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Sanlaap 2022: A National Conclave on Disseminating Eight Lessons Learned in developing resilience against climate risks for small scale farmers in semi-arid regions. The conclave was held at The Park Hotel, Kolkata on 22 July 2022. Organised by DRCSC and supported by AFB and NABARD. Eminent dignitaries (Mr K. Balamurgan, Chief Environment Officer, Govt. of WB; Ms. Usha Ramesh, CGM NABARD; Dr A. R. Khan, CGM NABARD; Ms Gitika Goswami (Associate vice-president, Development Initiatives), Prof. Saon Bandyopadhyay (BCKV), Mr Kailash Chand Pandey (Climate Expert), Prof. Sugata Hazra (School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University), Mr Dibyendu Sarkar (Ex-commissioner, P&RD), Mr Anshuman Das (Project Manager, WHH). Also Mr Ardhendu S. Chatterjee, President DRCSC; Mr Dilip Kr. Sarkar, Secretary DRCSC), Ms Somjita Chakraborty (CPO, DRCSC) and others were present. Mr. Sanjib Bandyopadhyay's (DDG, India Meteorological Department, Kolkata) addressed on the importance of weather forecast and agro-advisories in the field of Agriculture and Other Livelihoods. The panel discussion session on climate resilient farming practices: where farmers of Purulia and Bankura shared their experiences along with eminent dignitaries Ms. Gitika Goswami (Associate Vice President, Development Initiatives), Mr. Ardhendu S. Chatterjee (President, DRCSC), Dr. Pallab De (Project Director, DRCSC). Other discussion sessions also there on GIS technology for water harvesting structures and hyper-local weather stations, multi-stakeholder approach, purpose-driven women groups and community ownership etc. |
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Aquacultural Material support to Poradiha Krishak Sadasya Dal for doing Group-based Fishery in Step Pond, Bankura | IPM Kit support to the members of Enari Sri Krishna Mahila Dal, Bankura | Kharif Seed Distribution among the Members of Ghosergram Radhakrishna WSHG, Bankura |
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Construction of Biogas pit at Gerradi Village,Bankura | Construction of Biogas pit at Kalipur Village,Bankura | Ditch excavation work at Kalpathar Village,Bankura |
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Ditch excavation work at Kendua Village,Bankura | Ditch excavation work at Pabrapahari Village,Purulia | A Grain Bank at Gopalpur Village, Bankura |
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DDM of NABARD visited project sites.. | Weather-board construction at Musibdih Village, Bankura | Livestock support to beneficiaries at Kendua village,Bankura |
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Livestock support to the villagers of Benagoria, Bankura | Grain Bank at Kalpathar Village, Bankura |
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A Farmers Convention was organised by DRCSC at Sonathali Community Hall, Kasipur, Purulia 31 May - 1 June, 2022 |
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In village Vatin, Block: Kasipur, Purulia, Monbadh Mahato a organic farmer doing integrated duck farming with the technical support from DRCSC | Mixed cropping (bottle gourd, snake beans, okra etc,) on the bank of a step pond at Bongora village, Kasipur, Purulia |
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Paddy trial plot at Koshjhuri, Kasipur,Purulia. About 10 nos rare native paddy varieties are grown here | Pumpkin on trellis and on the bed chilli plants |
Mixed cropping: Horse gram and Sesame cultivation... |
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Country chicken rearing at Kalapathar village, Chatna, Bankura | Sheep rearing at Uttar Hansapahari, Chatna |
Social forestry at Chachanpur, Chatna, Bankura |
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Community seed bank at Chachanpur village, Chatna, Bankura | A beneficiary using a bio-gas oven for cooking |
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Harbal plants nursery at Chachanpur, Chatna | A vermi-compost pit and bottle gourd plant on trellis | A beneficiary using a smoke-less oven for cooking |
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Demonstration plot at Purulia, where single stick paddy is sowing... | COVID-19 Relief Distribution at Bhatin junior High school | |
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A award wining woman farmer Padmabati Mandi in front of her model nutrition garden, at Chingri village | Padma Mandi's pig farm |
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Newly built vermi-compost pits at Jibanpur village, Kasipur block, Purulia | In Chingri village a unique system of irrigation has setup recently; electricity will generate from a solar panel and a high capacity pump run by this solar power and will lift water from a well. It's a form of RLI. People of this village will be benefited by this unique irrigation system. |
