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PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas)


Worked as Asst. Professor & Joint Director (tech.) (Year June 2004)
for Periyar PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas), the mission launched by Ex-President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Responsible Duties handled:
Assessed needs and potentials for the uplifting of Rural Mass in adopted 65 villages (southwest of Thanjavur District) by conducting surveys.

Prepared proposals and submitted to the respective Ministries, Govt. of India for seeking a grant for effective implementation.

To formulate, Prepare and Implement Projects / Schemes / Programs in a coordinated manner with potential Actors like Experts in the respective field, NGOs, Govt., and Public-Private Partnerships to 65 villages adopted.
Experienced in preparation of DPR (Detailed Project Planning and Action Plans).
1. Wi-Max Connectivity to the of Clusters of villages for the southwest part of Thanjavur, TN, India
2. Extraction and esterification of Bio-diesel by cultivating "Jatropha", in wastelands.
3. Biomass gasified Crematorium in three villages as a pilot project.
4. Solar photovoltaic power back up for Village Knowledge Centres
(Four 'Village Knowledge Centres are already established by our Institution)
5. Rehabilitation of existing Water Bodies in 65 villages
6. Proposed FM Radio facility for 56 villages
(PURA is a National Mission To strengthen the missing link between Rural and Urban areas to foster balanced development through Physical Connectivity, Knowledge Connectivity, Electronic Connectivity, and Economic Connectivity. In turn, this would generate rural employment self-help entrepreneurs, development of wasteland into cultivable land with innovative water management schemes, which will support the self-reliance of rural mass contributing to the overall development of Nation.
The activity of such nature is already adopted by our institution adopting 56 villages in and around Vallam region under the banner of Periyar PURA.
Villages are connected to Wi-MAX wireless technology having min 4mbps connectivity with Periyar PURA as a Nodal Centre. Periyar PURA Complex pioneer by Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women, Vallam, Thanjavur is functioning near Vallam having a cluster of over 65 villages in Tamilnadu with a population of 3lakh. This complex has all three Connectivities- Physical, Knowledge, Electronic, and Economic Connectivity).
Explaining the working model of Minature Biomass Gasification

Inauguration of PURA in Thanjavur District.

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