NGO Bala Vikasa will hold four State-level conferences involving farmers, women, water plan management committee members and village development committee members from January 24 to 28 at its premises in Kazipet here.
Executive director of the NGO S. Shoury Reddy said they had trained and encouraged farmers to switch to organic farming. Over 500 farmers in 25 villages now practice organic farming. The farmers will share their experiences with each other and with new farmers, at an annual conference planned on January 24. Bala Vikasa also has a Self-Help Group for women that now has over two lakh members. They will meet on January 25.
“Over 4,000 women from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states will take part in the conference,” Mr. Shoury Reddy said.
Committees formed to oversee the drinking water plants established by Bala Vikasa and panels constituted for the development of villages have brought about some tangible results. “The members of these two committees will also come here on January 27 and 28,” Mr. Shoury Reddy said.
Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah, Ministers Etela Rajender, T. Harish Rao, K.T. Rama Rao, Deputy Speaker A. Padma Devender Reddy, MPs Kadiam Srihari and B. Vinod Kumar, and DIG B Malla Reddy are expected to attend.
