Fwd: Opportunities for SSS VIP folks

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

16th of March 2009,Monday

Dear Brothers and Sisters,sairam

This is to share that we had SSSVIP tour programme on the 14th of March and 15th of March 2009.We went round 9 out of 11 villages.

On the 14th of March we were in Cheepununthal situated in Mehaboobnagar district and also in Nagasanipalli in Ranga reddy District.

By the Divine will we had Sri Naren,Sri Aaashish and Sri Prudhvi from the VASPER GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LTD of Bangalore

and also Sri Gubba Eswaraih garu the DP of Mehaboobnagar district.

The purpose was to select and evaluate the strength,interest of the respective folks in to setting up a small industry or job work in to make their lives better and productive.

We targeted mostly the poor direction less,hopeless,unsupported women folk of each village.

1.Sri Eswaraih presented the opportunities in his factory in Kawakurthy to the young girl trainees- and his intention to provide and transfer a chunk of the job work to these women folk right on to their door step on a continuous basis all through the year.This could provide Rs1200 to 2500 every month to every girl that participates while sitting at home.Our Mahilas have been asked to collect names of the prospective candidates for this employment opportunity. We hope and pray that this effort will fructify.

2.The Vasper Technology members presented the Paper honey comb project and offered the know how, feed stock and intention to buy back the finished product.They will be also paying Rs 125 per head per day to the selected 25/30 persons in each village.This offer and subject has provided enormous interest in the women folk. They also will be providing the equipment at nominal deposit of Rs 1000 per person.How ever those that intend to break away in the middle or at any time can do so by returning the equipment and receive the deposit in full.This will provide to every person Rs 3000/3200 per month on a regular basis by doing the work and earning by being at home.

How ever they need to adhere to the quality and quantity norms and be subjected to inspection and regular strict quality checks by their and our members.

The respective team leaders of Cheepununthala in Sri Vasudeva rao,Sri Subramaniam,Sri Narasimha Reddy,Sri Sarma were present along with Mahila coordinator Smt Anuradha garu and her other Mahila members and men members.

Our team comprising Dr.Krishna Kumar,Sri Ramana Reddy,Sri Ravindra,Col Sundar were present all the way supporting the programme.

We next drove to Nagasanipalli in Ranga Reddy district which is nearly 90 km from the city.

Here too we had the same kind of programme where Sri Eswaraih the DP of Mehaboobnagar spoke followed by the VASPER GREEN group on similar subject and offer.

The team leaders in Sri Venugopal prasad,Sri P.Venkateswarulu along with Smt Vasudha and Smt Srutha Keerthi garu and other mahilas were present conducting the folks.Sri Balachnadra joined us here.

We instantly could recognise the power and enthusiasm of the women folk and their keen interest to get going in to these ventures soonest they can!

Programme for 15th of March 2009,Sunday

The Journey commenced at 6 am in the morning towards Veerareddy palli in Nalgonda district with the Vasper team To day we also had Sri Ramalinga Sastry garu of Khadi Udyog and Sri Suryanarayana garu of Tata Consultants services.They were keen and enthusisatic to suggest and induce the village folk in to opportunities available.

In Veeraredipalli the Vasper group offered their project as we have done on 14th of March at other places.

Sri Ramalinga sastry spoke on Small items like the Agarbattis,candles,picking of neem seeds,Castor seeds,seethaphal seed karinja seeds,producing neem cakes and powders,Pappad,Leaf plate cups etc.

Dr Krishna Kumar spoke on tailoring and tie making opportunities on behalf of Sri Eswaraih.

We then moved to Venkatapuram.Mallapur BC/SC colonies and then to Vattor after lunch and then to Sarbhanapalli and finally to Manthapuri.

At all places large number of women from SHG groups attended to listen to these expert technologists and the opportunities available for their own progress and welfare.

To day we had Sri Sai Gollapudi,Sri Balachnadra,Sri Phani,Sri J.Nageswar rao,Sri Veeraswamy with us- and in each village we had the respective team leaders like Sarva Sree Naryana,C.Sairam,Brig Mohan,Sri Y.Srinivasa rao,Challa Ramnadh,Gopal rao,Krishna Rao,and Ramesh were present along with other men folk and Mahila members.Smt Kumari our Mahila in charge was with us in Sarbhanipalli collecting the women village folks.

