Year: 2018 | Month: June | Volume 4 | Issue 1
Self-Help Groups and Renovation of Rural Tanks for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Study in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu
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Abstract:
The process of development of rural area is not consequently possible without proper conservation and utilization of natural resources. The resources viz., land, water, forest etc., are the main base for the development of a state. Among all the resources, tanks are the smallest water bodies established by our forefathers, in order to catch, store and distribute the water in a proper manner. The self-help group (SHG) is, thus, conceived as a sustainable people’s institution, which provides the poor with the space and support necessary for them to take effective stops towards achieving greater control of their lives in society. Managerial skills of rural women in their SHGs are relevant to better management of the natural resources like rural tanks. At this juncture, there is an urgent need to motivate self-group members to take up the resources management at local level through skill development initiatives to look after the natural resources management for sustainable environment. The present investigation is conducted in eight select villages across Cuddalore district. The villages are purely tank based regions, where paddy and sugarcane are the major crops. It is therefore concluded that rural women SHGs through their skill development promote sustainable environment in the modernization of tanks is significantly useful to achieve sustainable development in villages.
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