of the other villagers protested and tried to drive some sense to these people as to how it will damage whatever steps have been taken till now. The profit that could be derived from selling this was close to Rs. 6000 per truck. In spite of this, the villagers decided not to fell those trees. The JK paper mills also encouraged the farmers to plant a particular set of trees that would benefit the mills. These efforts were also thwarted by the villagers.

Stone BundingSTONE BUND

CONTOUR BUND

COMMUNITY GRAIN BANK

PERCOLATION TANK

THE NEVER FORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.

WE GOT A NEW LIVING EXPERIENCE

AND FOR ALL THAT, WE THANK THEM ALONGWITHAGRAGRAMEE

THANK YOU