Ghat Savalli, Dhekanmoha, Mainda, Wadavani, Chinchwan, Pahadi Pargaon, Choramba, Ganjpur, Malegaon, Kej

 

7 blocks in Beed district. 212 km

 

 

Every village has a different story to tell, but the common observations are frightening. The society is completely fractured. The extreme poor are not on the scene anywhere, special efforts are needed to reach them. There is a fatigue of projects: schemes that have failed are to be seen in plenty. 

 

Decadent tendencies prevail: EVIL RULES...

 

It is a civilisation lost in it's making.

 

And yet:

•  In Pahadi Pargaon, the villages wanted to know how to harvest water from the river that flows from the village - today, the river bed is dry.
• Ganjpur gets its tankered drinking water for at least 3 months of the year. They have very small farms, and limited resources. They want to know how these resources can be used effectively to reach self-sufficiency. Do we have technological solutions to offer?
• Kej is a taluka place. Its Gram Panchayat members want to know how to stop the water leaking in the valves of the piped water system. Today, they have planted trees around these valves. They also want to know how to manage their water.
• The farmers in Malegaon discussed their problems in agriculture: seeds that do not germinate, lack of information about using pesticides and fertilizers and cheating in the market.

DO WE WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS TRUTH? AND RESPOND TO THE HOPE EXPRESSED BY THESE PEOPLE?

 

OR BE LOST IN A WORLD OF HOPELESSNESS THAT WE OURSELVES HAVE CREATED?

 

 

On it's 10th day, the Walk for Meaningful Life Padayatra of the ERADICATE DROUGHT: SAVE HUMANITY campaign continues on its journey. The Walk will pass through 56 villages in 9 districts, covering a total of 900 km, to culminate on 28th Februrary at Gandhiji's Sewagram Aashram in Wardha. The Walk intends to focus the attention of the world on HUNGER and DROUGHT in Maharashtra, initiate a dialogue with the people in drought-hit areas and to find solutions to it.

 

We invite you to join the Long Walk on any day, participate in this process and to contribute to the "MAHARASHTRA DEVELOPMENT FUND", which will be used for Drought Eradication activities.

  

LET US PLEDGE TO ERADICATE DROUGHT AND HUNGER.

JOIN THE WALK FOR MEANINGFUL LIFE

  

LOG ON TO www.greenearthconsulting.org/Padayatra.htm FOR A DAILY UPDATE.

 

 

Makarand Sahasrabuddhe

grnearth@vsnl.com, 020-25466103, 09422521703

On behalf of Dushkaal Hatawu : Manoos Jagawu

January 11, 2006