1. The electricity officials have visited and gone. Subbu told that they had promised electricity from a nearby existing transformer of Nachankulam village. May have to lay 4 poles each 150 feet apart. I guess each will cost between 10K to 15K for me. The next work is a paper work to fetch the map for the farm. Earlier application form, Farm room design was submitted.
2. The officer had remarked there must be a toilet in the farm. Electricity is being applied for domestic purpose. It is given only for houses. Here we are treating the room inthe farm as a house. Inspection is to find if it indeed is occupied. Yes, we have a stove, bed and other things necessary for stay. Minus toilet.
3. I told Subbu irrespective of what they said, we will build a toilet. It will be always useful for visitors and lady staff alike. Now now, a little later.
4. There is no rains. By and large it is very dry irrespective of south west monsoon pouring rain in many places. It is not surprising. We get rains only in october. We need to endure upto that.
5. There is enough wind. 4000 liters per day or 4 tanks per day is pumped by windmill. I guess that is sufficient. Some water was poured into the depleting water pond also for fish to survive.
6 Windmill which was bit mis-aligned has been re-aligned. This was an exercise by itself. Last week when I called Subbu he was atop the tower. Subbu and Paramu planned the activity. I guess 4 people pulled the head of the tower in a direction and Paramu fixed it. Some socket that was eccentric. I cannot guess what they did. But I heared everything is fine now. If that were not fixed, something was grinding with every stroke and some rod would have worn out in a month or two due to friction.
7. I need to step up farming activity once I get electricity. It is still few weeks away. The officials should not change their mind and should help bring electricity. There could be small bribes or expenses to take care of workers.
8. Only when electricity is in sight, i should plan for purchasing submersible water pump. I still donot have full hope. Plan B would be to go for slow speed diesel pump and compressor.
9. The lotus has not sprouted yet. It worries me. I had put live roots in the pond and sprinkled seeds too. In this climate I hoped it will catchup.
10. The seeds my children put had sprouted it seems. For me it was a personal satisfaction to ;
a) have utilised the newly remodeled nursary shade
b) use the plastic bags brought earlier
c) use the mud and manure (cowdung) mix
d) My wife and children participated though the activity was small, but in intense sunlight
e) Demostrated to Subbu and Kandan our intentions by action.
2. The officer had remarked there must be a toilet in the farm. Electricity is being applied for domestic purpose. It is given only for houses. Here we are treating the room inthe farm as a house. Inspection is to find if it indeed is occupied. Yes, we have a stove, bed and other things necessary for stay. Minus toilet.
3. I told Subbu irrespective of what they said, we will build a toilet. It will be always useful for visitors and lady staff alike. Now now, a little later.
4. There is no rains. By and large it is very dry irrespective of south west monsoon pouring rain in many places. It is not surprising. We get rains only in october. We need to endure upto that.
5. There is enough wind. 4000 liters per day or 4 tanks per day is pumped by windmill. I guess that is sufficient. Some water was poured into the depleting water pond also for fish to survive.
6 Windmill which was bit mis-aligned has been re-aligned. This was an exercise by itself. Last week when I called Subbu he was atop the tower. Subbu and Paramu planned the activity. I guess 4 people pulled the head of the tower in a direction and Paramu fixed it. Some socket that was eccentric. I cannot guess what they did. But I heared everything is fine now. If that were not fixed, something was grinding with every stroke and some rod would have worn out in a month or two due to friction.
7. I need to step up farming activity once I get electricity. It is still few weeks away. The officials should not change their mind and should help bring electricity. There could be small bribes or expenses to take care of workers.
8. Only when electricity is in sight, i should plan for purchasing submersible water pump. I still donot have full hope. Plan B would be to go for slow speed diesel pump and compressor.
9. The lotus has not sprouted yet. It worries me. I had put live roots in the pond and sprinkled seeds too. In this climate I hoped it will catchup.
10. The seeds my children put had sprouted it seems. For me it was a personal satisfaction to ;
a) have utilised the newly remodeled nursary shade
b) use the plastic bags brought earlier
c) use the mud and manure (cowdung) mix
d) My wife and children participated though the activity was small, but in intense sunlight
e) Demostrated to Subbu and Kandan our intentions by action.
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| Children prepared the sprouting bags and fixed some random seeds that we had collected over a period of time. They were tree seeds. Mostly Gulmohur. This week I heared they have sprouted. I have plans to distribute them outside the farm also. |
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