It is very exciting and pleasing to see the presence of our sevadal men and women contingent waiting for us in each village since almost morning.We sincerely apologize for keeping them waiting for so long.I am sorry I have missed several members names in my narration here!

Finally we would like to thank all participants and Sri Ramalinga Sastry of Khadi Udyog and Sri Suryanarayana of TCS for being with us all the time with their support.

Similarly we thank the Vasper team for coming all the way from Banagalore and enjoying this trip and providing the opportunity. Then cutting down the cost of the equipment to Rs 1000 from Rs 5000 a piece by simply participating -and got inspired by the Organisation effort with love towards the poor village folk uplift.They intend to go all out to help us in establishing this facility in all places.

We now having got the feel of this visit and interaction have decided to commence our first venture in Veerareddipalli from April 2009.

We will start operations in other villages one by one as we learn and gain confidence and make sure.

We could see the lit up faces of these folks at the upcoming opportunity and am looking forward to see these poor people with enough resources to brighten their lives hereafter-Our prayers with yours!

Mean while we will be deputing a selected group of 6 supervisors nominated from our sevadal to Bangalore for an on the spot learning and training activity.These members will return to Hyderabad to train the selected village folk.This could be a two day on the job training.

The tailoring job activity will commence as we get the list of the girls from each village.

So also we will be waiting for interested names for other small scale home industries as suggested by the Khadi Gramodyog director Sri Ramalinga Sastry garu.He is ready for any thing we suggest at any time

In any case dear Folks I am looking at your efforts,support and participation in all these ventures.I need a large contingent of youth to take responsibilities of each of these unit set up in each village for us to forge ahead.

The success of these depend upon our sincere efforts, effective follow up and severe quality checks on the output

We should have all these ambitions up and working in all villages by 23rd of November 2009.

Are you with HIM? He is with us!

With Sincere prayers to our Swami for HIS guidance and blessings

I remain with love and regards

Srinivasulu

Your District President

In Sai service

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Fwd: VISIT TO SSSVIP VILLAGES

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

12th of March 2009,Thursday

Dear Brothers and Sisters,sairam

In continuation of my earlier message informing you about our visit to SSS VIP villages:

The following clarification note is issued.

1.On 14th March we will be visiting Cheepununthala and Nagasanipalli villages in Mehaboobnagar and Ranga Reddy Districts

2.On 15th of March we will be visiting Veerareddipalli,Venkatapuram,Mallapur BC/SC colonies, Sarabhanipalli, Manthapuri villages and then Vattoor finally.

Our Technical teams will be following us for evaluation and discussions in the villages as mentioned in my earlier messages.

Our visit tothe rest of the places will be in the coming weeks that will be notified soon.

Looking forward to meeting you at the respective villages

Srinivasulu

Your District President
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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Fwd: SSS VIP VISIT IN MARCH

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

10th of March 2009,Tuesday

Dear Brothers and Sisters,sairam and good day

We are pleased and excited to inform you that we will now be going to all our 11 SSS VIP villages on 14/15th of March 2009 to interact with the village champion teams nominated.

It is going to be a follow up and set up the future programme for 2009.

We will be talking to them on establishment of village based industries that generate regular and continuous income with special focus on women and young adults.

We now have identified the subject matter for each village and we intend to test the strength and interest in the groups and nominate the prospective personnel from the self help groups.

In our tour to these places we will also be accompanied by the Khadhi Gramodyog Maha Vidyalaya in charge Sri SRL. Sastry and Sri M.Naren from the Vasper green technologies of Bangalore.

Sri Eswaraiah the DP of Mahaboobnagar will be accompanying us for connecting his business with the prospective tailoring centers that have been established in some of the villages.This is to create quality production,sale and marketing of garments that are likely to be produced by the village folks.

On 14th we will be in Cheepununthala and Nagasanipalli villages

On 15th we will be in Veerareddipalli,Venkatapuram,Mallapur,Bahadurpet,Manthapuri,Ikkurthi,Sharbhanipalli,Dilawarpur and Vattoor

We request all the team leaders to be present in the respective village and assemble the village champion teams for a meeting with us-The exact time table table of arrival will be notified to all the concerned.

