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SHELLS – MATERIALS
FLORA
DALCHINI - POWDERED AND USED IN COOKED VEGETABLES. ALSO GOOD FOR DIABETES
RHODODENDRON – RICH IN IRON AND THUS IT IS GOOD FOR HEART. CONSUMED MAINLY
BY WOMEN DURING THEIR MENSTURATION
TIMBLA – A FRUIT WHICH IS USED IN MAKING COOKED VEGETABLES AND PICKLE
BEDU – FRUIT
KINGORD – DIABETES. THE ROOTS OF THE HERB ARE BOILED IN WATER AND CONSUMED
MONTHY
RINGAL – USED FOR MAKING BASKETS, CASE AND BOUQUETS
ORANGE
OAK – TIMBER, FUEL
PINE TREES
TUN TREES
FAUNA
DOVE DOG
MIANA COW
CROW MULE
SPARROW HORSE
MONAL HEN
PIGEON CAT
LEOPARD BUFFALO
JACKAL SHEEP
OX GOAT
STAG BEES
BEAR TASSAR INSECTS
DEAR
FARMING PRACTICES
CROPS GROWN:
GARLIC (LEHSUN)
BROWN MUSTARD SEEDS (RAI)
SPINACH (PALAK)
CABBAGE
THE FARMING IS DONE ONLY FOR INDIVIDUAL PURPOSES. THE FARMING DOES NOT ACT AS A
SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE VILLAGE. NO TRADING IS DONE WITH THE FLORA OF THE PLACE TO
EARN MONEY.
ALL THE CROPS DEPENDS ON THE CLIMATE. THE CHANGE IN CLIMATE AFFECTS THE CROPS AS WELL.
MATERIALS
VERNACULAR MODERN
PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS
THE PINE TREES ARE USED LESS AS THEY HARM THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOAKS A LOT OF WATER
THE VILLAGERS ARE DEPENDENT 70% ON THE FOREST FOR FUEL AND FODDER.
GROUP 2: WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
WATER IS FILTERED AND STORED IN A CHAMBER. WATER IS EXPOSED TO THE SUN WHILE BEING
TRANSPORTED BECAUSE OF WHICH IT GETS DRIED UP. THIS CREATES WATER SHORTAGE. PART OF THE
TRANSPORTATION LINE IS NOW COVERED TO COUNTER THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, INSTEAD OF
CONTINUOUS WATER SUPPLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SUPPLY IS ONLY DURING THE MORNING AND
EVENING. HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TANKS IN WHICH THE WATER IS STORED FOR USE.
FOR HOMES WHICH DO NOT HAVE WATER PIPELINE CONNECTIONS, WATER IS COLLECTED THROUGH
TAPS PRESENT IN THE YARDS. WATER IS TRANSFERRED TO THESE TAPS BY A GOVERNMENT
UNDERTAKING ‘JAL SANSTHAN’.
HOUSEHOLDS PAY BILLS FOR WATER COLLECTIVELY, EVERY 3 MONTHS. AVERAGE BILL RANGES
BETWEEN ₹250 - ₹300. THIS AMOUNT IS DIVIDED AMONG THE HOUSEHOLDS WHICH USE THE SAME
SOURCE TO COLLECT WATER FOR THEIR USE.
DISPOSAL OF WATER:
IN HOUSES WITH NO PIPELINE CONNECTIONS, WATER USED IS COLLECTED AND DISPOSED IN THE
FARM LANDS.
HOUSES WITH WATER SUPPLY PIPELINES, HAVE PIPELINES FOR DISPOSAL ALSO. WATER IS DRAINED
IN THE FARMS THROUGH THESE PIPES.
SANITATION:
WATER IS NOT DISPOSED IN THE RIVER. WATER IS DROPPED IN THE FARM LANDS. WATER SEEPS IN
THE GROUND AND GETS DRAINED ALONG THE NATURAL SLOPE.
