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| PROFILE
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In
the District of Purulia (West Bengal), we come across extensive
waste-land comprised of laterite soil, which does not produce
any cash crop. Hence, the people remain poor and ill-nourished.
There being less arrable land compared to the men dependant on
agriculture the bulk of agricultural labourers, people do not
get work and have to starve sometimes. There are 33,000 Hectares
of cultural wasteland and uncultural wasteland of 66,000 Hectares
in Purulia District.
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With
proper soil health care and plantation of Jatropha the barren
areas may become green and productive and generate employment
as well as Income for the unemployed. In addition to agricultural
labourers, the College Students also remain unemployed after they
pass out from their Colleges. We propose to provide a bridge for
their transition from the world of study to the world of Industry
by linking College-Botany and Agriculture and Chemistry (Oil Techtonology)
with Jatropha farming and eventual Bio-diesel production there
of. Such Cultivation of Jatropha will provide : |
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Nutrients for soil.
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Check erosion of soil and land degradation.
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Produce Bio-diesel and other by-products like soap (from glycerol,
a by-product of Bio-diesel) and bio- fertilizer (from Jatropha
oil-cake) etc.
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Create employment and generate income in the rural sector
to alleviate poverty.
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This will also reduce environment pollution from petrolium
diesel by substitution of it by bio-diesel.
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Institute will prepare its own syllabus now in consultation with
the local Principals and faculty members to facilitate in bringing
about such desirable changes in the College curriculum to link
education with Ecology, Economy and Productivity centering round
the Jatropha Cultivation and Bio-Diesel production. |
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objectives of this project are : |
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to provide to the rural youth and the students passing out
from Colleges with work and income, through Jatropha farming
and extraction of bio-diesel from Jatropha seeds.
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The Jatropha cultivation will improve the wasteland and maintain
the ecological balance.
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Plantation of Jatropha, on the wasteland, will be helpful
for conservation of soil.
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We shall mostly use Vermi Compost and other Bio-fertilizers
in place of Chemical fertilizer and propagate the same to
the peasants in the Neighbourhood to follow similar practices.
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With
the advise and consultancy, of the Rural Development Centre, TIT
Kharagpur the applicant Institute aims to develop the ecology,
economy i.e. income generation and also the quality of life of
the people of the area (Jhalda, Purulia). |
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About
Publication house: |
The self employment Bureau Publication is a famous publishing organization
which publishes books on Self – Employment and History.
Studying links between India and America, Australia, Polynesia,
Japan, Thailand etc. Books on Education and values & texts
on ancient Indian Chemistry, Botany, Military Science and weapons
are also edited, translated and published.
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About
the Museum of the North-East & Library :
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the angry youth of Manipur had
burnt books worth Rs. 10 Crore in the central library of Manipur,
to protest against the prevalent script, we felt the necessity
of preserving the old books, manuscripts, xylographs etc. from such
hectic destruction & established & registered an organization,
named the Museum of the North–East and Libraty in Calcutta
to preserve books & artifacts of North – East India
and arrange to promote their study and research to preserve unity and intigrity of the Nation and Indian Culture.
The organisinmg body
Dr. NeeraChatterjee (President)
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Bandopadhyay (Vice-President)
Dr. Balaram Chakravarti ( Secretary)
Smt. Chhaya Ganguly (Treasurer),etc
Advisors:- Professors of IIT, Kharagpur
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| Address:-
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Kolkata -700 064
Ph: 2321 7879 |
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