There had been heavy rain for a day in the farm. today is very sunny as per Subbu. I asked if we got enough water into "our pond". He said the pond is full and fishes are not visible. They tried to catch them but with no success. I told him to drag the net or buy a fishing rod.
Anyway I am happy. The farm must be rejuvenating with different life forms. I am scheduled to visit next week myself. It must be visual treat.
Meanwhile Subbu is busy building the long pending shade roof for resting. The earlier one which stood for 4 years had fallen few months back. From then I have been planning to build a new one. Except for a small room near the gate, there is no shade for workers.
Finally the iron pipes have been purchased from Vailliyoor, a nearby town. Costing Rs 45 to 60/- per KG of iron depending on thickness, the pipes were purchased with reasonable thickness to withstand weight. They are not new pipes. To keep costs minimal he had gone for scarp pipes. That is good from environment recycling point.
Earlier we thought of going for stone pillars, but we could not get them as there is police raid going ON for many months in this part. There is BAN on movement of any vehicle carrying stone, mud or sand.
The following material goes into making a large shade roofing.
6 Iron Pipes, 4 of 6 feet and 2 of 12 Feet height costing 45/- Kg of iron totalling Rs. 4500
400 Nos Coconut tree leaves knitted at 6/- each totalling 2400
Skilled Labor for 2 days @ 500 each person total 2 persons = 2000
Concrete for iron pillars and preparing the ground = 1000
The entire focus is also put into cleaning the farm devoid of unwanted grass etc. He has hired two ladies on part time for cutting weeds. Subbu wants to make sure the farm look more tidy before I come. I did want to intervene and draw other priorities, as I donot want to disturb the spirit and flow.
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Anyway I am happy. The farm must be rejuvenating with different life forms. I am scheduled to visit next week myself. It must be visual treat.
Meanwhile Subbu is busy building the long pending shade roof for resting. The earlier one which stood for 4 years had fallen few months back. From then I have been planning to build a new one. Except for a small room near the gate, there is no shade for workers.
Finally the iron pipes have been purchased from Vailliyoor, a nearby town. Costing Rs 45 to 60/- per KG of iron depending on thickness, the pipes were purchased with reasonable thickness to withstand weight. They are not new pipes. To keep costs minimal he had gone for scarp pipes. That is good from environment recycling point.
Earlier we thought of going for stone pillars, but we could not get them as there is police raid going ON for many months in this part. There is BAN on movement of any vehicle carrying stone, mud or sand.
The following material goes into making a large shade roofing.
6 Iron Pipes, 4 of 6 feet and 2 of 12 Feet height costing 45/- Kg of iron totalling Rs. 4500
400 Nos Coconut tree leaves knitted at 6/- each totalling 2400
Skilled Labor for 2 days @ 500 each person total 2 persons = 2000
Concrete for iron pillars and preparing the ground = 1000
The entire focus is also put into cleaning the farm devoid of unwanted grass etc. He has hired two ladies on part time for cutting weeds. Subbu wants to make sure the farm look more tidy before I come. I did want to intervene and draw other priorities, as I donot want to disturb the spirit and flow.
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