VILLAGE STUDY PROVOKED NEW IDEAS

RAMANAPUDI

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    Ramanapudi(village code-28) belong to gudivada Mandal(mdl code42) of Krishna Dt. A.P.  The population of this village is around 1500 people

Coordinates:   16°23'16"N   80°59'33"E

Reasons for choosing this Particular Village:-

            We choosed this village because it is just 5.5 km from Gudivada Town.  It is situated on the P.P.road which connects gudivada and Pamarru, vuyyur and machilipatnam.  Primarily the people living in this village are somewhat economically well settled.  I mean that they own Huge acres of land.  They also own ancestral properties. Due to the lack of coordination between them is the only reason for underdevelopment.  The Population is about 1500 members including children but there are only 900 members in voters list of the village.  There are around 250 houses in the village.

Brief description of the Village:-

The main occupational activity of the villagers is Agriculture.  Some of the villagers also depend upon the cattle rearing etc. 

            Here the Average Annual Income for 1 acre land ranges from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.30,000/-.  From July to November end they cultivate Rice.  And from December to February month end They cultivate black gram.  From March to June the land remains barren.  The people earn Rs 150 to Rs 200 for 4hrs when they go as labor in between march and june.  The monthly expenditure of a house hold is ranging between Rs.3000 to 5000/-.  Millers buy the Crop from the Farmers.  Some millers transport to other states when government permits.  Some Millers Sell the crop to FCI(Food Corporation of India). We all usually know that this FCI’s main objective is to maintain satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to ensure national food security.  When I reached out farmers there they admit that only due to FCI intervention in market is main reason for stabilization of price of the crop.  Here 1 acre of field costs ranging from 20 to 35 lakhs as it is very nearby village to the road connecting Gudivada and pamarru.

            The  land that is used for Agricultural purpose in and around the village is 1250 acres, but at present the cultivation is done in only 850acres.  This Village comes under Gudivada Rural Police Station.

Political Conditions in the Village:-

            This Village Panchayath consists of One President & secretary who is a government servant(as well as paid by the government) and Seven Ward members.  Except Secretary all others are elected by the people of this village.  At present the president got dissolved.  Now the entire village is under the hands of secretary.  The Ex-President of the Village is Veerabadrarao. 

This Village Got to see somewhat advancement during the period of 2001-05.  Then President Venkatasivudu tried to the best of his level to get funds from different sections of Mandal.  In his term the village got funds for construction of Panchayath office and anganwadi kendram.

Industrial Relations with the Village:-

            There are about 60 to 70 factories in and around the Ramanapudi Village.  The Kwality Feeds Limited which is situated touching the P.P.Road in ramanapudi is very famous for manufacturing high quality extruded floating fish feed, aqua feed and Cattle feed.  SKS Bio Products Pvt Ltd. Is also situated in this village which involves in production of enzymes, Bio fertilizers and pro-biotics etc  & in the same way other biotech industry called Nature biotech is also present in this village. 

            Tirumala Diary is also situated touching this village.  There are 2-3 rice mill like rajyalakshmi rice mill and kamadenu rice mill etc.  Here in total 70 factories  maximum no. are cold storage farms are present, these constitute 40-50.  In this area the Saltiness in water is the main factor for the establishment of cold storages. 

Income to the Village: 

Ø  As it is developed as industrial area the income from industries and factories to the village in form of taxes is 1 lakh per year. 

Ø  There are 4 ponds in the village.  The village panchayth gets income of 1 lakh 25 thousand approximately per year.

Ø  If there is any kind buying & selling is done through property registrations this village gets 5% of the wholesome amount.  Approximately the amount bares from Rs.30,000 to 40,000.

Ø  According to the 11^th financial funding scheme each person get 8 ½ rupees per year from the central government.

Ø  From RW-Voters Scheme this village gets Rs.50,000 per year.

Ø   Zilla Parishad funds are also ensured for Ramanapudi every year.

Ø  During 2001-05 these villagers got Rs.5 Lakh from M.P Fund and 1 lakh 50,000 from MLA fund.

Ø  From “NABARD” this village got funds of 1 crore 70 lakhs to construct a concerte road that links 3 panchayats.

Ø  This Village has 55yrs of panchayath and till now 11 sarpanchs(panchayth presidents) handled the power.

Ø  The pivotal thing is Mahajan Sabha which will be held once in 6months to discuss the utilization of funds for right purpose with the all villagers.

