Solid Waste Management in Two Villages of District Alwar, Rajasthan

State

Rajasthan

Region

Western

Project Details

Areas Covered by Initiative Work With

Khohar & Basai of Behror blocks.

Major Issues Addressed

Behror has been identified as the BLACK ZONE by the Central Board of Ground Water Commission, Jaipur. The rivers Savi, Sauta & Surknali are now appearing like a desert since there is no flow in these watercourses.   Agriculture is not chemical free in this area, so soil is becoming infertile day by day.  Since Sulaxmi is intended to preserve and promote bio-diversity through soil conservation, promotion of organic agriculture through vermiculture and to cover more and more areas through growing of chemical-free indigenous varieties of green vegetables with cent percent involvement of locals specially womenfolk, the pivot of tribal economy

Objectives

Under Mission Sanjeevita, to cover 55 acres of land for organic cultivation of different verities of green vegetables through construction of 40 vermipits. Development of two demonstration plots. Imparting training to the locals with distribution of concerned pictorial literature.

Description of initiative in brief

A Village Level Committee (VLC) was formed with the consent of locals that was followed by the selection of beneficiaries. Awareness cum motivation programme was organized and then after vermipits were constructed based on the approved model of Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. The capacity of each pit is 3.6 tones of manure in a year. Besides, a training camp was organized, in which 137 participants were imparted training by some experts. The beneficiaries were provided all technical support including technology transfer with seeds of tomato, brinjal, cauliflower, cabbage, and chilli. The farmers are applying vermin-manure. They are growing organic yields very beneficial to the locals, specially womenfolk, who are anemic.       

Cultivation of Patherchur for Sustainable Economic Growth of Farmers 

State

Rajasthan

Region

Western

Project Details

Areas Covered by Initiative Work With

The traditional folk-healers, folk-physicians, farmers, local institutions & grassroot NGOs.

Major Issues Addressed

Bio-diversity of Behror, existing of herbs in that locality, interested groups-individuals for traditional folk knowledge on herbs, linkages between mass and marketing following cultivation of selected herbs, suitable to the local environment.

Objectives

Availability of herbs in the nearby locality of targeted area, meeting of the traditional folk-healers, folk-physicians, farmers, local institutions & grassroot NGOs, identification of locals farmers, who are interested for herbal cultivation, cultivation of Patherchur & proper marketing of yields.

Description of initiative in brief

Rajasthan has great tradition of herb treatment by traditional medicinal practitioner. But, this tradition is gone with the winds. In this connection Sulaxmi selected some interested and motivated beneficiaries of 10 villages of Behror sub-division in district Alwar of Rajasthan. Total number of beneficiaries was 43. Each beneficiary provided ¼ acres of land to demonstration of Patherchur cultivation.

Awareness to Action- Supporting Non-Formal Environmental Education to the Rural People of Behror district of Alwar.

State

Rajasthan

Region

Western

Project Details

Areas Covered by Initiative Work With

Under Mission Sanjeevita, some backward villages of Behror block of district Alwar in Orissa.

Major Issues Addressed

This region of Rajasthan has been known as BLACK ZONE of India, where water level is gradually going down. Additionally, climate is adversely changing against the circumstances to keep safe the ecology in support of lively creature including botanical world. Sulaxmi is intended to take exact step in support of climate change through soil conservation, bio-diversity conservation and availability of water. These can be possible through plantation, revival of water-system, organic agriculture through vermiculture. This is the reason, Sulaxmi is running a mission called MISSION SANJEEVITA to cover more and more areas through growing of chemical-free indigenous varieties of green vegetables with cent percent involvement of locals specially womenfolk, the pivot of tribal economy. 

Objectives

To make the mass to fight against the draconian tendency to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Motivational work to adopt organic agriculture through distribution of related pictorial literature to the local population with involvement of schools.  

Description of initiative in brief

The local volunteers covered 13 villages of three block of Behror and motivated the mass to adopt organic agriculture for safe and happy life. The students of 16 schools sprayed the message of organic agriculture. 

Region

West

Type

Action Project

Year

2004-2005

Project Details

Areas Covered by Initiative Work With

Women folk of Khohar and Basai Village of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

Major Issues Addressed

Reproductive and child health, major ingredients to fight with malnutrition problem.

Objectives

To make the young girls and women’s aware about the healthy conditions of reproductive and child health.

Description of initiative in brief

The women play pivotal role in their society and they are the backbone of tribal economy. Sulaxmi organize various awareness camps for reproductive health in Bawariya tribals, known for their criminal activities, dominate both villages. Their diet is inferior, and more girls than boys in the same age group suffer from malnutrition because they are given less nutritious foods than boys. The trainers were from the Local medical institutions and the experts of the organisation. Women participated very actively with interest. The local RCH workers were also introduces among them for further clarifications and follow ups.