Dr.Krishnakumar our SSS VIP Incharge may please be contacted for details and clarifications that you may intend to obtain.

Thanks,regards and love

Seeking your best wishes and Divine blessings

Srinivasulu

Your District President

In Sai Service

H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Targets for the newly formed SSSVIP Village Committees

Dear Srinivasulugaru

Loving Sai Rams to you.

Now that we have formed Village committees in all the 11 SSSVIP villages (Dilawarpur,Ikkurthy,Veerareddypally,Bahadurpet,Manthapuri,Nagasanipally,Venkatapuram,Mallapur,Cheepununthala,Sarbanapuram and Vartoor),we have to give the Village committees specific targets, so they all start working in that direction .

If we are not target oriented then the initial enthusiasm and euphoria generated during the formation of the village committees would obviously die down and the villagers would get back to their old ways. This time there would be an added frustration of the "Sai Ram people" not being able to guide them. We therefore have to see that they work along specific lines and hence the goal / target oriented approach.

When the village committees start working in their respective villages, towards the improvement of their villages, they are bound to face opposition and obstacles, which they would have to handle on their own, as the average SSSVIP active worker would be available for their moral and physical support, only during the week ends.

Emphasis must therefore be laid on the spiritual development of the villagers first, so that they develop confidence in Swami or God and do not get disappointed / discouraged / frustrated during the course of their village upliftment work and learn to fall back on the Ultimate Supreme Source – our Swami or whichever Ishta Devata they believe in and carry on with their work.

Some suggested targets are attached to this mail for your consideration and for inputs from the SSSVIP active workers please. The targets activity wise (in order of priority) are:

1. Spiritual Care
2. Medi Care
3. Agri Care
4. Veterinary Care
5. Employment Care
6. Education Care
7. Rural Infrastructure Care

We are planning to bring the village committee members over to Hyderabad, to show them the Prema Jyothi exhibition. This is in itself is a great bestowing of Grace by Swami especially when the Exhibition is taking place so soon after the formation of the Village committees ;as we would be able to expose them to what Swami is and what His powers are .

After they visit the Exhibition, we should bring these committee members (only two Committees a day) to Sivam where targets could be discussed, modified and if possible finalized, in consultation with the SSSVIP leaders of that village. Before we bring these village committee members over to the Prema Jyothi exhibition we should however first discuss the targets with the SSSVIP village Active workers and Leaders and arrive at some workable conclusions.

With lots and lots of love

Col Sundar

Setting up of industries in all our 11 SSSVIP villages

Dear Srinivasulugaru,

Loving Sai Rams to you.

1. I met Shri SRL Sastry, Administrative Officer Khadi Gramodyog Maha Vidyalalya and in charge Rural Industries Consultancy Services (RICS) in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Tele no 040-24015089, Mobile no 94408 14635, E mail: kgmb@apkvib.org) on 17 Jan 09 in connection with setting up village industries in all our 11 SSSVIP villages.

2. The meeting was very interesting and fruitful. The discussion centered on the following aspects:

- RICS recommendations for setting up, in each of our 11 SSSVIP villages, a rural industry whose project cost would be in the range of Rs 15 to 20 Lakhs and which would give employment to a minimum of 30 to 100 villagers in their own village and thus prevent migration of villagers to towns and cities .

- RICS assistance in terms of raw material survey.

- RICS assistance in terms of skill training.

- RICS assistance in terms of marketing the finished product.

Recommendations on type of Rural enterprises

3. Agro based manufacturing units

- Cotton ginning plant / cotton seed oil / cotton seed cakes for cattle feed

- Cattle feed

- Poultry feed

- Rice milling

- milk based products like paneer, butter etc

- Turmeric powder

- Neem powder / Neem oil decoction / Neem pesticides

- Onion powder

- Dehydrated vegetables

4. Non Agro based manufacturing units

- Machine stitching ready garments

- Hospital requirements like Phenyl, paper cups , surgical bandages etc

- Bio fertilizer / pesticide unit

5. Service units

- Milk collection & distribution centre including Milk chilling plant

- Agri clinics providing machinery for Agro care, on hire and one stop shop for fertilizers and pesticides.

