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Mahespur Project: |
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The Mahespur project also lies in Jharkhand on the Chhotanagpur plateau close to the border of West Bengal. The eastern part of the district lies in the plains and the west is characterized by undulating terrain and red, rocky laterite soil.
The uncertainty of the monsoon, coupled with the rapid run off, causes frequent droughts in this area. Almost 60 per cent of the population comprises Santhal and hill tribes, who are exploited by the local money lenders.
The Society intervened in 1979.
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| Location |
Location: Pakur District; Jharkhand
Block's name: Mahespur
Village covered: 51 Population covered: 35452
Activities undertaken: watershed development, agriculture , Animal resource development.
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| Agricultural and off-farm income generating activities through skill training Exploring irrigation potential through construction of tanks, ringwell and canal which facilitate higher cropping intensity.Catering to basic health care in collaboration with Govt. health facilities, recruitment of health outreach workers with the support of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand, Non-formal education specially focused on the tribal girl child. An extensive plantation programme to turn the wasteland into arable land and help raise the water table. |
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Inculcating the saving habit, specially among women and also develop community grain banks.
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