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Hapa or small pond is the best source of irrigation in dryland areas. At Vatin village, Kasipur, Purulia; Fermer Shikha Rani Mahato and Durgavati Mahila Gorup cultivated different season vegetables like potato, onion, beans, peas as mixed cropping, in another polt she cultivated mustard in large scale. All crops are irrigated by Haapa water |
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A step pond excavation work is going on at Jibanpur village, Kasipur, Purulia | Another step pond digging work goin in 8 bigha land at Vatin village, Kasipur, Purulia |
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Jorthol maa kamala group livestock rearing | Solar powred RLI at Jagganathdih, Kasipur, Purulia |
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Anil Dey a small farmer of Housibad village harvesting tomatoes about 0.5 Bigha land, cultivated in organic methods using water conservation model with Raise Bed. | Community Based Drinking Water Facility at Chhachanpur of Chhatna, Bankura. Project implemented by DRCSC |
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CGM of NABARD (Bankura) visiting the RLI project at Chhachanpur, Chatna, Bankura. Project implemented by DRCSC |
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Beneficiaries with livestock at Kashidi village of Kasipur, Purulia | Azolla cultivation in paddy field at Tilabani village, Kasipur, Purulia | A Miixed cropping plot sarrounded with rossele trees as fancing at Jamkiri Villageof Kasipur, Purulia |
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Gobinda Bhog native variety paddy through Single Stick method. Paddy cultivation by Hiralal Das of Kendua Village of Bankura. | Installation of Smokeless Oven by Sundari Hansda at Kharbana Village of Bankura. | Construction of Bio Gas plant Of Shri Somnath Beshra at Hansapahari Village, Chhatna, Bankura |
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Construction of Vermi Compost Pit of Sundra Hansda at Kharbana Village, Chatna, Bankura | Mixed cropping of Sundari Hansda at Kharbana Village, Chatna, Bankura | Construction of Bio Gas plant at Poradiha village of Chhatna |
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Broadcast of Khesari Seed (21 days before paddy harvesting) for Relay Cropping at Hansapaharai & Saluni Village of Chhatna Block. | Construction of Bio Gas plant at Jamthol & Penchasimul village of Chhatna |
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Cultivation of paddy straw mushroom (opal chhatu) in our Purulia Training Center |
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Lowcost Water Filter supported by DRCSC among the vulnarable farmers family under Climate Change Adaptation Project at Bankura for supply of purified drinking water... |
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Farmers are set up funnel trap, light trap in paddy field and nutrition garden to control yellow stem borer of paddy and fruit and shoot borer of binjal plants… |
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Mixed cropping in fallow land at Chhatna, Bankura project area |
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First Check dam at Dakshin Hansapahari,Chhatna, Bankura. DRCSC has been constructed the structure and MGNREGS Cell renovated the drainage channel around 500 meter length with 4-5 ft depth. Expected that 5-7 hectare farming land will be converted nto triple cropping in a year instead of single cropping of rainfed paddy. Total 4 nos Check dam have been constructed... under Climate Change Adaptation Project, supported by AFB-NABARD |
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Construction work of Checkdam is going on at Musibdihi village of Chhatna, Bankura | Present scenario of Social Forestry plantation plot at Lori village, block: Kasipur, Dist: Purulia under Climate Change Adaptation project |
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Check dam at Majpara village, Chatna, Bankura: channel digging work is going on in full swing... |
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Solar powered River Lifting Irrigation (RLI) at Chachanpur village, Chatna, Bankura. This solar pannel has been installed and started functioning from 15.01.2020. Farmers of surrounding villages are benefited by this project as they are now getting plenty of water for irrigation purpose... |
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Mixed cropping (Nutrition garden) at Majhpara village, Chatna, Bankura: about 16 types vegetables and leafy vegetables, i.e., mustard, onion, grass peas, speanach, carrot, beat, chilli, tomatos, beans, birnjal, coriander, fenugreek, mint etc. are grown here organically by a local farmer named Jagannath Murmu. | A Relay cropping field at Majhpara village, Chatna, Bankura: Lathyrus and Lentil are grown here organically |
