Rachakonda Police to start entrepreneurship project

The Rachakonda Police has decided to start their first entrepreneurship project – Accelerated Anaerobic Composting (AAC). Under this project, an organic waste plant at Narayanpur in Choutuppal in Yadadri-Bhongir district is set to come up and it will provide employment opportunities and also help towards sustainable environment.

The unique and perhaps a first-of-its-kind programme in the State was initiated by Rachakonda Police in collaboration with Rachakonda Security Council (RKSC) and CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT).

Officials said multiple options for startups were explained and it was collectively decided to start the first entrepreneurship project at Narayanpur – Accelerated Anaerobic Composting of organic waste.

On the auspicious occasion of Navaratri, which symbolises representation of women power, Rachakonda She Teams DCP Saleema convened the programme with more than 100 women who showed eagerness and enthusiasm to learn about the self-employment schemes. She set the context of this initiative and explained how this programme can benefit the women.

RKSC Women’s Forum Joint Secretary Latha Ramasubramanyam spoke about women taking lead roles for the development of the society as a whole and also stressed upon financial independence women should have and how they can be part of the



sustainable growth.

Narayanpur Sarpanch K Bikshapathi presided over the meeting and assured to take this project on fast track. He extended his support by identifying a suitable land, providing suitable bins for segregating wet waste to households (about 2,000 residents are residing in this area) and a vehicle for transporting to the site. He also agreed to distribute bins to gather the wet and dry waste, tractor to collect the waste from the door steps and deposit at the compost plant.

Dr D Shailaja, Chief Scientist and Chair Business Development – CSIR, IICT explained the concept of the project in detail and how the support will be extended to the prospective women. She informed about the modality of realising the project by involving other departments and organisations for necessary financial assistance and technical support.

Officials said that to start with about 30 interested women will be selected who will be divided into five teams for running this programme. Projects leads will be identified and they will be the interface between the CSIR-IICT and the village leadership. The entire project will be overseen by the Sarpanch.

Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat appreciated this initiative for empowerment of rural women and thanked CSIR -IICT for taking a lead.