Drought – Disaster Risk Reduction And Stablizing Climate Change Process

Name of the ProjectDROUGHT – DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND STABLIZING CLIMATE
PERIOD1.4.2023 TO 31.3.2024
SUPPORTED BYPDA, US.A.
COVERED BY8584 FAMILIES OF 143 SC & ST VILLAGES OF 66 PANCHAYATS IN 4
MANDALS OF SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES :

  1. Capacity Building to Community Leaders.
  2. Formation of Climate Change Adaptation Groups
  3. Farmer Field Schools to farmers
  4. CCAG (Climate change adaptation group) to take up Drought Risk
    Reduction activities like promotion of vegetation, Rennovation of
    existing water bodies, Water harvesting structures promotion, erosion
    control measures etc., by mobilizing the required resources from the
    line departments.
  5. Sensitize on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) process and DRR
    concepts and activities community at large through Grama Sabhas,
    PRI members in specific, along with opinion leaders.
  6. Restoration of degraded agro forestry
  7. Promotion of Silvi pasture and hill lock plantation
  8. Promotion of eco clubs at school level

FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS IN VINJAMUR MANDAL OF SPSR NELLORE DISTRCT

Construction of farm-ponds, sunken ponds, nalla bunds, Contour trench and bunds (from NREGS Work contribution)

PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL :