RURAL IMMERSION PROJECT

Prepared By:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ankit Sharma Anuradha Rawal Gaurav Rawat Madhuri Rawat Mukul barthwal Pallavi Chauhan Rajat Arora Ruchi Negi Sahiba Arora Tanay Srivastava

Mentored by :
Mr. Sanjeev Arora

Index
1. Objectives of the report making. 2. Introduction to the village 3. Survey of chandroti population. 4. Survey of Transport, Health and Education facilities. 5. Survey of Occupations and Lively hood of the Village 6. Agriculture Pattern 7. The Rural Market 8. The Governing body Gram Panchayat 9. Suggestions and conclusions

Objective of the Report

To establish an understanding of rural Environment in Chandroti, A village at Dehradun.
The demographic, social and economic profile which includes Village Population Gender Ratio Child adult ratio Transport, Health, and education facilities Occupation and Livelihood of villagers Rural Market The Rural life

Introduction to the Village

Chandroti Village is a throbbing intentional community at the heart of dehradun, 25 kms off the city which had been surveyed by us in the supervision of Mr. Sanjeev Arora. It is an ever evolving community responsive to the needs of the basic necessities, implementing solutions based on the human factors, dignity and trust of the individual; and respect for environment. Life in Chandroti Village "records a day in the daily lives of the villagers of Dehradun in the eastern part of the city. These are poor people at the mercy of Nature and Human forces they cannot control. Their huts are destroyed every few years sweeping down from the Himalayas due to heavy rain falls and also resulting in loss of crops on the farmlands which highlights the issue of hunger and loss of income. Fig 1.

Traditional and Physic Approach : Tradition, caste rigidities and religion are usually cited as obstacles to development. It's quite clear that the villagers of Chandroti are extremely conservative; but it's less clear that these are direct obstacles. The villagers seem aware that caste rigidities do more harm than good and that these must be set aside if they are to improve their lives. Education and literacy are often assumed to be answers to rural under-development. Certainly, the young in Chandroti seem ready to accept the implications of education and seek work outside the village. To support the beautiful reason, Chandroti has various education institutions formally known as SHIGALY HILL International Academy, Doon Valley Public School and some other that seek their presence under the government supervision. Fig 2.

2. Survey of Chandroti Population

The population of the people is around 616 people with approx 154 Household. The villages presence is at the higher altitude; hence the number of people is less as compared to the other villages that share the geographical boundaries with it.

Ratio Of Population:
The Quantities figure as per the survey reveals that the number of males and females categories of 395 males to 224 females. The number comprises less as compared to the other villages because 45 % of the total population has migrated to the city of Dehradun due to lack of availability of growth and livelihood.

Gender Ratio:
Female vs Male :
The number of females is about 731 females to 1000 males, less as comparedto other villages present within the boundaries of the city, Dehradun.

Child Adult Ratio:

Child vs Adult: The child adult ratio is about 45 % to 65 % Age wise distribution of child and adults. Fig 3.
AGE 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 - 80 Number of people 34 40 40 30 115 75 30 16

Tabular Representation:
Fig 4. Fig 5.

Name
No. of households Total population Population- Male Population- Female Sex ratio

Literacy rate Female Literacy rate

Total 154 616 395 221 731 90.90 % 83.33 %

Graphical Representation:
Fig 6.

Male and Female

Population- Female 35% Population- Male 65%

The graph shows comparison of male literacy percentage to female literacy percentage
Fig 7.
100.00% 95.00% 90.00% 85.00% 83.33% 80.00% 75.00% Male Literacy rate Female Literacy rate Series1 96.15%

Fig 8.

3. Survey of Transport ,Health and Education Facilities

3(i). Transport Facilities
The rural boundaries maintains the connectivity by City Bus services which has been a great effort from the Government body, However the inadequate timings and the service showcases the unsound system of management. The timings benchmark as per the service body is half an hour but most of the times passengers have to wait for more than an hours time. People of Chandroti found it hard to connect with the bus service as there is no other source of transportation available for the villagers. The condition of roads in the village adds a feather on the negative side. Its nothing more than a bumpy ride when it comes to commuting within the area of village. The outskirts of the village are somehow in good condition but the inside of the village condition is getting worse day by day .Government seems to be sleeping for the village development.

Bus service to connect the village (fig 8)

3(ii) Health Facilities

A medical facility is, in general, any location at which medicine is practiced regularly. Medical facilities range from small clinics and doctor's offices to urgent care centers and large hospitals with elaborate emergency rooms and trauma centers. The number and quality of medical facilities in a country is one common measure of that area's prosperity and quality of life. The survey at the village revealed a presence of a small dispensary as medical centre which does not have absolute medical facilities however the villagers are bound to get the treatment done from the same little centre as there isnt any other source of medical facility. When conversed with the villagers, It was shocking to hear that they did had any knowledge about 108 ambulance service concept. The nearest hospital to render the health service is 15 kms away from the village, located at Gari cant. Fig 9

3(iii) Education facilities

The literacy rate of the villages clearly indicated that the villagers know the value of education. All the village children go to school on a regular basis. The village has government primary school as well as there is a Rajkiya Vidhalaya till class 12th. As every parents the villagers also wants there ward to do well in life. The shortage of the resources are also not able to stop the enthusiastic youth of the village, they have done well in life. Some of them have joined the armed forces those who have not are doing some or the other thing for their lively hood.