- Gramodaya Sales depot (mini super market) for FMCGs (Fast moving consumer goods)

6. Information sources for identifying type of industry to be set up and Govt subsidies available

- NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) has a publication on the "District wise Industry potentialities of A.P." which will give the potential for Nalgonda / Vikarabad / Mahbubnagar districts in which our SSSVIP villages lie.Office is next to RTC Cross roads Hyderabad.

- Department of Industries,Govt of A.P, near Abids Hyderabad have details of Govt programmes like PMEGP ( Prime Minister's Employmnet Generation programme) and SGSR ( Swarna Jayanti Grama Swaraj Rozgar programme).

- District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA) in Nalgonda / Mahbubnagar / Vikarabad Districts which will give the schemes applicable to the concerned district and the help which can be rendered to the concerned village.

Assistance in terms of Raw material survey

7. RICS is not in a position to provide this service but can indicate professional agencies that can do this for a fee.

Assistance in terms of skill training

8. The Khadi Gramodyog Maha Vidyalaya is a training institution which is part of the A.P. Khadi & Village Industries Board which is funded by KVIC (Khadi Village Industries Commission).They run two types of courses. The Regular (stipendary) courses where entrepreneurs are paid a stipend, and boarding and lodging is provided free of cost .SC & ST entrepreneurs are also given TA/DA.For the Short Term (non stipendary) courses Hostel accommodation is available free of cost but boarding charges are Rs 800 p.m.

9. The Regular stipendary courses are for a duration of one to three months each :

- Rexene goods manufacturing

- Fancy leather goods course

- Exercise book manufacturing

- Agarbathi course

- Carpentry & wood training

- Terracotta Art ware

- Palm Leaf & Fancy Articles

- Paper conversion)

- Fruits & vegetable processing

- Confectionary & sweet making

- Toilet & Laundry soap course

- Marketing assistance course

- Hand paper manufacturing

- Spices and masala making

10. Short term non stipendary courses are for a duration of one week to two months duration each and course fee varies from Rs 200 to Rs 400 each. Only one course on Tailoring is for 3 months with a course fee of Rs 600.00 :

- Cleaning powder making

- Candles & chalk piece making

- Paper carry bags

- Agarbathi making

- Leaf plate making

- Detergent powder making

- White phenyl

- Detergent Soap (cake) making

- Neemba Neem powder making

- Machine embroidery

- Banian making

- Tailoring & embroidery making

11. In addition to conducting training programmes for entrepreneurs, they also provide Consultancy services for Rural industries which include Project Report preparation, provision of Govt subsidies etc.

Assistance in terms of marketing the finished product

12. RICS is not in a position to provide this service but can indicate professional agencies that can do this for a fee.

13. I am already in touch with Shri Wadavi, (Mob 9440992335) Manager NABARD, who was introduced to me by Smt Usha (9491382675) who is a devotee located in Bowenpally unit and is also working in NABARD. Mr Wadavi took the trouble of coming and meeting me in my residence on 08 Jan 09, and spent a good three to four hours with me. I gave a Power Point Presentation of our SSSVIP to him. Incidentally I gave the same PP presentation to Shri Sastry also (Presentation prepared for Govt /semi Govt agencies attached) .Shri Wadavi offered all assistance and promised to introduce the CGM (Chief General Manager) of NABARD to us.

14. Shri Sambasiva Rao Aluru, the present CGM, is however proceeding on retirement on 31 Jan 09, and Mr Wadavi preferred that we shoud wait till the new CGM takes over. However as Sri Sambasiva Ro is a local man who will be settling down in Hyderabad after retirement, we can still make use of his expertise and services.

15. I am planning to organize a meeting of the CGM NABARD with you after the Prema Jyothi exhibition is over.

Sai Ram

Lots of love

Col Sundar

Fwd: TELUGU RADIO SAI PROGRAMMES

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

17th of January 2009,Saturday

Dear Btorhers and Sisters,sairm and good day

This is to intimate that the Telugu SSS VIP-Hyderabad services Broad cast on RADIO SAI,that is scheduled for 28th January is now re-scheduled to 2nd February at 7.30 pm-Please altert your mobile alaram's to this date and time.

