Sustainable village in NCP

Chitraratne KALUARACHCI-Hidogama group corr.

A remote village in the North Central Province is being developed as a sustainable village with all facilities on the initiative of Provincial Co-operatives Minister H B Semasinghe. The project was launched to mark the installation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second term of office.

The village known as Suhadagama has launched its own women’s organisation titled Dehemi Nivahana - Apegama-Divi Neguma to promote cultivation of home gardens. Nearly 310 families are living in this village and each dwelling has a home garden where 20 types of vegetables are cultivated for their sustenance.

They also prepare their carbonic manure for cultivations and pesticides using medicinal herbs. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has allocated Rs 93,000 for the provision of locally produced seeds as planting material for the villagers. The residents are also taught on measures to keep their homes and kitchens in an orderly manner while programmes have been implemented to promote educational activities of the children.