The document provides information about the village of Nawarmari located in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. It details the village's population, social structure, infrastructure, education facilities, water quality, and work being done by the NGO NBSS to improve the village. Key points include that the village has 86 families and a population of 405, with STs making up 46.91% of residents. Facilities include an anganwadi, primary school, and electricity though power cuts are common. Water quality testing showed the village well water is safe. NBSS is focusing on improving drinking water access, sanitation, livelihoods, and education in the village through various initiatives like developing solar power.

1. Shantanu Hinge
N Siva Mouni
Kumar Pawar
Krishna Chouthankar

2. ● To get an insight into the socio-economic and cultural realities of rural life.
● To understand the dynamics of various village level institutions in addressing the
developmental work.
● To understand the dynamics of social structure, infrastructure, resources, and
various interventions on the villagers and how it affects them.

4. ● Nawarmari - a small size village located in
Nagpur Rural Taluka of Nagpur district.
● Total 86 families residing.
● As per constitution of India and Panchayati
Raj Act, Nawarmari village is administrated
by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is an
elected representative of a village.
● The village which comes under Mangrud
Panchayat
● The nearest town is Dongargaon.

6. source: https://www.yr.no/place/India/Maharashtra/Nagpur/statistics.html

7. ● The village has a homogenous population of Hindu. The social group
composition of village Nawarmari is divided amongst:
➢ Schedule Tribes (ST)
➢ Schedule Castes (SC)
➢ Other Backward Caste (OBC).
● Hierarchy based class structure is not very visible.
● In Nawarmari village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe
(ST), constituting around 46.91 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 15.31 %
of total population in Nawarmari village.

8. Out of total population:
● 145 were engaged in work activities.
● 38.62 % of workers describe their work as main work. (Employability >6 Months)
● 61.38 % were involved in Marginal activity. (<6 months)
● Of 145 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0
were Agricultural labourer.

9. Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 86 - -
Population 405 213 192
Child (0-6) 59 30 29
Schedule Caste 62 35 27
Schedule Tribe 190 94 96
Literacy 69.08 % 74.86 % 62.58 %
Total Workers 145 135 10
Main Workers 56 78,878 0
Marginal Workers 89 81 8
source: https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/535902-nawarmari-maharashtra.html

10. ● Roads: The village is connected through a Tar Road. Inside the village road are
both Kuchha and Pucca.
● Electricity: Most of the households are electrified. However, electricity is not
available for most of the time.
● Drainage: Drainage is a problem in the village because there is lack of
drainage line on both side of roads, even road is Kaccha on some places.
● Communication: No landline facility. Mobile phone network is adequate. The
village has network connectivity of BSNL, IDEA & Airtel.

11. Anganwadi:
○ The village has facility of Anganwadi for children of age 3-6 years
with around 30 students.
○ Mid-day meal scheme has been implemented successfully.
○ Anganwadi has a single room allotted for all the 30 students.
○ No electric supply due to non-availability of funds at the village
panchayat.
○ The Anganwadi provides special meals for pregnant women as well.
Primary School:
○ There is a provision of primary school till 5th class where students are
taught basic subjects like Marathi, Hindi, English and Maths.
○ Students are made well versed with basic environmental sciences,
Geography and History.
○ Students who want to pursue higher education i.e., above 5th
standard either go to high schools at Dongargaon or Local high
schools at Nagpur.

12. Anganwadi
Primary School

13. ● While the midday meal for Anganwadi is
monotonous, Primary school meal is
more diverse and well-structured.
● Students of both schools DO NOT eat
together.
● Toilets not available for Anganwadi
students. Only girls’ toilet open at the
primary school.
Status of Toilets in
School

14. ● Well Established Village:
• According to Bhagat all the houses in the village have proper sanitation
facilities i.e., all houses have been equipped with toilets.
• The village have all the basic facilities required such as electricity, water,
roads, streetlamps, school etc.
● Proper Medical Facilities available:
• A lady visits the village on alternate days to provide basic medicines for
cases of fever, cough, cold etc. In case of emergency, PHC is available at
the nearby village of Mangrud.
● No need of waste management:
• As village house less no. of people there is no such need of waste
management methods as most of the waste generated is organic.
Communal dustbins for wet and dry waste.
● Regular working Local Government body:
• The Gram Sabha is held on regular interval of time which discusses all
basic issues faced by the people and their local solutions
• The Gram Panchayat building have provision of computers and internet
from where the village can co-ordinate with the government and computer
literacy is provided to locals.
Rajesh Bhagat
Social Worker

