Head of Department and research scholars from Food Process Engineering and faculty from Biotechnology department of SRMIST visited Irular colony of Orathur village on 8th February 2019.
Faculties from SRM Electronics & Communications Engineering along with a UNICEF Consultant visited Irular Colony of Orathur village as a follow-up visit on 11th February 2019 to encourage womenfolk to form self-help groups to take up livelihoods activities and encourage building a twin-pit toilet with support from Government and SRM.
Had detailed discussion on areas of natural resource management, physical infrastructure, entrepreneurship and skill development, social infrastructure and development, economic productivity, technology for livelihood and employment, e-governance/rural electronics, civic and other amenities, swachh bharat abhiyan toilets.
Here a community of 25
households of Scheduled Tribes reside below poverty line. There are no
toilets and only 3 households use LPG for cooking. So, development activities
will be targeted towards upliftment of this colony. Spoke to the residents
and encouraged them to form self-help groups.
We discussed about innovative ideas that when implemented will
uplift the economic conditions of the villagers through self-help groups, such
as organic farming, processing, packing and selling dried food, pickle, jam,
jelly, snacks making, etc. SRM Food Process Engineering Department will
provide required training and assistance.
A community kitchen is planned where women can prepare their meals. A novel biogas plant prepared by Biotechnology Department was explained to the villagers, which will be in connection with the community kitchen.
Met the Panchayat Secretary
and villagers of Orathur village to discuss priority needs of the village.
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