DAY 2

November 2, 2013 :
   Guided by the Champakulam panchayat, we reached the irrigation areas of kuttanad.
The grass was green and there was a pleasant breeze blowing past us while we approached our destination.

The panchayat had arranged a sabha of more than 30 female workers. They worked in the farm as well as took care of the composting process.
It was here that we started our awareness programme.
We had prepared a booklet to distribute among the people.The material had been converted to Malayalam which was one hell of a task !


we told the women about the common diseases in the area and gave them few tips on how they can

take precautions to avoid such things. We had a group discussion which was a two way learning thing. We came to know a lot about the problems being tackled by the weaker and poorer class and they got to know information on waste management.
The following were t5he minutes of the discussion :

• The water they use for bathing and washing purposes is polluted to the core.

The motor used to pump the water from the field after harvesting pumps the water to the stream which is the only source of water for these people.

• The water with all pesticides and poisons from the field is pumped to the stream
• Cancer is the main disease and more than half of the people present were suffering from it.
• Tooth decaying problems in kids due to the polluted water

 

But the eople don't have any other choice. They are forced to work their and are forced to use that water.

They just pray that their coming generations have a better future and are looking forward to us to make a better society.