15. ● Unable to avail sanitation facilities
• According to villagers every house is equipped with the
government toilets but due to lack of water supply only few people
manage to use them.
• Even if the water is available, people avoid using toilets due to their
orthodox mentality.
● Improper drainage sometimes causes clashes among neighbours.
● Water Scarcity:
• Not all people have regular supply of water and the government
sources of water are controlled by few people
• Women have to carry water in ‘handis’ (6-8 litres) from a nearby
well which is troublesome.
● Abrupt Power Cutoff
● Seasonal Employment:
• Majority of youth go on daily wages labour
• Women is mostly engaged in household work and labourers.
● Girls’ Education:
• Due to so much of travelling girls usually get discouraged for higher
education

16. Need to walk a long
distance...
Water for daily use
from handpump

17. ● Tax Evasion by People:
○ The Sarpanch stated the fact that villagers are least
willing to pay any tax, leading to low gram panchayat
funds.
● Less involvement in government schemes and
training programs:
○ Low payment in government initiated employment
opportunities.
○ They lose daily wages during training period as well as it
becomes difficult for them to meet travelling expenses.
● Lethargic and orthodox mentality:
○ People are self-centric and are less motivated to work for
the sake of village.
○ People still have orthodox mentality and superstitious
nature.

18. ● Changing the mindset of people -- (Anandwan).
● Bridge the gap between villagers and the govt.
● Sustainable water use and rain water harvesting.
● Proper supply of electricity.
● Primary health care centre needs to be set up.
● Lack of facilities in Anganwadi and primary school needs to be looked upon.
● Proper sanitation and waste disposal awareness.
● Awareness about how tax payment is an investment in their own benefit.
● The importance of unity and need for collective good for the village.

19. ● After the survey of village we reached the conclusion that water is the major
issue.
● Residents of Nawarmari village use the water from a nearby well for drinking.
● Water for farming is derived from lake via channels and water pumps.
● Government along with NGO NBSS are working on the lake deepening and
channels. So, we decided to look on the drinking water issue.
● We have collected this water sample and sent it to the Water Resources
department of VNIT for testing.

21. Parameter Permissible Level Results
pH 6.5-8.5 7.85
Alkalinity
(mg/l of CaCo3)
200-600 338.25
Total Hardness
(mg/l of CaCo3)
200-600 477
Chloride (mg/l) 4.49

22. ● NBSS is a non profit organization started by Dr. Urmila Kshirsagar, who
work
“to improve the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the
community.”
● NBSS undertook the responsibility of upliftment of villages wherein it
emphasised on Health, Education, Livelihood and Moral Education.
● It worked on creating a self-sustainable environment for the villagers by
employing various strategies at root level.
● Mr. Shriprakash Panda is the coordinator who actively looks on the
development activities of Nawarmari village.
Areas of Focus
➢ Swasthya
➢ Shiksha
➢ Swawalamban
➢ Sanskar

23. ● An eloquent meeting with Mr. Shriprakash Panda gave us an insight into how a
village development model works, and also suggested some ideas for Gram Vikas.
● Those points are:
○ To work on canal development
○ To work on solar street-lamp implementation
○ To work on developing a solar study table.
○ To design a school bag equipped with solar panel
● Upon doing the village survey we observed that the village have basic infrastructure
like poles and elevated houses so we decided to gather the available information on
solar panels so that we can come up with a cheap and innovative design.
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24. ● The second excursion (14th March 2018) to the village was
accompanied by Shriprakash Sir.
● The visit mainly focused on:
• Survey of solar-powered street lights.
• Survey of Dam and overhead tank.
• Sampling of water from well and overhead tank to check for
potability.

25. Category Out of Anandwan
Score
(Report from
Taluka )
Nawarmari
Acc to Govt Acc to
survey
Sanitation 20 20 18 10
Management 25 23.5 22 15
Accountability 20 19 17 10
Renewable
energy &
environment
20 20 15 8
Transparency &
Technology
12 12 12 7
Total 100 94.5 84 50

26. Solar street lighting:
● In Collaboration with Niramaya Bahu Uddeshiya
Seva Sansthan and our alumni, we are trying to
install solar panels for the already available poles
in village.
● 30 poles are available, where we could install solar
panels
● Further, we will try to install these solar street lights
throughout the village if sufficient funds are
available.
● There are 40 such electric street lights in the village
where solar panels could be installed to save
electricity.