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A step pond digging work is going on at Pabrapahari village, Kasipur, Purulia | A bio-gas plant construction work is going on at Pabrapahari village, Kasipur, Purulia | A Relay cropping field at Vatin village, Kasipur, Purulia: Mustard and Lentil are cultivated here... |
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Community seed bank newly setup at village: Chachanpur, block: Chatna, Dist: Bankura | A nutrition garden of Padmabati and Maku Mandi, village: Chingri, Chatna, Bankura |
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Ludhuram Mandi a small farmer of vill: Chingri, Block: Chatna, Dist: Bankura. He cultivated mixed crops organically; like beans, raddish, tomato, curriendum, spenach, leafy vegetibles, lafa beans, turmeric etc. |
A vermicompost pit at village: Chingri, Chatna, Bankura | Newly installed community drinking water project at village Beliathole, Block: Chatna, Dist: Bankura |
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Social Forestry plantation plot at Lori village, block: Kasipur, Dist: Purulia under Climate Change Adaptation project , |
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A pig farm at Kasidi village, block: Kasipore, District: Purulia. This pig farm initiated and maintained by Kasidi Poirani Women Group | A step pond (350' x 300') and embankment at Seja village, block: Kasipur, dist: Purulia, recently visited by DDM Purulia and Consultant from BIRD, Lucknow. | A Community drinking water plant has been installed in Seja village, Kasipore, Purulia in the last month. The main purpose of this project is to supply pure, germ-free water to local villagers. |
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Local level workshop for the school teachers of whole Kashipur block, Purulia organised by DRCSC. More than 170 participants attended this workshop where more than 125 are from teachers. Sonatholi kalapathar high school's eight class students performed a small drama on the effect of climate change. Some school student demonstrated their alternatative livelihood models. |
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School students visited DRCSC's Kroshjhuri office, Purulia for demonstration of weather stn and a discussion on env related issues. Also teachers attended at a meeting at Kroshjhuri office and had a discussion on climate change adaptation and it's effects they also visited a demo plot |
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A orientation / demonstration on local weather station is giving to Chatna Basudev Vidya Mandir school students, at Beliathole, Chatna, Bankura |
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Students of Chatna Basudev Vidya Mandir school visiting a 30-40 mdel plot at Hansapahari (North), Chatna, Bankura, where social forestry plantation done |
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In Chachanpur, Chatna, Bankura social forestry is done by local farmer's group with the help of DRCSC, saplings of different types of fruit and wood trees haven planted here in August 2019. |
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| Local level workshop and experience sharing meet at Murut Baha Eco-park, Susunia, Bankura on 31 June, 2019.BDO delivering inaugural speech... | Bankura Zilla Parisha Shabhadhipati visiting a live model on Ardha-Muktangan (Country hen rearing technique) | DDM along with Shabhadhipati visiting a model on mixed cropping bed |
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A Local Level Workshop and Exprience Sharing Meet was organised by DRCSC at Rabindra Udayan Guest House, Jurguridi,Kasipur, Purulia on 5 July, 2019. Apart from experience sharing with local farmers; different live models on sustainable agriculture were displayed... |
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| A model showing sustainable agri systems | A model showing paddy cultivation by hapa (small dich) water, also showing sack cultivation | A Ardhamuktangan (country hen rearing) model. |
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| At Lori village, Block: Kasipore, Purulia, where trenches digging work is going on in 50 bigha land. A fruit forest and social forestry will be done here using 30 x 40 model. This wok is doing by Lori Adibasi Bhumija Swanirvar Jojona group, implementing by DRCSC with financial support from NABARD AFB under CCA project. | ||
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| In Majhpara village, Block: Chatna, Dist: Bankura. A check dam has been constructed by DRCSC under NABARD CCA project. The main purpose of the check dam is to recharge ground water reserves and increase the availability of water for agricultural purposes. | ||
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| Some snaps of Impact Assessment of CCA Project was done by Development Alternatives from 7- 8 June 2019 at Bankura | ||
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| Some snaps of Impact Assessment of CCA Project was done by Development Alternatives from 7- 8 June 2019 at Purulia | ||