Please follow the following schedules for other programmes

February 4th 2009-Anantapur girls student experiances

February 16th-Old boys programmes with Swami that occured on first January 2009

February 18th-Conversation with Sri Rasagotra By Prof G.Vnekatraman of PDS

Please tune in to this programme and enjoy-tell your friends and family members

Thanks and regards

Srinivasulu

Your District President

H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Fwd: Radio Sai telugu programme on SSSVIP

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

14th of January 2009.Wednesday

Dear Brothers and Sisters,sairam

I am delighted to share with you that on Wednesday the 28th of January 2009,you will listen to RADIO SAI programme at 7.30 pm for a pleasant surprise broadcast of our Hyderabad SSS VIP services in Telugu.

This is a programme to let you all know what is going in 11 villages,viz-the concept,tasks,the method of approach,impact on the folks and the lessons for you and me!

I appeal and request all concerned to inform your friends,fellow devotees, family members and active participants to tune in for this programme on 28th-As you are likely to forget so please keep an alarm tab on your mobile please!-will you?-and now!

Thanks and regards

Looking forward

Srinivasulu Huggahalli

Your District President

In Sai Service

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Fwd: Gramasabhas in SSS VIP

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

6th of January 2009,Tuesday

Dear Brothers and sisters,sairam and good day

In our visits to Villages on GRMASABHA-and nomination of champion teams in each village.There are very interesting stories and episodes.They are very happy alright with our visits and interactions-also expectations and dependency as well-There is hope-despair-jubilant-fear of loosing us-trying to be closer etc.

The men and women folks are enrolling in the village committes now!-They never had such meetings for such a purpose-all new for them.

Some times we wonder as to what next? What can we do to them-we can not be giving goodies all the time-we can not be doing medical camps-supply medicines.we can not be travelling to villages every week after week!

I am not suggesting that we have done enough and that is all-it is true that we have not yet touched on what swami wants us to do?

Door to door visits in right spirit and earnest is still to occur in total.

Not many would know that our teams go to villages every week covering 150 kilometers up and down.

All the 11 teams make around 1700 kilometers a month-you can visualize the cost of fuel and other things that go by.

This is why we need to build up the champion teams in village that take care of their village hence forth-Again this is not as easy as said and done-we need to train them -make them learn the purpose and it is a long and continuous on going journey.

We are surprised so far that not many villagers know where and who is spending money?-they think Bhagawan is sending the resources and we are spending.(Although this is the truth in the Divine plane).It took a lot of time and pain to explain the facts to the village folk that all our members are digging in to their pockets.I am aware that our people have told them many a time the purpose and the goal-but seems to have not reached them as yet!

The Gramasabhas attendance is below expectations in spite of the herculean efforts of our brothers and sisters in motivating them in so many ways known to them-Our people have done a great deal of work in visiting them and even going to each home-but still they do not come out as expected

There are age old traditions as old as 500 years where the men folks have dominated-even now!-They do not come out of the homes in the nights-They can not voice their problems-lest the men folks take them to task when they return home.

They have been living with given situations and got used to that kind of living granted.

How ever we should never loose hope-we should never give it up-the reason is Swami is with us!-HE knows the goal-destination and the purpose.

It appears that drinking water plant (five of them)provision by our organisation has been the greatest boon for them-all of them exceptionally happy to reveal that their health standards have improved-specially the back aches and body pains disappeared?

Some times and many times I wonder whether it is water or grace of GOD that works?

We need to leave such marks behind when we leave them on a day that may not be far?

Like wise-I have a dream-and that is to establish a small micro level type industry in each village we have taken up-at least 100 people in each village must be employed and stay put in their village.This we must do in 2009 and HE will guide us and we need to put our efforts.This will make the village self reliant and supportive.

There are a number opportunities as we are talking to the government agencies now.

What is required is at least 6 members from our city who can lead,committed and and follow it up with me-Are you a game?

We have resources,men,materials,places-but what we need is commitment and meet challenges provided by the Lord Himself.

Another thing we recognised and bothering us is the youth of the villages especially the students who are weak and poor need a back up in terms of tuition's in their weak subjects.Where ever we go they meet us and ask for such provisions-you know that exams are round the corner and they need such help?.If they do not get such support-they loose interest and may drop out or take another negative and attractive rout-which are plenty in waiting!