WATER IN THE TOILETS IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH TAPS. IN TOILETS WITH NO TAPS, WATER IS
COLLECTED FOR USE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WATER TAPS.
WASTE FROM THE TOILET IS DISPOSED IN PITS DUG UNDERGROUND WHERE IT GETS DECOMPOSED.
THESE PITS ARE COMMONLY LOCATED BELOW THE FARM LANDS AND ARE MADE OF STONE.
RAINWATER:
THERE ISN’T ANY PROVISION FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING. WATER IS DRAINED NATURALLY ALONG
THE SLOPE OF THE TERRAIN.
THERE ARE STORM WATER DRAINAGE CANALS ALONG THE WALKWAYS WHICH HELP IN WATER
DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT DURING HEAVY RAINS.
GROUP 3:RESOURCES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
MOST OF THE HOUSES IN THE VILLAGE HAS BOTH CHULLAH AND GAS. THE WOOD USED FOR
BURNING CHULLAH IS EXTRACTED FROM THE TREES THAT THEY HAVE GROWN THEMSELVES.
LPG GAS CYLINDERS ARE SUPPLIED TO THE VILLAGE FROM UKHIMATH WHICH COSTS ₹3500.
THE GAS IS REFILLED IN THE SAME CYLINDER FOR ₹820.
SOLAR PANEL IS ALSO USED IN SOME OF THE HOUSES AT VERY SPECIFIC PLACES.
MAIN OCCUPATION FOR THE VILLAGERS IS FARMING. OTHER THAN THAT, BASKETS ARE
MADE FROM RINGAL. ALSO MATS AND FANS ARE MADE FROM RINGAL.
FOR VENTILATION, SLITS CALLED AS ‘MORI’ ARE MADE IN HOUSES.
ELECTRICITY IS AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS OTHER THAN THE TIMES WHEN SOME
CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON IN THE VILLAGE FOR WHICH 2% ELECTRICITY OF THE WHOLE
MONTH IS CUT DOWN. RATE OF ELECTRICITY - ₹2.5- ₹3 PER UNIT AND ₹4.5 FOR
COMMERCIAL.
TRANSPORTATION- BUS TO RUDRAPRAYAG AT 6:15 A.M. WHICH RETURNS BACK AT 6:00
P.M.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IS ALSO A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD THERE WHICH IS USED FOR SELF
CONSUMPTION ONLY AND NOT EXPORTED.
GROUP 4: NODES, NETWORKS AND ACCESSIBILITY
MARKET PLACE: MARKET – SAARI VILLAGE CONSIST OF A LOCAL MARKET SITUATED ON THE MAIN
ROAD UPHILL OF THE VILLAGE WHICH IS FURTHER CONNECTED TO REST OF THE ROADWAY AND TO
UKIMATH.
VILLAGE IS CONNECTED TO THE OUTER WORLD THROUGH MEANS OF MASS COMMUNICATION LIKE
NEWSPAPER, TELEVISION AND RADIO.
IN THE NIGHT, THE VILLAGERS DON’T TRAVEL AROUND BUT THEY ROAM AMONGST RESPECTIVE
NEIGHBOURING HOUSEHOLDS. THEY USE NIGHT LANTERNS TO MOVE AROUND WITHIN THE
VILLAGE.
WELL LIT ROADS WITHIN THE VILLAGE. SOLAR POWERED LIGHT EXIST IN SMALL QUANTITY BUT IT’S
NOT SUFFICIENT. MAIN ROAD DO NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS.
SAARI VILLAGE DOES NOT HAVE HOSPITAL AND POLICE STATION WITHIN THE VILLAGE, IT IS
DEPENDENT ON UKHIMATH FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES AND POLICE FORCE. DIFFERENCES ARE
RESOLVED WITHIN THE VILLAGE BY LEADERS.