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| Capacity Building training on Beekeeping for IFS Farmers at Bankura | ||
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| Dhan Gola (Grain Banks) installed and maintained by Bangora Sagun Mahila Group at Bongara village, Kasipur block, Purulia | ||
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| Country chicken and duck farm on the bank of a pond. It has been installed and maintained by Namogora Utnaorakib Gounta Group at Namagora village, Kasipur block, Purulia | ||
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| Check dam work is almost completed in Hasapahari village, Block: Chatna, District: Bankura | ||
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| Padmabati Tudu a female farmer of Kendua village, Block: Chatna, Bankura. She is doing goat rearing successfully since two and half years. Initially she started with two goats (received from DRCSC under NABARD CCA project); now she is a proud owner of 20 goats (including cubs). This year she sold out 8 goats to wholesalers and earned Rs.40000/-. | ||
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| Village: Vatin, Block: Kasipur, Purulia. Where farmers are cultivated sesame (Teel) with Moong dal as mixed-cropping. | ||
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| Cooking made easy with bio-gas! | Cooking made easy with smokeless chullah! | |
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| Ajit Singha Roy a successful organic farmer of Panchasimul village, Bankura. Apart from integrated farming he is rearing country chicks, ducks through Ardha muktangan process, he has a breading unit too... | ||
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| Plantation plots, where different types of fruits and wood plants planted... | ||
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| River Lifting Irrigation (RLI) at Chhachanpur, Bankura | A relay cropping field at Panchasimul village, Chatna, Bankura | |
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| Lentil (an edible legume) cultivated through relay cropping process... | Vermi compost pit | |
| NABARD Regional Officer visited Bankura and Purulia project area on 23rd and 24th Feb, 2019. He visited Hansapahari Community drinking water project, group wise live stock and breeding unit, and shared experiences with SHG members | |||
| Meteorologist Mr. KC Panday visited at Sirpura, Sura, Penchasimul, Tamlidi and took feedback regarding impact of weather forecast. Alos experience shearing with climate kiosk volunteers at DRCSC Purulia office on 18 Feb 2019 | |||
| DGM ,RO Kolkata and DDM NABARD are visiting our project interventions at Bankura | |||
| A chicken breeding unit at Tilaboni village, Purulia. | A SHG enterprise called Basundhara at Beriathole where grinding of spices, oil extraction done at cheap rate. | Collecting weather data at Beriathole village local weather station, Bankura | |
| Mixed cropping bed on the bank of a Hapa at Ranjandi village. Mixed cropping bed of Kajal Roy. Sack cultivation at Badagora village, Purulia. | |||
| Cooking on a smokeless oven. A vermicompost pit and a bio-gas plant at Ranjandi village of Purulia district. All these have been constructed by DRCSC under the NABARD climate change adaptation project | |||
| River Lift Irrigation Village: Chhachanpur, Chhatna, Bankura. RLI work started by the villagers of Chhchanpur for pipe line of RLI and others construction activity with ‘Sramdan’. | |||
| A hapa (30x30x15) digging work is in progress at Namogora village of Purulia | |||
| Pig farms have set up by the Laguburu Swanirval Mahila Dal with the assistance of DRCSC at Jagannathdi village of Purulia | |||
| Community based Drinking water at Dakshin Hansapahari,Chhatna Bankura. This project is installed under CCA Project supported by AFB NABARD | |||
| CGM NABARD recently visited at Joynagar, Hetyasura and Beriathol villages at DRCSC Bankura Project. | |||
| Tree plantation is going on at Lora village of Purulia on 02.08.2018. This venture is a part of social forestry programme under NABARD CCA Project, implementing by DRCSC. About 30 nos different types of fruit and valuable wood trees have been planted | |||
| <------- Pig farms at Bankura & Purulia NABARD Project area -------> | A Bio-gas plant recently installed in a Beneficiary's house at village Kalajharia, Bankura | ||
| Pond excavation work is going on at Poradiha village, Dist: Bankura. Total plot of approx 3 bigha land the actual depth will be 10 feet. The main purpose of this pond is for irrigation also fish farming. Approx completion date is June 2018. Poradiha farmers' group is engaged in this work.. | |||
| Pond excavation work is going on at Jibanpur village, Kasipur Block of Purilia. Total area of the pond will be 280 x 220 (feet), the depth will be 12 feet in 3 tire. The main purpose of this pond is for irrigation also fish farming. Local village group are engaged in this work. | |||