I appeal to you dear Brothers and Sisters please find out whether we have in our circles able and committed teachers who can go over and impart tuition's to these boys-I am aware it is difficult to go there voluntarily-we can pay them and engage them either from the same village or nearby.We need at least two per village-we have done this in Bahadurpet in fact and is going well appreciated.

Mere going to villages in numbers is not the need of the hour-what we need to do is soild work that helps them to rise their level of living standard in terms of health,hygiene and education and self employment

You know we go to a village and unknowingly or inadvertently promise that we take care of them-but in reality we are missing the connectivity-this can do some damage to our institutions if we can not maintain our credibility.

Thanks for for your patient reading!

Love,regards and thanks

Srinivasulu

Your District President

In Sai Service

H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

Videos of our SSSVIP activities

Loving Sairams to everyone .

I have uploaded 4 video clippings of our SSSVIP activities on to "You tube" web site .

Log on to www.youtube.com and type sssvipcolsundar in "Search". You can view all the clippings effortlessly .

As we are doing this for the first time, kindly give me a feedback by return mail.

I f any of you wishes to upload any of your videos on to this site do let me know and I will tell you the very easy method of doing the same .I can even tell you as to how to create seperate sites for each of the 11 villages in which we are working

Happy viewing . Enjoy !!

Lots of love

Col Sundar

Fwd: GRAMA SABHA SCHEDULES

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION-SIVAM-HYDERABAD

H.SRINIVASULU/1-11-251/B,Apartment 203 A,The Windsor/Brindavan Colony/Behind Shopper Stop

Begumpet/Hyderabad-500016.AP

Tel: 040 66317091/Tel:040 40202845/Mobile: 9849754445

16th of December 2008,Tuesday

Dear Brothers and Sisters,sairam and good day

Here is the time table of our planned visits to the SSS VIP villages begining from Saturday the 20th of December 2008.

We will be commencing from Dilawarpur located in Aleru mandal in Nalgonda district.

I appeal to the concerned team leader and the active members associated with this village to alert the sarpanch Sri Sathyanarayana and the active village youth to be ready to oragnise this programme.

The main focus will be to convey the importance of SSS VIP and appeal to them for participation and also motivate the nominated village youth groups to be named and inducted in to the different categories and responsibilities.

We need to deliver the objectives of our mission,limitation,purpose and mutual responsibilities.

A cultural event scripted by our core group to depict evils of drinking and smoking will be a very effective tool for motivation,if we can do it by then!

Looking forward with love and regards

Srinivasulu

Your District President

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H.SRINIVASULU
1-11-251/B,Apartment- A 203
"The Windsor"
Brindavan colony
Begumpet
HYDERABAD-500016
TEL:040 66317091
MOBILE:98497 54445
E MAIL:srisathyasaihyd@gmail.com

TECH GROUP 15TH SESSION PROCEEDINGS

LOVE ALL-SERVE ALL AND HELP EVER- HURT NEVER

SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATION

TECHNO E MEDIA GROUP

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15^TH SESSION

HELD ON 20^TH OF NOVEMBER 2008

AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM

The session commenced at 10.15 am with three times Om Karam seeking Bhagawan’s blessings.

The attendance was poor in the beginning and later picked up although not adequate enough.

The All India President attended this session and stayed for a couple of presentations and had to leave for another important meeting at the University.

The President was concerned about thin attendance and members not coming on scheduled time for the meeting. He pointed out to members that once a meeting is scheduled it should be attended as a priority over other matters.

He directed the group coordinator to submit a list of nominated members in each state and the participation status.

The group coordinator Sri Srinivasulu, welcomed technology group members and distinguished members from the industry that have come to present their papers.

The Coordinator had briefed the members on the concept and objectives of the Technology group for the benefit of the new comers. He thanked them for their contribution and work that is being carried out at various places in the field of water purification, agro services and sanitation.

He observed that although work is being carried out-reporting is inadequate. He requested the details of the work done with pictures of the projects and beneficiaries. This is required as the TEG is working on production of film on the group activity by the coming guru Poornima in July 2009.

He introduced the various speakers of the day to the audience and commenced the session.

1. ECO- SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS TECHNOLOGIES-By Sri Mario Grzinic

ENVIRON TECH/ENVIRON LIVING.

The first speaker was Sri Mario Grzininc from the eco-sustainable technologies. Sri Mario is an environmental control and management consultant- equipment producer and supplier operating presently from Ponduchery in Tamilnadu.

