Community Empowerment by Dr. SBM Prasanna, Dr. K Puttaraju, Dr.MS Mahadevaswamy (books under 200 pages TXT) 📕

with the help of government acts. In the Commonwealth’s (1998-5) view “empowerment takes place when young people are provided with choices in life are able to make knowledgeable decisions and take responsible action based on their decisions”. Following the ideology of youth / community empowerment offers youthful citizens, the maximum opportunity to contribute to the economic, social and cultural progression of their families and nations and to gain self fulfillment for the inclusive growth of community and water savings related aspects.

Successful and significant participation in decision-making, dynamic and worth-full role in social communication networking, unity and diversity has the central main characteristics of community empowerment. Assisting youth empowerment means creating and supporting the enabling circumstances under which community can contribute on their own behalf and on their own terms rather than at the direction of others in a social water progression. Towards avoid water crises adequate resource allocation, a supportive, legal and administrative framework; access to knowledge, information and skills, sustaining will and a positive value system are highly needed with the help of community empowerment. The empowerment of generation in a water resource process might be the business of the communities as a whole and involves the concerted efforts of solution community stakeholders. Including government frame work of water systems support agencies, non-governmental organizations, social families, kinship and community water networks, youth groups and above all, youthful people themselves have to serve for the socioeconomic system by avoiding water related difficulties. This is one kind of social service also it improves an internal command over the community empowerment.

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT:

All over the natural resources, water is probably the most essential for whole life organism. “Water remains very vital for the survival of the human species and the entire living system” written by Krenkel and Novonty (1980:73). In an opening statement during the VII session of the World Congress on Water Resources in Morocco 1993, King Hassan II noted, “Water is an important factor for progress and development and represents the basis of the development of authentic civilizations through the ages”. As for water related community authorized service the above movements’ impacts a lot!

The Notwithstanding UNDP (2001) reports that 20 percent of the world’s population still lack access to safe drinking water. As human populations and their associated activities increase, there is the driving demand for contemporary water for instance, for industrial uses, drinking purpose, household usage, irrigation and agriculture. Other landscape transformations such as clearing, tilling, draining and well drilling are placing freshwater ecosystems and their associated species under enormous strain. As such, water no longer represents a cheap resource, which can be profligately used, abused or squandered without noticeable consequences on human beings and for generations to come. More thus, water security was declared by the Second World Water Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, (2000) as the principal concern for sustainable development in the twenty-first century. Accordingly Biswas (1993) claim that new sources of water are becoming scarce, more expensive to develop, require more expertise and technological knowledge for planning, design, implementation and operation and are contributing to more social environmental disruption. The causes of water degradation and the resultant impacts are particular to each locality and region of the world.

SIGNIFICANCE CAUSES FOR WATER CRISES IN THE MIDDLE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT:

The main significance causes for water crisis in front of community empowerment is as follows.

Irregular rainfall and dearths impacts.

Non–scientific water usage.

Too much of water pollution.

High density of population and advanced civilization.

Encroachment of lakes and ponds.

Disparities between lands and sea level.

Regional disparities.

Deforestation and soil erosion.

Socio–environmental imbalance.

Adaptation on too much of boor well digging.

Impact of Fluoride and Nitrate poisonous comical content mixed water.

Lack of rivers, dams and water resource availability.

Bad crash of urbanization and festival related chemical mixed solid wastages.

Industrial waste water flows to the rivers.

Offensive river sand thefts and transports.

Illiteracy and educational backwardness.

Worst patron / social evil of cast system.

CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CORE OF WATER CRISES:

The major challenge tasks of ecological community empowerment in front of water crises are as follows.

Social Challenges: Generally social challenges are the foremost part of water crises. Especially, regional disparities occupy the first position in that. Hereby lack of social unity, teamwork and coordination of water management are also took place.

Natural / Environmental Challenges: Because of mountain region, desert stationary are basically might not be positively reacts for water conservative community activities. Regarding that natural calamities are badly impacts for the chariness of ecological community empowerment.

Technical Challenges: In the middle of communication gap, illiteracy and lack of knowledge are basically diverts the path of water supervision community movement. In addition to that, technically highly established civilized people are also because of their busy schedule they might not support these things.

Economical Challenges: Inequality, economical differentiations, inferior and superior complexes of the society has mainly bifurcates the communities and water distributions. Regarding that socioeconomic empower activities are also badly become compress.

External / additional Challenges: Lack of awareness about water resources and heavy risks of water pollutions communities are might not directly responding for water savings related organizations. However water related negligence’s have also play a dreadful role.

OBJECTIVES:

The main and specific objectives of the present study shall be:

To analyze the significance causes for water crises in community empowerment.

To evaluate the fundamental challenges of community empowerment in front of water crises.

HYPOTHESES:

The following tentative hypotheses will be framed to meet the objective of the study.

Significantly water crisis avoids the hygienic, healthy activities of community empowerment.

Water scarcity and difficulties is the biggest obstacle for the successful path of community empowerment.

METHODOLOGY:

The Methodology is very essential to construct any research work. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study.

