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Recently Approved Projects, June 2011
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Harvesting Vermicompost  1. Swanirvar Promotes Sustainable Agriculture

Swanirvar covers approx 15,000 sq.km spread over 10 districts of Southern West Bengal with an approximate rural population of 20 million.

Chapter: Bay Area   Amount: Rs. 271300

  Spreads sustainable agriculture (SA) in highly chemical intensive triple cropping agriculture areas and in the more   vulnerable coastal Sundarbans of South West Bengal.

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AID welcomes SC Judgement Disbanding SPOs in Chhattisgarh
Campaigns
  July 7th, 2011: Association for India's Development (AID) welcomes the judgement given by the Supreme Court of India1 on the PIL filed by social anthropologist Nandini Sundar and others against the Chhattisgarh Government, declaring the appointment and arming of civilians as special police officers (SPO) as illegal and unconstitutional. AID has always stood2for the restoration of the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights of adivasi communities and has condemned the violation of these rights regardless of the perpetrator. The judgment comes as an affirmation of our stand and a decisive step in the direction of peace and justice.



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Visit Report of Organic Farming in Sunderbans
Agriculture

 In the last paddy season that ended in Dec 2010, 400 farmers, spread over 3 blocks in the Sunderbans have been following organic practices on approx 60 acres of land.

After AID Saathi Revathy shared organic techniques in reclamation of land and further cultivation, farmers have becomome trainers and are training others in their area backed by a campaign through posters, leaflets, street theaters and an Agricultural Fair.

Volunteers from AID Kolkata visited farmers in Sunderbans who have taken up organic farming after Aila destroyed arable land in the area.