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Cyber Power
The objectives are to:
Activities Software for watershed management Software has been developed in visual basic using Access database for automating the reporting system. The software captures the work / head wise expenditure details, which are basic input information, required to generate the monthly and quarterly reports. It helps capture structure-wise estimations, user group contributions and master database of private land, horticulture details of farmers. It also captures the PIA expenditure details. The software produces monthly / quarterly progress reports, structure-wise expenditure, cash book, ledger and proposals of private land and horticulture etc. Location of booth and Infrastructure The Sarpanch and the Gram Panchayat committee has agreed to give one room in the Gram Panchayat Bhavan at Arutla Village for installing the systems. A Pentium III computer, and a printer have been installed in the village booth along with a TV with converters which converts the computer screen on to the TV for displaying in formation available on CDs. Communication Technology Dial-up modem technology has been used to implement this project. Using dial-up network connectivity all three places are interconnected using file transfer terminal software. This software enables in sending or receiving the files by establishing point-to-point connectivity with remote computers. The software also provides an on-line textual chatting facility to communicate or discuss any issues on-line. E-mail connectivity is provided to send or receive mails from the village booth. Internet facility is also provided at the village. Training Four women have been selected from the village and have been trained to operate the computers and watershed management software and to send and receive the reports to and from DPAP office. One person from each watershed has been giving orientation training on computers. They have also undergone training for send e-mails and browsing the internet. The trained women are operating computers in the village booth during the morning shift from 9 am. To 2 pm. They are interacting with farmers and helping then get information from the internet, and displaying information on CDs through television. They will soon be imparting training to schoolchildren during the summer vacations. The trained watershed secretaries(farmers) are performing the job of preparing reports, action plans and budget estimates on computers for different water harvesting structures. These reports will be sent through dial-up modem facility to DPAP office and MANAGE every month. The DPAP and MANAGE are also interacting with Manchal watershed through computer network to send any information. Current status Cyber power in watershed management has brought transparency to watershed activities. The direct involvement of farmers in preparing budget estimates and reports has given then strength which has resulted in smooth implementation of watersheds in the village. The village booth is also enabling the farmers to obtain information from the net. Computer literacy among farmers is increasing and farmers are demanding useful crop based information. Farmer based sites on the Net are increasing day by day and these will provide the need-based information to farmers soon, right at their doorstep. |