RVC in Arunachal Pradesh (1989-1993)

RVC in Arunachal Pradesh (1989-1993):

• Campaigning on safe drinking water in 80 villages of Upper Subansiri District.
  
• Water testing of the source, in 300 villages through out Arunachal Pradesh has been realized during the period 1989 to 1992.
• Campaigning on sanitation concentrating on low cost latrines. Training on low cost latrines has supplemented the process. So far 3000 low cost latrines have been constructed at community level in the period 1996 to 2003.
• Educational opportunity for 10,000 rural poor children (6 to 14 years) through the school established in the year 1989.
• Vocational training (weaving, tailoring, typing, cane and bamboo, solar electrification, low cost latrines construction, geodesic dome construction) for 1500 youth of different villages.
• Technology promotion camps in 5 circles (block head quarter).
• Construction of 10 nos. of geodesic dome (community hall) with support from DST. The structure has been later adopted by the government of Arunachal Pradesh for construction of teacher’s quarter and thus another 10 structure has been raised and used.
• Installation of 80 units of solar lanterns, 3 units of solar water purifiers, 1 unit of solar water heater in the remote villages during the period 1990 to 1992.
• Survey and setting up of 3 micro hydel in collaboration with government where the expertise available with RVC on the subject has been used.
• Promotion of fire retardant (palm leaves) and termite proof (cane) housing materials.
• Promotion of bamboo cement for construction of structures to overcome the difficulty in using bricks and cements in hills. The feasibility and sustainability of the technology has been best reflected by the rain water harvesting tank of 20,000 liters which has been serving the purpose till date from early nineties.
• Promotion of non-erodable mud plaster.
• Promotion of Ferro cements technology.
• Promotion of pre fabricated structures: To combat the cost ineffectiveness of RCC construction pre fabricated bricks has been promoted. Houses with pre fabricated pillars ad walls have been designed by the local people of Daporijo. Pre fabricated drainage channel for minor irrigation and sanitation have been designed and used by the local people.
• High efficient wood burning stove to ensure conservation of energy. In the process, 1000 nos. of stoves have been provided to the rural people at subsidized rate.
• Promotion of mineralized salt for cattle licks.
• Horticulture planning for whole Arunachal Pradesh which has attributed towards orange production and in turn upliftment of the rural technology.