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APRLP brought about a change in the women of Chintalapally Village. The project implementing agency spread awareness about the project in many ways such as through Kalajathas, meetings, and visits to other areas. The women in the village soon formed self-help groups and the village organisation and took over the management of the conflict-prone Chintalapally watershed committee. The women kept the men far away from this in order to avoid political or party based issues which would only obstruct the programme.
First the village organisation initiated a shramadan programme in the village. The Krishna River flows across the Chintalapally and Macherla route. Most villagers have to cross the river to go anywhere. This posed problems for many people, because they easily lost their way. Hence all the women joined hands and laid a path across the river and marked the stones along the path in different colours so that people could use them as landmarks and find their way easily. They were determined to make the watershed programme a success. To do this they enlisted the help of the project implementing agency and the Sarpanch and village elders and drew up a five year plan. Every three months they reviewed the situation and decided on the works that needed to be taken up. Then they drew up an action plan. They formed user groups and all the NRM works were carried out by the user groups. The village organisation closely monitored all the works to ensure that they were being carried out correctly. They checked and measured all the completed works and ensured that proper payments were made. They decided that the two tanks in the village needed to be desilted. This too the women did themselves. They also built 480 farm ponds, one check dam and ten percolation tanks. They set up nurseries three times and 59 acres of horticulture.
In order to utilise the livelihood fund properly they identified the Poorest of the Poor (POP) and provided them with financial assistance. They also made sure that the funds were used for the purpose for which they were given.
Loans were given for various income generating activities such as:
1 Chilli powder mill 1
2 Grinder 2
3 Flour mill 1
4 Hotel 1
5 Chicken centre 1
6 Bangle shop 1
7 Small provisions shop 5
8 Goat rearing 89
9 Buffalo 21
10 Cloth business 1
11 Shee loans 13
12 Vermicompost 5
13 Bee keeping 1
Thus 142 families were provided with livelihoods which improved their financial status. In addition they also started initiatives like setting up a seed bank, and purchasing a breeding bull. The performance of the village organisation of Chintalapally village in Peddavoora Mandal of Nalgonda District has resulted in the development of the entire village.
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