School at Chandroti (fig10)

4. Survey of Occupations and Lively hood of the Village

The village seemed to be more in the farming of fruits and the seasonal crops. The village is blessed with good number of fruit trees and a great farmland to produce certain crops namely Wheat and Rice. Wheat and Rice are the most important food crops in the world. They belong to the grass family and looks a lot like yard-grass when it is small. They are grown all over the world. About 20 billion bushels are grown during a year. As per the village cultivation is concerned they grow and consume the same thus maintain the food cycle of the region. Limited resources in terms of finance and the financial institutional facilities have given them no other choice then to adapt the farming with certain limitations. (Fig 11)

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Agriculture pattern

With the limited land and limited resources they have opened the Rainforest-Farming-Foundation (RFFF). This Foundation is negotiating with farmers and local Governments to not cut their forests but go with us through a different model of development. The foundation has taken initiative in protecting the forest and with that giving the employment to the villagers. The main objective of the foundation is to protect the forest and to provide the employment to the village people.

Rainforest-Farming (fig 12)

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The Rural Market

The Village has no certain market but has a limited number of shops which helps in maintaining the equilibrium towards the needs of the villagers. The household women have to visit the far off markets that come under the boundaries of the main city which lays 25 kms away from their land. The commutation is done by city buses as the villagers are not sound enough with the purchasing capacity and hence have to adjust with the situations. The presence of shops in Chandroti village is in bad shape with reference to their structure, availability of products and their product quality. Effective planning and finance resources should be recognized by the Political body (Pradhan) and hence should lay the efforts in a positive direction. (fig 13)

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The Governing body Gram Panchayat

The Panchayat looks after in providing essential services and facilities to the rural population. Helps in setting up and run the schools in the village area. They construct roads, schools,& public properties and take care of them. They even supply work for the poor people. They help in checking the Primary Health Centers and hospitals in the village. Sources of Income 1. Taxes on water, pilgrimage, markets, etc. 2. Fixed grant from the State Government in proportion with the land revenue and money for works and schemes assigned to the Parishad.

A Visit to the village (fig 14)

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Interaction with the natives of the place

Mrs. Shashi Thapa, Mr. Raghubir Rawat, Mrs. Renu Devi, Mr. Hemraj tomar showed great interest in sharing the information about the Advantages, Issues, problems that have been acting as hurdles in respect to human necessities in contrast with the facilities that the people have been enjoying. Being a resident from last 19 years, Mrs. Shashi Thapa has seen the ups and down of the village. She has been a part of developmental society of the village and has worked towards the upliftment of the villagers and the village infrastructure.

She highlighted certain issues and are listed below: The system of Authority is corrupt; the regional politicians hardly pay any head towards the commoners. There are no hygiene facilities being provided by the government due to which panchayat has ordered to burn the waste material at certain place which acts as a temporary solution but hampers the green environment. The Village property is generally put on auctions by the Panchayat so as to cope up with the service expenses. Banking structure is weak as its just one bank to support the financial matters of which the people in place resist to work in an efficient manner. Implementation of the Government policies is on the weak side and hence reduces the efficiency of the growth prospectus. In modern era, technology is a gift; the entertainment resource of various channels facility on television is yet to be acknowledged by the villagers and hereby people lack awareness. Medical facilities are just for name sake, its just one dispensary that exists within the village.

With all the highlighted facts about the issues and problems, they felt proud in revealing the achievements that made them a better human being. Mr. Raghubir Rawat, A farmer by profession, reported that the people living in the village belonged from various caste and creed which might have created cultural barriers however the residents have harmonized relations with everyone in the village. Village being present within the mountains hence has excellent natural beauty that attracts tourists thus resulting in source of income. People live with simple living and high thinking.

CONCLUSION
Rural development is a crying need of the day. For doing this we should make all the villagers self-reliant. Awareness among the ignorant people should be created so that they may realize their respective duties and responsibilities. For the development of the rural areas of Bangladesh the sectors which should be given the highest importance are the agricultural sectors, communication sectors, educational sectors, health and sanitation sectors etc. Agricultural Sector: Agriculture is the most important sector to be developed. farmers of Chandroti are very poor, so are their farming methods. If the agricultural yields are to be increased, farmers should be made aware of the new farming methods, such as proper irrigation of lands, use of fertilizers, planting new improved seeds and soon. The government should provide loans for buying advanced farming equipments like tractors. Communication Sector: Communication is another vital sector which needs to be developed. The farmers may be provided with the most modern equipments for their cultivation and may grow more crops but they will still be poor if they cannot sell their yields in the cities and towns. Therefore to develop communication, new roads and highways need to be built, new bridges and culverts are to be constructed. Education Sector: Illiteracy is another barrier for development. There is still lack of basic education. So, illiteracy must be removed if our country is to develop. Our government has already taken worthwhile measures such as introducing night schools, adult literacy plan etc. (fig 15)

The development of the village should never be underestimated. The government has taken some measures for the development of the villages but for true development measures should be taken on a massive scale.