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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Taanka







Posted by rajendra at 10:19 PM No comments:
Labels: This is the rain water harvesting Taanka at phalsoond in Pokran (Jaisalmer) built by Gravis NGO. Now family is using safe and clean water. Earlier family use dirty water from old structure.
Posted by rajendra at 10:18 PM No comments:

soil erosion


Posted by rajendra at 9:54 PM No comments:
Labels: As you seen roots of the khejri tree. the farmers loose there firtile soil every year and not harvest good crop. this not good for every one food and fooder security concern.

Desert fruit


Posted by rajendra at 9:28 PM No comments:
Labels: This fruit called mateera (watermelon) and find in the thar desert. mateera looks like waterlilon. mateera use for human being and animals also in good maner. this one of lively hood option.
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I am working with GRAVIS as a Sr. Programme coordinator. Gravis is an NGO working in western part of rajasthan for upliftment/empowerment of rural poor communities. I am looking here natural resource management programme, especially on water security, food security, fodder security and employment generation. Traditional technologies and local wisdom use in innovative manner Sustainable development and also strengthening community based organizations. My self, visited two time abroad the country on the exchange of views, disaster risk reduction through community participation and natural resource management at Finland and Thailand. Gravis site is: www.gravis.org.in
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