He has several of the gadgets that are eco friendly and useful for the urban and rural utility.

He has presented some of the equipment like the solar panels made of a variety of reflectors that are extremely efficient and productive compared to the presently available equipment supplied by many companies in India. There are many like the solar panels, generators, chargers, lighting equipment, wind turbines, solar lights eco friendly toilets that does not depend on water flushing.

Our interest from what has been shown is on the vertical turbine model that is most suitable for mounting on the roof top of a village home. We learn that this equipment is made of fiber glass vanes and extremely light, durable and does not require a gear box for speed control. It has practically no maintenance cost.

We learnt that there are several sizes available from 1 kilowatt to 10 kilowatt for various applications. The approximate cost for the lowest range is about Rs One Lac at the current currency exchange rate.

By connecting this turbine to four one watt LED lamps in a single dwelling in a village we can light up 250 homes. This is unbelievable, true and amazing.

Incidentally another speaker Dr.Radhakrishna who happened to be in the meeting had actually brought a sample of the LED assembly and lighted up to show its efficiency to the audience. It actually throws as much as a 25 watt lamp. This costs Rs 150 each-made in Rajahamundry incidentally. He is ready to make these for us.

The other equipment of our interest is the solar street lighting equipment with an aesthetic appearance, light weight and high efficiency and low power consumption for a given luminescence.

It appears that on first thoughts these will be suitable for any remote tribal or agency areas in our SSS VIP locations where power is a problem.

Sri Mario has been asked to be in touch and requested to provide cost and supply details for us to consider for our projects.

2. VASPER GREEN TECHNOLOGIES-PAPER HONEY COMB-Eco friendly

By Sri M.R.Naren-Bangalore

This company produces packing pads from the waste paper and glue. The products such as packing pads of various sizes and applications are made totally with three women and a man combination with simple equipment that requires no electriciaty.The equipment is manually operated. The company is ready to provide raw materials and know how free to our organization and even ready to take back the entire produce.

The speaker Sri MR.Naren who is former white field Alumni said that each person operating this process can earn Rs 100 to 150 a day. A unit like this with four members in a village can earn Rs 12 to 18000 a month. The equipment required for this production costs Rs 2500 a piece and loans can be arranged from banks at 4% interest.

This produce is called Paper Honey Comb packing and a number of samples were shown by Sri Naren. He has also shown some of the samples that are made for partitions and simple furniture parts that are made out of waste paper. He guarantees compression tests and for durability.

In fact he wants us to see his manufacturing unit in Bangalore to get convinced on the opportunities. He is building a house with these materials that can be completed in

Rs 40,000 a unit in three days ready for occupation.

I think we need to see the opportunities it extends in our SSS VIP village cluster village folks on an experimental basis at least in a couple of places with Vaspar Green Technologies know how and assistance.

3. BIO FUELS –RENEWABLE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES-

By Dr P.Radhakrishna -Director New Technologies-Government of India –New Delhi

.Dr Radhakrishna specialized in bio fuels and technologies that are most needed on a rural situation. He has actually made a study for a period of ten days in prasanthinilayam energy utilization practices at Gokulam, kitchen garbage and heating practices adopted in the canteen.

He says that 400 plus cattle in the Gokulam yields about 6.5 tons of cow dung that can generate 300 cubic meters of bio gas a day for heating or lighting needs. This is equal to 135 liters of diesel or 500 quintals of fire wood or 9 gas cylinders every day costing

Rs 20 lakhs every year. Huge money indeed?

Similarly the vegetable garbage and excess food thrown out on any peak day is about 4 tons which can yield another 300 cubic meters of gas.

He feels that we can convert this into to useful energy for saving the power and fuel bills every month.

He cited an example of heating water for rice preparation in the kitchen where 30C water is heated to 100 C + steam by gas burners which is enormous waste. He suggests heating water from 30 C to 80 C by solar panels installed on the roof top can save enormous fuel and then send this water to heat rice vessels.

He says that government department in his ministry has provision for subsidizing this kind of initiatives and providing loans at 3%.

He emphasized the use of these technologies in rural locations as in our SSS VIP and he is ready to provide his support free of cost any where in India any time.

