VOLUME VISSUE 2 and 3JULY - december 2013TCSRD Round Up
Infrastructure support
Drinking water: Drinking water pipeline network system completed in 23 villages of Okhamandal, providing drinking water tap connection to 3140 households. Under the Coastal Area Development Program (CADP) Phase – 2, new projects have been approved. It will provide drinking water to 7 villages of Okhamandal and 8 villages of Kalyanpur. Pani samitties have been formed for proper management of the program.
In Vadivistar villages of Okhamandal where the networking water pipeline connection was not possible, 195 roof rain water harvesting structures of 10000 litre capacity were made. Wells were renovated in Vachu, Gurgadh and Charkala villages as they were the only source of water in these villages. Borewell was constructed in Gorinja and Shivrajpur. Mojap, Dhrasanvel, Padli, Hamusar, Khatumba, Batisa and Poshitra villages also got the water pipeline connection. Cattle trough, drinking water facility for cattle's was also constructed in Padli, Bhimrana and Mojap villages.
Empowerment
7 SHG received bank loan Rs.5.75 lakh from HDFC Bank. The members used it for various purposes like house repairing, purchase of boat for fishing, for purchasing buffalo, for starting a grocery shop, for construction ofsanitation unit, for buying sewing machine, rickshaw repairing etc.
100 SHG members from Arambhada,Okha and Dwarkawere trained in gender sensitization, leadership, SHG formation and account record keeping. Apart from this, the members were provided information on banking scheme, national pension scheme, Government scheme, widow pension scheme, adult pension scheme, education scheme, value of education, save environment, women farmer group linkage with ATMA agriculture project through various awareness programs. Ms. Ramiben shared her experience with 200 bank officers at the HDFC bank financial literacy program.
30 SHGs women after getting technical training in making of coconut fibre article started their own group enterprise from the revolving funds of their SHG group. The group has now started selling their product in the local market, NABARD exhibition and religious place and OKHAI handicraft centre.
44 SHGs member started individual enterprise like beauty parlor, sewing work, animal husbandry, grocery shop, readymade garment shop, Bandhani work and fisheries.