Everything is funded by the government but the only thing  is that categories are different.  The president and Secretary of the village  may not be a literate but must be educated the ways that they can bring the funds to village from mandal, ZP, state and Central Funding Schemes.   The Panchayath president also should feel Onus in brining funds to the village.  This Ramanapudi Village needs a Facelift to look better & beautiful.

Medical Facilities:-

            In this village they don’t have any kind of medical facility but the government gave Moturu Medical Hospital as regional medical centre.  The villagers say the ambulance will reach them within 5-10min in case of any emergency call.

Educational Systems:-

Here the education is upto 7^th class itself.  That too the school is being run by the Government.  There are about 100 to 120 students studying in the school.  To pursue above 7^th class one has to go addada or billapadu villages to study. There are only 4-5 teachers who come from outside the village.  This is the condition of educational system in the village.

Traditional Entertainments:-

            These people go for cock fights during Sankranthi festival season(January).  This is their traditional entertainment.  Other than this there is no particular entertainment for the villagers.

Caste system and Religion:-

Here the basic point to consider is that Maximum population of the village belong to only one community(They refer themselves as “Gollas” or Yadu Rajus or Kshatriyas”).  I mean that 190-200 houses in village belong to this particular community but even though they belong to same community due to lack of unity they lag behind in development.  10 houses belong to Kammavaru(chowdary) community.  And 40 houses which are situated on only one side of the village belong to malavaru(SC) community.  This is the caste census of the village.  Hope here in this village caste don’t play a major roll or as a barrier for the development of the village.  

            Here in this Village now a days Christianity is getting propagated very fast & the people are also showing their own interest towards this foreign religion.  But Recently the people belonging to a sub division of Yadav Raju community constructed a temple of their god “Ganganamma” spending 10Lakhs on that temple.  They believe that this god saved them and being saving their village from droughts or whatever disasters.

(Ganganamma Temple in the Village)

Projects We prefer for the Village:-

Methods Suggested for the development of the village:

            We suggest “Drip irrigation” for the fields in the village because it disables the wastage of water.  The water through this drip irrigation directly served to the roots.  This method saves water and ferlizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants through a network of valves, pipes and tubes.  For Last few decades the irrigation system in this Krishna delta is in a drastic downfall due to lack of sufficient water resourses from nagarjuna sagar project.  From past few years the average annual rainfall is declining gradually this year it is 1,094mm only.  So we prefer this type of irrigation to the village as it is cheap, intial installation cost also less compatively.  

Cottage industries-That We Suggest:----

Since our main objective is to create sustainable income stream we will explore ways and means to develop small scale industries where ever the local resources will be able to support such an opportunity. Women based food processing unit, Reestablishment of indigenous rural occupation those who belongs perticular community like fishery, Animal husbadary, carpentary etc. We can  save community's  occupation in mordernised way.  The industry could be for fruits juice canning, tomato paste canning, fish meal, frozen seafood processing, flour packaging and bakery. This will permit remote villages to be financially self sustaining and the creation of employment.

3. ORGANIC FERTILIZER

With the aid of our organic fertilizer, the farms will enjoy the benefits of being environmentally friendly, shorter harvesting period and increased production. The organic fertilizer has proven to increase production by up to 40%, insect free attack, shorten harvesting period and cause no pollution. We can use agricultural wastes as organic fertilisers by suitable composting technology. Users of orgnic fertilisers  over time can also stop the use of chemical fertilizers, insecticide and pesticide. This will be a great plus for the environment and cost savings for the farmers and country.

Pottery:-

 

Although many of the environmental effects of pottery production have existed for millennia, some of these have been amplified with modern technology and scales of production. The principal factors for consideration fall into two categories: (a) effects on workers, and (b) effects on the general environment.  We must encourage village arts like pottery, black smithy, carpentry and hand crafts.  The existence of these all village arts for future generations reminds them about our culture and customs of ancestors.  It is responsible of every person belonging to that particular community to preserve their ancestral art. 

Eco-friendly Storage Houses that we Suggest:- 

    

We suggest this type of storage houses made up of cow dung and bamboo.  It is preferable because it is eco-friendly and cost of making is very low.

Solar Power Project for the Village:

                                                                      We suggest solar panels as power resource for the village due to discontinuous and fluctuated power supply.  This kind of solar power project are being installed in Gujarat, and many of the metropolitan cities, so when we prefer this kind of power supply to village it inhibits the global warming effect too and makes the village as complete eco-friendly.