Plastic Free Model Village

INTRODUCTION

Global warming has become one of the biggest ever problems of the globe. Causes for the same are continuing as in the past. Mitigating actions are growing up with the increasing awareness among the mass. But this is not enough in comparison to the enormity of the problem. A project is planned and implemented for an effective and participatory mitigating strategies in one village which can become replicating model for future such operations in large number of villages.

OBJECTIVES

1. Awareness Generation on the demerits of plastic bags
2. Attempt to free the land environment from plastics.
3. Green the land area with trees.
4. Provide more opportunities to use the degradable wastes in agricultural lands.

IMPACTS ACHIEVED

• Children are more involved in keeping the village clean.
• 2 women groups with membership of 26 formed New Women self Help Groups.
• One Elderly Welfare Groups with the membership of 12 members was formed in the village. 
• The working committee meets at regular intervals and do monitor the developments in the village. The experience has helped the villagers to keep the committee even after the project period for the over all welfare of the village.
• The women and youth group has looking after the tree plants well.
• The students of Claret School learnt about the people participation in model village developments. 
• The School teachers have very much impressed about the project activities and they keeping motivate the students to use the project appropriately.
• The project motivates the existing micro-credit members to repay their loan properly.
• The Children and youth have learnt to use the non-conventional energy resources like solar.