Review of Project Activities Year 3

1. Review of Project ActivitiesYear 3 Avvai village welfare society 260. PUBLIC OFFICE ROAD, VELIPALAYAM NAGAPATTINAM-611 001, Tamil Nadu, India PHONE:04365-248998, FAX NO.04365 247513 Email: avvaikk@yahoo.com web: www.avvai.org AdaptCap – Closing WorkshopNovember 22, 2013 – Chennai

2. Overview on activities in Year 3

3. Overview on activities in Year 3

4. Kadapakkam pilot photos:

5. 27th Dec 2012 – Training to City Task Force Committee members – Ponneri • The Skillpro/Aide et Action , IFAD, Fire service, Revenue, Ponneri Chairperson, ward members, Executive officer and other related stakeholders were participated. • Result: V&NA replicated in 18 wards, V&NA for entire Town Panchayat (ponneri) being discussed • 28th June 2013 –SLD at Cuddalore • Municipal chairman, councillor, Social Welfare Dept, Slum level federation leaders, Fire service, 17 ward members, SHG federation, CREED, MNTN, REAL NGOs were participated. • Result: • City TFC formed, decided to have mock drill on disaster management in all wards through Fire service Dept and instructed ward member to enrich awareness on rain water harvesting to the community.

6. 24th Sep 2013 -DDMP –Thiruvallur – District officials Meeting Result: • The DC, Thiruvallur and Relief Commissioner, TN nominated nodal officer for supporting the development of VDMPs and DDMPs. • VDMP submitted for Kadapakkam, Thangal and Thirumalainagar • Training planned for 6 District officers by NIDM on CCA and DRR integration Organized Training on CCA/CCM in 9 villages Result: • Warm members discussed on other identified pilot activities in Panchayat Union meetings and succeeded • The community has submitted application to forest dept for coastal plantation: Perumalpettai • The activities identified through V&NA were discussed and given priority by the PRI • Recent cyclone (sea level raise, heavy rain) not caused salt water inflow into agri land: Seen the impact directly, thanked giz and Avvai for river bund construction: Kumarakudi • Dry and salt lands are ploughed and planted

7. Organized training on operation & maintenance in 3 villages (Pillaicolony, Thirumalainagar & Nadupalayam) Result: • Mini pipe repair done through community contribution-Pillai colony • Panchayat pays electricity bill regularly –Pillai colony • Approached Forest Dept and obtained 1500 saplings (vembu, pungan) planted coastal belt-Nadupalayam • Constructed Shutter –Karungal river in between Kaduvetti and Chinnakaraimedu: PWD Dept • Cement Revetment done by PRI for 400 metre in addition to 100 m: Kaduvetti • The pilot maintained through community contribution and activities identified through V&NA were discussed and given priority by the PRI

8. Replication: • Submitted Proposal for Adaptation Fund • Kumarakudi: Pond renovation • under NREG, the panchayat has renovated a Pond and through RGRY, constructed steps for the pond as replication. • Perumalpettai: Pond renovation • The community has discussed in the grama sabha meeting and decided to renovate a pond to recharge ground water and thereby mobilized funds from the community and from individual donors and renovated a pond •  Pillaicolony:Desilting Drainage Channel • The Pillaicolony panchayat has decided and passed a resolution to desilt drainage channel and thereby through NREG, the community desilted the channel and renovated the well. • V&NA replicated in 18 wards, V&NA for entire Town Panchayat (ponneri) being discussed • Met SPC and discussed on up-scaling

9. Project visits: • February 2013 EU Project Manager Mr. Ram visited the pilot, interacted with beneficiaries and had staff meeting. • 14- 19th October 2013, Mr.Srinath visited the pilot and collected the information • Mr. Pradip Saha and Ms.Arati Visit with regard to AdaptCap Documentation meeting at Chennai on 3rd October 2013 and Field visit on 4th October 2013.