Padubelle: Nagarika Samithi reconstituted to take up developmental issues
By Vincent Alva, Padubelle
Pics by Anil Alva
Bellevision Media Network
Padubelle,13 May 2012: Padubelle villagers gathered in large number at Padubelle junction, Kadlachil to reform the Nagarika Samithi as well as to discuss various developmental issues in the village. Sri Harish Shetty, Grama Panchayath member welcomed the gathering with a brief key note. He said that every villager should feel proud for being born at Padubelle which is a sacred place because of the birth of Madhwacharya.
Prof. Vincent Alva initiated a discussion regarding the developmental works in the village. He stressed the need for the immediate repair of the main road from Padubelle to B.C Road which is in a very bad shape. Left to its fate commuting on that road would be impossible during the rainy season. The villagers felt that drinking water facility is also poor in this part of the village. Due to insufficient street lights the thefts in the village at night have increased.
Mr. Harish Shetty conducted the election for Nagarika Samithi. The following were unanimously elected as office bearers.
President: Prof. Vincent Alva
Vice President: Sri Ramesh Poojary
Secretary: Smt Meena Raghu Salian
Treasurer: Sri Boniface Mendonca
Along with the office bearers several others including the Grama Panchayath members of the area were included in the Executive Committee.
The occasion was also used to educate the villagers about the thefts taking flace around. Shirva S I Sri K. R Naik along with other staff briefed the villagers the precautions they have to follow to prevent illegal activities.
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| Philip Mudartha, Qatar | Mon, May-21-2012, 12:23 |
| Our reverse osmosis plant supplies 20-litre cans to houses for a token cost of Rs 4. These are bare essentials for a standard life today and why should our village be behind,†claims the village sarpanch Hemant Patel, 29. The village panchayat had a capital of Rs 25,000 five years ago. Today, the deposits have soared to Rs 75 lakh. “The turn-around happened when we sold part of our grazing land as plotted schemes to various communities. The money is deposited in government coffers,†says Patel. The village received rewards from the central government and the state governments recently. District development officer Ravi Arora told TOI, “There is not a single family in Punsari which has an NRI family member. The village has just managed its accounts well and villagers here agreed on a co-operative approach to development.†Jascinta Aranha, Ida Gibba D Souza, Devdas Hebbar, Harish Shetty, and or any other person resident in our Grama who wants to put propserity and peaceful living as the sole purpose, may do well to explore or research this model. If required, a trip to the panchayat will not cost heavens. The GP can afford that trip, as long as results are shown after that! | |
| Philip Mudartha, Qatar | Mon, May-21-2012, 12:19 |
| A village that puts metros to shame! Sans NRI Funds, Punsari Has Wi-fi, RO, CCTVs And Insurance For All by Bharat Yagnik | TNN Ahmedabad:Think of an Indian village and what comes to mind are images of mooing cows, open drains and children playing ants and frog games. But, Punsari, a motley village in Himmatnagar, talks about wifi and optical fiber broadband network, its children spend best of their times in air-conditioned classrooms with CCTV cameras. The village also boasts of its own mini-bus transport system and there are 25-odd CCTVs located on important junctions to spot litterbugs. If you think this village is drenched in NRI funds, think again. Not a single rupee has come from across the seven seas, instead the village managed its funds over the last five years that it received from central and state sponsored developmental schemes. “The village panchayat pays an annual premium of Rs 25 lakh against insurance for each of the 6,000 villagers who have a cover of Rs 1 lakh and a mediclaim policy of Rs 25,000. Our schools have zero dropout rates, CCTV cameras in classrooms help us keep watch on teachers in classrooms. Our reverse osmosis plant(continued) | |
| Philip Mudartha, Qatar | Sun, May-13-2012, 12:17 |
| Grass root participation such as this is a must for vibrant and responsive democratic processes. | |
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