No one had thought that the Gauthan of the villages would become the basis of economic empowerment of the people one day, but today these Gauthans are becoming the pivot of the rural economy in Chhattisgarh. One of these is also the ideal Gauthan of village Jevartala, located on the main road from Daundilohara to Rajnandgaon in Balod district. Built in a vast area of 07 acres, in this Gauthan, 03 and a half acres area has been made pasture, in which Napier grass has been planted in about 01 acre area. This Gauthan, built under the ambitious Narva, Garuva, Ghurva and Bari scheme of the state government, is proving to be very useful for the villagers and needy people. It has evolved into a multi-activity center and has become an effective means of enriching people’s lives. Here many businesses like animal husbandry, vermi compost manufacturing, dairy are being done by the villagers. Chairman of Gauthan Samiti, Mr. Purushottam Das Sahu informed that out of the total 764 cattle of the village, about 750 cattle are brought by the cattle rearers to this Gauthan every day. Every day 07 to 12 quintals of cow dung is being procured in Gauthan. The responsibility of making vermi compost from cow dung has been given to Sharda Mahila Self Help Group of the village. So far, about 624 quintals of vermi compost has been sold by the group through the Adivasi Jati Sewa Cooperative Society located in Jewartala. Under the Godhan Nyay Yojana, the purchase of cow urine is also being done continuously in Gauthan. So far 1597 liters of cow urine has been procured here at the rate of about 50 liters per day, out of which 415 liters of cow urine has been used to manufacture organic pest control medicine, Brahmastra. The responsibility of purchasing cow urine and making organic pest control medicine has been given to the women self-help group of the village. Due training has also been given to the women of the group by the Livestock Department. Group President Smt. Bhagwati Sahu informed that a large number of cattle rearers are reaching for the sale of cow urine since the start of the purchase of cow urine in Gauthan. The demand for organic pest control medicine is also good here. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading