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The Karnataka based Centre for Alternative Agricultural Media
(CAAM) has released 'Teredabaavi Marupoorana - Kakolada Yashogathe' (Openwell
Recharging - Kakol's Success Story), a 24-page booklet in Kannada. Development
journalist Poornaprajna Belur has authored the publication.
Efforts for soil and water conservation have grown in
different dimensions in the village. A natural resources development association
has been set up with Kombli as the president. Through this he has motivated the
entire village to take up water recharging and afforestation. School children
are also actively involved in the task. Inspired by the success of Kakol,
neighbouring villages have also taken up soil and water conservation methods.
Recognising Kombli's work in Kakol, CAAM conferred him a
special award on the occasion of its fourth anniversary in December 2004.
Poornaprajna Belur’s book is an extension of CAAM's efforts in
farmer-friendly journalism. The centre has already been conducting a
correspondence diploma course in farm and rural journalism. It has also
instituted annual farm journalism awards for the best farm article in two
categories (practicing farmer and general).
Positive response to earlier work encouraged CAAM to take up
publication. Depending on the response to the first book, CAAM intends to
publish more books on constructive work done in farm and rural areas in
Karnataka. The booklets are priced affordably (Rs.15) to make dissemination of
information easy.
Anitha Pailoor
Anitha Pailoor is with CAAM, www.farmedia.org. Address: Krishnalaya, 1st Main, 4th Cross, Narayanpur, Dharwad - 580 008. Email: caam[@]sify.com.
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Book on openwell recharging released
Anitha Pailoor
24 October 2005
The book has in its store detailed picture of the work done in
Kakol, a village in Haveri District of Karnataka to overcome water scarcity.
Chanabasappa Shivappa Kombali, an enthusiastic farmer leader in Kokol has taken
up the cause and tried to recharge openwells in the village during last four
years. So far 93 of 165 openwells have been recharged. There are more than 700
borewells in the village and efforts are on to recharge them.
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Keep up the good work! We have a lot to learn from you'll. FN
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