Sources of Data:

The paper has required Secondary data. Secondary data has been gathered from published sources such as various journals, periodicals, articles, books, literatures and reports on the subject. For the purpose of gathering the latest information on the topic E-sources also consulted.

WATER SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIOECONOMIC GOOD:

Freshwater is valuable and limited. Water supply services and infrastructure are economic activities, although at the similar instance; access to basic water supply is a primary human right. Water use for sanitation and domestic purposes, which tends to be the liability of women communities, should be included into the measurements of economic values of the use of water. Might some cases, women often have no rights to land and water, and development efforts may negatively affect their livelihoods. Especially for inclusive growth of community empowerment, as well better conduction of socioeconomic ecological system it should be modify in gentle manner.

Although it is desirable for water supply to be paid for, it is also important to take into description people’s ability to pay. In the middle of community empowerment women’s interests and gender relations are often overlooked. If charges for domestic water supply have to be paid, both men and women should be involved in determining the rates. Even though women often do not have control over the transform, some restricted regions they are still expected to pay for water and sanitation, because they are the main users and it is considered their responsibility and social representation. A gender and social equity analysis of demands is required. Access to basic amounts of water supply as a social good and human right needs to be included in policies and planning. Increased charges for water should not apply to meeting basic human needs and should not reduce water minimum consumption for cooking and hygiene.

 

FINDINGS:

The optimal findings are as follows.

Frequently our neighboring states have been quarrelling for river water controversy / river water distribution.

Under the Sudha Kudiyuva Neru (pureed drinking water) Program our State Government has been distributing hygienic / quality water in the rural areas under this fresh drinking water has available at Rs.1 is equal to 10 liters.

Towards avoid water scarcity in irrigation and agriculture sector Center Government has been made a project of Watershed (Sujala Jalanayana Yojane).

Our Governments are strictly apposing / prohibiting sand theft transport to avoid river erosion as well to save quantity and quality of river water.

In the period of Third Kirshna Raja Wodeyar., Sir. M. Vishvesvariah has constructed K.R.S Dam to avoid water scarcity as well to make sufficient water availability for agriculture.

SUGGESTIONS:

On the scrutiny of our above study, the following suggestions are as follows.

Avoid regional favoritism in river water distribution / river water controversies.

Evade water pollution during cleaning and washing the belongings.

Implement / adopt the rain water harvesting system in household, agricultural and industrial sectors.

Support water resource savings related awareness plans and projects.

Make the surrounding clean and green as free of pollution.

Organize the workshops, seminars and conference programs by empowering the communities to save the water energy.

CONCLUSION:

Water crises and community empowerment is a warm aspect in the global phase. Establish a relationship between the awareness of water scarcity to the willingness in the direction of contribute to water scarcity relief efforts with the assist of community empowerment is essential as what we have discussed. Based on the findings and sighted observation of the participants, water scarcity has a high sense of awareness in the social communities, but it is not of high priority for altruistic efforts among them. A relationship was therefore established and the purpose of the study is considerably content. It is clear from the findings that there are several factors that need to be addressed in order for progress to be made to alleviate water scarcity in ecological society. Finally there is a required to some extent for further revise to overcome the water scarcity with the precious contributions of social community empowerment.

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Role of Sri KrishnarajaWadiyar IV in Community Development

Dr.Shobha H.L

Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, Govt. First Grade College, K.R. Nagara, Mysore Dist

Abstract

Colonel Maharaja Sri NalwadiKrishnarajaWadiyar IV was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Mysor for 1884 to 1940. The Maharaja paid immediate attention to development. He launched a series of reforms and improvement in several sectored to develop the community. This paper an attempt is made to put forth the program made by Sri. Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV during his reign for community development. And it is also try to explained the contribution of Sri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV to economic development.

Introduction

Colonel Maharaja Sri NalwadiKrishnarajaWadiyar IV (NalwadiKrishnarajaWadiyar) was the ruling Maharaja of the Princely state of Mysore from 1884 AD until his dath in 1940 AD. Krishna IV was the 24th ruler of the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore that ruled over Mysore State from 1399 to 1590.

He was a philosopher-king, who was seen by Paul Brunton as living the ideal expressed in Plato’s Republic. He has been compared to the Emperor Ashoka by the English Statesman Lord Samuel. Mahatma Gandhi called him Rajarshi, or “saintly king”, and his kingdom was described by his followers as Rama Rajya, an ideal kingdom asin to the rule of Lord Rama.

Krishna was born on 4 June 1884 AD at the Royal Palace, Mysore. He was the eldest son of Maharaja ChamarajaWadiyar X and Maharani Vani Vilas Sannidhana. Shortly after the 1876-77 AD.famine and the death of Maharaja ChamarajaChamarajendraWadiyar X, KrishnarajaWodeyar IV, Still a boy of eleven, ascended the throne in 1895. His mother Maharani Kemparajammanniyavaru ruled as regent until KrishnarajaWodeyar took over on 8 February 1902 AD. Krishna IV was invested as the Maharaja