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EXTENSION TRAINING CENTRE-SRIKALAHASTI
Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Government of Andhra Pradesh

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ETC- Other Activities

I.AGRICULTURAL FARM

       This Institution is having nearly 16 acres of Agricultural Farm, where in 385 mango plants (Benisha, Rasalu and others ) are existing.ETC conducts yearly Auction to the Mango Orchard. Besides this, 6.70 acres of vacant land has been development and brought into cultivation for generating internal Revenue . Millets, pulses and cereals are being cultivated. Cattle farming(Punganur breed) is also started. It is being developed into a Demonstration plot for sustainable agricultural practices and Natural resource management.

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II.VERMI COMPOST UNIT

        Under Swachbharat Mission, this Institution has established vermi compost unit both for practical sessions of trainings and for the agricultural farm . This Institute collects waste in the campus and kitchen and converts into Vermi compost.

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III. PLASTIC SHREDDER

        Further as a pilot in the state, PR & RD Department, Govt. of AP has established plastic shredder in the campus for processing below 50 microns polythene plastic waste in to 8mm plastic flakes in order to use in laying BT roads (Named as Green Roads ) by the Engineering Department. In this connection this Institution collects plastic waste from the surrounding GPs for Rs.20/kg and it is processed into 8mm plastic flakes. The 8 mm plastic flakes are being supplied to the Engineering Departments at the cost of Rs. 40/- per Kg .It is being used as a demo unit.

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IV. Other Initiatives of ETC

Works taken up by tapping MGNREGS Funds 1. Village park : One acre village park was developed in ETC ,Srikalahasti
2. High Density plantation: High density plantation in pilot model was Developed in ETC campus
3. Institutional plantation
4. Farm ponds
5 . Desilting of old wells