| Pond excavation work is going on at Tamlidi village, Kasipur Block of Purilia. Total area of the pond will be 220 x 180 (feet), the depth will be 12 feet in 3 tire. The main purpose of this pond is for irrigation also fish farming. Local village group are engaged in this work. | |||
| Mongali Kisku a merginal farmer of Sirpura village, Dist: Bankura. She did mixed cropping plot of approx 2 katha land with the technical support from DRCSC. She gets sufficient amount of vegetables throughout the year from this plot; which meet-up her family's need. She uses organic manure as cow dung, vermin-compost. She has a vermin-compost pit in her own. | |||
| Sukhdeb Hansda is a successful integrated farmer of Sirpura village, Dist: Bankura. Sukhdeb has cultivated mixed crops in a 5 katha land. There are lentil, mustard, chickpea, kudrum etc. in a plot. In another plot he planted brinjal, tomato, chili, potato, reddish, punka, turnip etc. | |||
| Shibani Mandi of village: Saluni, Block: Chatna, Dist: Bankura. She is a climate volunteer. She is a member of Shaluni Pritilata Mohila SHG Group. Some group members' in front of a Dhan Gola (grain bank). Also showing a nutrition garden in this village | |||
| Padmabati Mandi a successful award wining farmer of Chingri village of Bankura showing a pig house is under construction at her home also her mixed cropping plots where grows bitter gourd, lablab beans on trallis and turmeric on the bed | |||
| Raboni Murmu a woman farmar of Lara village of Purulia with her produce. A mixed cropping plot and a local variety paddy (Tulsi mukul) plot at Jaganthdi village | |||
| Parthasarathi Mondal a prize winning organic farmer of Bankura district in front of his mixed-cropping field. He has been practicing sustainable agriculture for more than two years with the help of DRCSC under climate change adaptation project... The solar pest trap shown in the picture is given by Agri Dept. Govt. of WB | |||
| A trial plot of mixed-cropping is under process in Jibanpur village of Purulia district under DRCSC's technical guidance... | |||
| Dr. Dipanjana Maulik, Sr Environmental officer of Environment dept. govt. of WB visited Bankura and Purulia districts from 8th to 9th March 2017 to study functioning of AWS, dissemination of weather forecast and agro advisory services. | |||
| CGM (RO), Regional of NABARD visited project field area at Bankura, West Bengal on 18 January, 2017 | |||
| A women farmer at her mixed cropping field, Bankura | Women farmers with organic vegitable produce, Bankura | Local weather station at Beriakhole, Chatna, Bankura | |
| District Level Workshop and Experience Sharing Meet On Climate Change Impact & Possible Adaptive Strategies at Purulia on 30 May 2016 | |||
.gif) Registration... | Inaguration by Mr. Kanchan Bhattachariya, DDM Nabard Purulia | Audience in meeting hall | |
| Inaugural song sung by children | Presentation by Sujit Mitra on weather forecast and it's impact | A model showing Integrated Farming Systems | |
| Mr. Soumen Madan ADA(SC) Kashipur delivering speech | Joint BDO Kashipur Block Mr. Puspen Das delevering speech | Mr. Soumen Belthoria Savapati Kashipur Panchayat Samiti | |
| DDM Purulia NABARD Mr. Kanchan Bhattacharya delevering speeach | Sr. Scientist Central Silk Board, Mr. Jagadish Prasad delivering speech | A section of women audience | |
| Dispaying indigenous seeds | Experience sharing by stake holders | Cultural programme | |
| District Level Workshop and Experience Sharing Meet On Climate Change Impact & Possible Adaptive Strategies at Bankura on 27 May 2016 | |||
| Banner displayed for the programme | Inauguration by welcoming guests in the Dias | Welcome Speeach by Ms.Somjita Chakrabory of DRCSC | |
| Particapants at the workshop | Presentation by Dr. Sugata Hazra of Jadavpur University on GP based Micro-planning using GIS mapping | Model showing climate change adaptation strategies at HH Level | |
| Sharing of activities by Sri Sujit Kumar Mitra from DRCSC | Experience sharing of Padmabati Mandi of Chingri village, Bankura | Experience sharing of Srimanta Soren of Joynagar village, Bankura | |
| Experience sharing of Urmila Tudu of Kendua village, Bankura | Dr. Mou Sen, General Manager (GM), District Industry Centre visiting the exhibition stall at Bankura | Speech by Sri Asish Kumar Bera, Deputy Director of Agriculture (Admin) of Bankura District | |
| Speech by Smt. Aditi Dasgupta, ADM (Dev) of Bankura District | Speech by Sri Somnath Bhattacharya, DDM, NABARD Bankura | Speech by Dr. Mou Sen, General Manager (GM) District Industry Centre, Bankura | |
| Consultation Meeting on Networking among NGOs, CBOs at Bankura Project Office, on 20 May, 2016. | |||
| State Level Steering Committee Meeting of AFB Supported Climate Change Adaptation Project in Bankura & Purulia Districts, 12 May, 2016 at Kolkata | |||
| Dr. Nandini Ghosh, (AGM) and Shri Ravi Parmar (Consultant) of NABARD visited Purulia project area from 7-8 Jan, 2016 | |||
