URBAN GARBAGE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO COMPOST.

NEARLY 1,20,000 METRIC TONNES OF GARBAGE IS PRODUCED IN URBAN INDIA. 50-60% OF THIS IS BIODEGRADABLE. HOW EVER , UNFORTUNATELY THIS PRECIOUS MATERIAL IS WASTED BY BURNING.
IT IS HIGH TIME THAT POLICY MAKERS AND MUNICIPAL ADMINSTRATION TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND MAKE PLANS FOR TURNING IT INTO VALUABLE COMPOST.

HOW TO IMPROVE LAND QUALITY ?

MY SELF WITH STUDENTS OF ST. JOSEPH ENG.MEDIUM SCHOOL,VIZIANAGARAM IN FIELDS AT NARAVA VILLAGE OF GANTYADA MANDAL FOR A STUDY TAKENUP FOR 18TH NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CONGRESS. THE PROJECT PASSED AT DISTRICT LEVEL AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT TIRUPATHI ON 5 TH AND 6TH DECEMBER 2010.

Smt.B.JHANSI,Member of Parliament,Vizianagaram visited flood damaged paddy fields in the district

COLLECTOR VISITED CROP DAMAGE AREAS

RECENT HEAVY RAINS FROM LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2010, DUE TO DEPRESSION CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO STANDING PADDY CROP IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. NEARLY 14009 HECTARES DAMAGED . THE CROP IS IN GRAIN FILLING AND MILKY STAGES. MATURED GRAINS GERMINATED IN THE FIELDS ITSELF, WHILE ON PANICLES.

DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI M.VEERABRAHMIAH,IAS,

VISITED AFFECTED AREAS IN JAMI, L.KOTA MANDALS AND INSTRUCTED THE OFFICIALS TO COMPLETE ENUMERATION AND SUBMIT LISTS WITHIN 2DAYS TOSUBMIT THE SAME TO GOVERNMENT.

SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING ON RABI 2010-11

DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI.M.VEERABRAHMIAH,I.A.S REVIEWING RABI PREPAREDNESS IN SEEDS ,FERTILISERS ,CREDIT ,POWER,IRRIGATION,AND OTHRE ISSUES.

RABI - SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING 30-10-2010

A SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING ON RABI PREPAREDNESS AND KHARIF PRODUE PROCUREMENT WAS CONDUCTED AT DISTRICT COLLECTOR'S CHAMBERS ON 30.10.10 .ALL THE DISTRICT OFFICERS OF AGRIL AND ALLIED DEPARTMENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE MEETING. THE COLLECTOR SRI M.VEERABRAHMIAH, IAS INSTRUCTED THE OFFICERS TO CONDUCT SIMILAR MEETING WITH ALL ADARSA RYTHUS INVITING MLAs/MLCs ,MPPs,ZPTCs at mandal level . SEED,FERTILIZER PLANS PREPARED BY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ARE REVIEWED. A CREDIT PLAN FOR ISSUING CROPLOANS TO A TUNE OF Rs. 120 CRORES HAS BEEN PREPARED.TOTAL TARGET SET BY COLLECTOR IS Rs. 200 Crores for Rabi 2010-11.Constituency level CREDIT MELAS ARE TO BE ORGANISED DURING LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER AND FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY2011 WITH A TARGET OF Rs.100 crores each.

COLLECTOR INSTRUCTED ADAs TO SEE THAT CROPLOAN DUES ARE TO BE REPAYED SO THAT BANKERS CAN ISSUE FRESH LOANS AND RENEWALS.

LEAD DISTRICT MANAGER SRI. B.G.K.ACHARYULU, ASSURED THAT BANKERS WILL SANCTION LOANS ON THE SAME DAY AFTER REPAYMENT OF OLD DUES ...WITH ENHANCED SCALES OF FINANCE. IRRIGATION, POWER AVAILABILITY HORTICULTURE,PROCUREMENT OF RICE-GODOWN AVAILABILITY,MSPs,adarsa rythu participation etc. subjects are reviewed.SRI M. RAMARAO ADDITIONAL JOINT COLLECTOR ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE METING. MINUTES OF THE VIDEO CONFERENENCE WITH HON'BLE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE ARE DISCUSSED IN DATAIL.ANOTHER MEETING WITH IRRIGATION OFFICIALS IS FIXED ON 2-11-1010 AT 4 PM.

WHY I COULD NOT BLOG ?

I HAVE GOT THE SLOWEST EVER BROADBAND CONNECTION PROVIDED BY THE GREAT BSNL AT MY HOME.
WE HAVE GOT A.P.STATE WIDE AREA NETWORK AT OUR OFFICE.
TO MY SURPRISE APSWAN PEOPLE HAVE BANNED MY BLOG FOR CONTAINING THE PICTURES OF FARMERS SOIL AND CROPS WHICH ARE OBJECTIONABLE FOR VIEWING.... . may be they are not glamourous. .WE HAVE CREATED A BLOG ON SEASONLONG TRAINING PROGRAMME ON FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS ,( THE PRESTIGEOUS POLAMBADI PROGRAMME ) AND THE SITE WAS MAINTAINED BY K.MAHARAJAN ADA BOBBILI . THIS SITE WAS ALSO BLOCKED FROM VIEWING AT GOVT. OFFICES.

DISTRICT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 04-09-2010

TODAY THE DLCC MEETING WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL CREDIT HAS BEEN HELD AT DRDA MEETING HALL AT VIZIANAGARAM.
THE MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI. M. VEERABRAHMIAH, IAS DISSCUSSED AT LENGTH ON AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND JLG LOANING. SOFAR AS AGAINST A TARGET OF Rs.432 CRORES an AMOUNT OF Rs. 220 CRORES HAS BEEN DISBURSED TO FARMERS AS CROP LOANS.THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY SRI.BOTSA SATYANARAYANA, HON'BLE MINISTER FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ,GOVT. OF A.P. AND SMT.B.JHANSI LAKSHMI,MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,VIZIANAGARAM. THE MINISTER AND M.P REQUESTED THE BANKERS TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS UNDER CROP LOANS AND JLG FINANCING . THE COLLECTOR ,VIZIANAGARAM INSTRUCTED THE AGRIL. DEPT OFFICERS AND BANKERS TO CONDUCT CREDIT MELAS ,AT CONSTITUENCY LEVEL INVOLVING MLAS TO IMPROVE LENDING.

PAVALAA VADDI SCHEME EXTENDED

HAPPY NEWS - FARMERS
Government of Andhrapradesh has extended the pavalaa vaddi scheme i.e subsidizing the Crop loan interest over and above 3% . The scheme is now applicable to kharif Crop loans repaid upto 31st March 2010 and Rabi loans repaid upto June 2010.In Vizianagaram District during 2008-09 more than 27000 farmers were benefitted and an interest subsidy amount of Rs. 86.13 lakhs was credited into their accounts.