+I.R.D-Integrated Rural Development-Revoking the faded Herb-life of Courtallam!
FOOD PRODUCTIVITY
URBAN-RURAL POPULATION
“GR(AM)EEN” to bridge urban and rural divide. Providing education, health and work opportunities in smaller towns will lead to a new revolution of reverse migration. The people who were migrated to cities in search of better job opportunities, better health facilities or better education for their children do not aspire to do so if the same possibilities would have been available in their native villages.
Tirunelveli stands in 14th position -4.2% with area of 86397 ha. And gross cropped area 200703 ha. 43.0 % of Paddy area to Gross Cropped area.
+ BENEFICIARY POPULATION
+ POPULATION PROJECTION %
+ LAND USE CHANGES IN 30 YEARS
72%
1998- 329 hectares (13% of LPA) land is being put to developed use which is mainly residential. 2018- 60 % of the area is residential in which 20% of LPA will be restored for agriculture practice. FUTURE- 59% of land is for Agricultural use. 25% of land is proposed for residential use and 9% area under Industrial use. 1998
At present, approximately 60% of developed area is put to residential use concentrated on southwest part of local planning area and rests of the uses are less than 15% of developed uses.
Migration from rural to urban has brought in an imbalance in the eco system of our Indian society. Poor people migrate for better livelihood called as push of rural while rich migrated for a better life style called as pull of urban.
+ DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STUDY AREA
+ LOCATION OF SELECTED AREA-WHY TIRUNELVELI..? Tirunelveli was in 11th place, 2011 for food productivity; now it’s in 14th place, 2017 The Southern Agro-climatic zone. Min.temp.18°C | Max.temp.40°C. Soil Types - Loamy and clayey are the soil types.
1998 - Major part of the LPA is undeveloped and covered by dry agricultural fields, but scattered residential developments have occurred in all parts of the Local Planning Area.
+ THE ASCENT, THE DESCENT AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN...!! Our mode of development has resulted in overcrowded, polluted megacities, denuding rural areas of talent. The smog in Delhi, the crowded roads of Bangalore, the floods in Chennai just speak of the effects of overcrowded megacities. Reverse migration maybe the perfect solution for India 2020.
+ EDUCATION - LITERACY
2018 + OCCUPATION - CULTIVATION %
+ LANDUSE PATTERN Courtallam is situated at an elevation of about 550 feet on the southern bay in the Western Ghats, boasts delightful forest scenery, a temple of repute and an exceptionally cool climate.
+ NOTABLE SEASON
+ FOOTFALL PER ANNUM TO TENKASI - From Ilanji to Tenkasi is 7.5 Kms, full of agriculture farms and lakes. Later, flooded with saw mills and industrial spaces. Agricultural areas along the stretch towards Tenkasi were aggloromated for real estate purposes.
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TO COURTALLAM - After crossing Thiru Ilanji Kumaran Koil and Lake, the main road starts to flooded with Mango and Coconut gardens. Later, Courtallam were filled with resorts and guesthouse for toursits.
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