Bridging the Gaps....

Situation before intervention 

People were unaware about the animal vaccination and veterinary camps which are freely available from the veterinary department. Many buffaloes, sheep, goats, and cows were dying in these villages. People were not ready to give vaccination to their animals. They believed that it will harm their animals. 

Intervention 

Awareness classes, discussions , meetings , group formation of the livestock owners , input sessions by the experts from the veterinary  college, KVK , and veterinary department doctors, application to conduct vaccination camps & veterinary medical camps with the collaboration of veterinary college and KVK Mathura  brought a drastic change in these villages. 

Turning Point 

The doctors from the veterinary department accompanied the ADHIKAR staff to the different villages from house to house and gave vaccination to the animals and arranged a veterinary medical camp in Junsutty village on 8th December 2012.  Follow up is done by the project staff time to time. 

Challenges faced 

In the beginning people were not ready to give vaccination .Through the continuous effort of the staff and doctors we could achieve our goal. During the camp one goat died and after vaccination some buff allows gave less milk and fallen sick. Communication is one of the major problems in these area. Roads are not in good condition, during the rainy season we cannot go to these area 2 villages get cut off in rainy season. 

Present status or changed situation 

Within 10 months time we could give 6070 vaccination to the animals and conducted 3 veterinary camps along with artificial insemination, operations, free medication to 627 animals. During these months not even one single animal died in this project area. This is the best effect of networking with the veterinary college and KVK Mathura. There assistance is assured at any time by the project staff. 

Sr. Lima

Junsutty village

ACDSSS, Agra

STRUGGLE FOR MNREGA WAGES

Padria Dalelpur village is 7 km. away from Banda block. The villagers belong to SC and OBC categories. Most of the people are poor and about 90 % women are illiterate.   Major source of income of the people is daily wages and small farm products. Their main cultivation is Paddy, wheat & sugarcane.  Under MNREGA 42 people had worked 15 days in November-2012 for road making. The staff came to know when they visited the village in June 2013 that they have not yet received their wages. Through our motivation people wrote a complained letter to SDM Powyan. On 2nd July 2013 our animators along with the people went to Tehsil to submit the letter. The authorities (PD) accepted the letter. Turning Point: - following day the authorities (PD) visited the village for inquiry.

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}  Concerned people-Pradhan, Secretary, Rozgar sewak & laborers were called & listened to their complains. Since the estimate was not submitted before the work being done, they were asked by the authorities to pay the wages to the labors within a week from their own money, if not,  action will be taken in favor of labors.

}   Challenges faced: Pradhan threatened the animators & the people who complained saying that they will not support for any other program.

}     Overcome challenges: ADHIKAR team assured the people that they will be with them in their struggles to get the justice being done.

}   Changed situation: 35 labors received their wages on 17th August 2013.

}   Rs.142/- per day for 15 days.  These achievements encouraged all villagers & they gained confidence in MNREGA.

Village: Padria Dalelpur, Block- Banda, District-Shahjahanpur, State U.P