GROUP 5: TOURISM AND COMMUNICATION
SHELLS - ADAPTABILITY
TOURISM
THERE IS A LOCAL SCHOOL FOR THE KIDS OF THE VILLAGE CONNECTED BY ‘KACCHA’ ROADS
RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE.
THE MAIN OCCUPATIONS AMONGST THE VILLAGERS ARE GUIDES, KIOSK AND SHOPS
RUNNERS AND DRIVERS (VEHICLES). THE PEOPLE HAD MULTIPLE JOBS LIKE A PERSON WERE
ALSO MASON-MEN WHILE THEY DID FARMING TOO. THE VILLAGERS WOULD BUILD THEIR
OWN HOUSES WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL ARCHITECT AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH, THEY
PREFERRED THE HOMES THAT WERE OLD -BUILT SINCE THE THERMAL INSULATION WAS
BETTER. FOR THE CATTLE, THEY HAD DRIED GRASS STORED ON THE NEARBY TREES SO THAT
THEY DID NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL MUCH IN WINTERS FOR CATTLESTOCK.
COMMUNICATION
THE VILLAGE HAD A GOOD NETWORK COMMUNICATION. USE OF CELL PHONES WAS
PROMINENT WHILE RADIO WAS SOMETIMES USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION REACHED TO ONLY A FEW HOUSEHOLDS.
GROUP 6: PSYCHOLOGY, SENSITIVITY, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, SOCIAL
INCLUSION AND SOCIAL SEGREGATION, LOCAL FOOD
SHELLS – FUTURE EXPANSION
PHSYCOLOGY
PUBLIC SPACE FOR EVENING GET TOGETHER AFTER WORK - THE PEOPLE THERE LIVE AS A
FAMILY AND HELP EACH OTHER IN WORK AND IN EVERY FIELD.THEY GATHER IN THEIR
HOMES IN THE EVENING FOR SHARING THOUGHTS.
THERE IS NO WELL-MAINTAINED PLAY GROUND FOR KIDS. BUT THEY PLAY SPORTS LIKE
CRICKET IN THEIR SCHOOL GROUND ANY TIME OF THE DAY BEFORE IT GETS DARK.
THERE ARE PUBLIC TAPS ALMOST NEAR EVERY HOUSE OF THE VILLAGE.
INTERACTION WITH NEIGHBORS - THEY INTERACT ALMOST THE WHOLE DAY WITH THEIR
NEIGHBOURS AS THEY ARE LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY. WOMAN HELP EACH OTHER IN
HOUSEHOLDS AND KIDS PLAY WITH THEIR NEIGHBOUR KIDS THE WHOLE DAY.
SENSITIVITY
TIME SPENT BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN - MOST OF THE TIME IS SPENT BY WOMEN EITHER
IN FARMS, COW SHED OR IN THIER HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES. WOMEN SPEND AROUND 4-6
HRS IN SHED, 2-3 HRS IN FARMS AND REST 12-15 HRS AT HOME. MOST OF THE TIME SPENT
BY KIDS IS IN SCHOOL OR PLAYING IN THE GREEN AREAS.
MOST OF THE VILLAGERS WANT THEIR GENERATION TO BE EDUCATED AND WELL SETTLED
SO THAT THEY DON’T NEED TO DO THE WORK THEY ARE PRESENTLY DOING FOR A LIVING.
PEOPLE WANT THEIR GENERATION TO GO OUT OF THE VILLAGE AND STUDY BECAUSE THERE
ARE LESS OPPURTUNITIES IN THE VILLAGE. AND MOSTLY PEOPLE HAVE MIGRATED FOR JOB
AND GRADUATION STUDIES BECAUSE OF THIS REASON.
PRECAUTION TAKEN BY THE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF NEARBY FOREST - THEY ARE WELL
PROTECTED FROM THE FOREST AREA. THEY HAVE THE VAN PANCHAYAT WHO ARE ALWAYS
ON THE BORDERS OF THE FOREST TO MAKE SURE THE VILLAGE DOES NOT HAVE ANY
INVOLVEMENT OF WILD ANIMALS. IN CASE ANY ANIMAL ESCAPES AND COMES DOWN THE
FOREST, THEY ARE TRAINED ENOUGH TO HANDLE THEM.
SOCIAL INCLUSION
SOCIAL SEGREGATION
CASTE WISE SEGREGATION- SCHEDULE CASTE:461, SCHEDULE TRIBE:35. THEY ARE FURTHER
CLASSIFIED AS GARHWALI. (SOURCE: www.census2011.co.in)
RELIGION FOLLOWED – HINDUISM
PUBLIC AREAS OF GENERAL AND SC CASTE ARE SEPERATED
THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE VILLAGE ARE LOCATED BASED ON SEPERATION BETWEEN THE SC
AND THE GENERAL CASTE (PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CASTE ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE HOMES
OF GENERAL).
MALE AND FEMALE RATIO- MALE:369, FEMALE: 415. (SOURCE: www.census2011.co.in)
EVERY STUDENT HAS THE RIGHT FOR EDUCATION.
ANGANWADI-
o ONE SMALL ROOM ALLOTED FOR THE CHILDREN AND AROUND 7-8 CHILDREN ARE
ENROLLED.THE SPACE IS ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE UPTO 20 STUDENTS.
o CLASSES 1-5 ARE CONDUCTED IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, WHICH IS DIVIDED IN TWO
BLOCKS. THE FIRST BLOCK HAS 3 CLASSROOMS AND A CORRIDOR OUT OF WHICH
ONE CLASSROOM IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS ANGANWADI. THE 1ST CLASS IS
CONDUCTED IN THE CORRIDOR AND HAS 12-13 STUDENTS ENROLLED. THE CLASSES
FOR 2ND AND 3RD STANDARDS ARE CONDUCTED IN ONE CLASSROOM
ALTERNATIVELY. THE LAST CLASSROOM IS CURRENTLY BEING USED BY LABOURS
INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION IN ANGANWADI. THE OTHER BLOCLKS HAS 2
CLASSROOMS FOR 4TH AND 5TH STANDARD, THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE AND THE
CORRIDOR.
o CLASSES FROM 6TH TO 8TH ARE CONDUCTED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. HAVING 12-13
STUDENTS IN EACH CLASS. IT CONTAINS 3 CLASSROMS, A PRINCIPALS OFFICE, A
COMPUTER LAB AND A COMMON CORRIDOR.
LOCAL FOOD
THE GROCERY ITEMS FOR THE SHOPS ARE DELIVERED FROM RISHIKESH AS THEY GET IT AT
MUCH CHEAPER RATES THAN UKHIMATH.
FOOD STORAGE-
o COMMERCIAL CONSUMPTION - IN THE SHOPS ITSELF (SMALL AREA IN THE KITCHEN
DESIGNATED FOR STORAGE)
o SELF CONSUMPTION - IN THE KITCHEN OR IN SEPRATE ROOMS FOR STORAGE
(CUPBOARDS ACTING AS REFRIGERATORS)
o FOR ANIMALS – IN SHEDS
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SMALL CAFES AND EATING POINTS CAN ACCOMMODATE- 50
PEOPLE AT A TIME.
NO. OF CUSTOMERS VISITING EVERYDAY – 20 TO 30
4 AVAILABLE RATION SHOPS. VILLAGERS HAVE RATION CARDS AND THEY USE IT, BUT
SLOWLY THERE HAS BEEN A DECREASE IN THE USAGE. THE RATION COMES FROM
UKHIMATH AFTER EVERY 3-4 DAYS IN THE RATION SHOPS.
PRICES-
o RICE: ₹22-₹30 PER KG
o OIL: ₹100 PER LITER
o FLOUR: ₹20 PER KG
o SUGAR: ₹40 PER KG
o DAL: ₹104- ₹200 PER KG