4. VEDIC AGRO CULTURE by Dr.Selvaraj-Head of Horticulture Research-Tamilnadu Agro University-Ooty

.He has emphasized on the need to farming practices by organic means also termed as Vedic Agricultural practice.

1. Soil condition deteriorates on account of chemicals used in fertilizers, pesticides

2. Cow population declining-neglect of ancient practices

3. Extensive dependence on chemicals leads to ground water contamination.

4.These leading to all kinds of chronic and deadly diseases.

He emphasized the need to realize that the cow and tree are essential fundamental starting points for Vedic agro practice-He says- what the crop needs is water, air, temperature, carbon dioxide and nutrients.

He explained the proportions and combinations of PANCHAGAVAYA/DASAGAVAYA preparation for best yields and quality, quality of the vegetables. He explained on Bio dynamic compost/Vermin compost usages

He also explained on the principles of Pranic and magnetic therapies for the growth and yield as in potatoes and other vegetables.-He showed huge difference in quality and quantity.

Dr.Selvaraj mentioned that they have not been using chemical based products for the past 15 years in their farms. He has excellent results to demonstrate and ready to share the know-how and practices with all concerned.

We recognized that we can adopt some of these practices in our SSS VIP locations.

5. ORISSA FLOOD DEVASTATION AND DISASTER-DAMAGE CONTROL-SWAMI’S GRACE by Sri Sachithananda Mahapatra

Sri Sachithananda Mahapatra is our Orissa Tech group member.

He presented his paper on the recent flood havoc that destroyed a big chunk of Orissa village clusters-The damage caused to human,homes,cattle,crops,roads,drinking water,epedamics etc.

We learn that-37 lakhs people got affected, 8.4 lacks cattle died-6743 villages’ marooned-51417 homes destroyed-1900 roads damaged-cooked food supplied to 10 lakhs-72 deaths occurred.

Bhagawan on coming to know the facts and figures and seeing pictures of disaster- in HIS infinite mercy allotted Rs 10 crores for constructing homes for the poor in Orissa.He has sent the AIP Sri Srinivasan, Sri Kondal Rao and Sri Ramakrishna of L& T for assessment, planning of proper homes for the needy with the support and coordination of the chief secretary of the state

The committee thus formed studied and has evolved a working plan and designs for suitable homes to construct homes on a piece of land measuring 26x36 feet with 304 square foot plinth area comprising a verandah, a room, a kitchen and a toilet. The estimated cost could be around Rs one Lac each.Bhagawan specially instructed the concerned to keep the construction architecture adhere to the cultural practices of the state and India.

Sri Mahapatra has shown the devastation in the form of pathetic pictures taken during that time. He has shown how the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization of Orissa has served 2 lacs of poor that were rendered home less and food less at that time.

6. WATER SHED ESTABLISHMENT-MANAGEMENT AND BENEFITS

By Sri Sunny Babu our group member from East Godavari.AP

He is currently looking after the Flag ship SSS VIP tasks of the 25 villages that have been taken up for service in this district.

He demonstrated and presented how water shed establishment and management can transform the tribal living in to prosperity by cultivating the surroundings with vegetable and kitchen gardens, fruit and flower farms in each home and surroundings.

Although a small beginning is made here, it is along and continuous journey that needs our efforts and HIS grace all the way.

He presented in the picture and fact form the various works that have been taken up in these areas-He has shown how intercrops can be grown and how they need to fence the crops etc.

The aim is to make them self reliant, supportive and provide nutrients for better health and living.

The Group coordinator thanked all the members and requested the speakers to supply their presentations in the CD form for uploading in our web site for the benefit of all our members for reference and follow up

The meeting concluded with shanthi manthram at 12.45 pm.

As directed by the AIP Sri Srinivasan a power point presentation was conducted on 21^st of November at the State Presidents meeting at 8 pm in the conference hall.

All the six presentations in brief highlighting the major aspects were shown by the All India TEG Coordinator Sri Srinivasulu to the audience present.

While presenting the programme, he said all the details of these presentations will be uploaded into web site www.srisathyasaitech.org and the

TEG Blog: www.srisathyasaitech.blogspot.com in the first week of December 2008.

The Group coordinator request all concerned to provide the respective sate techno group nominees latest details for updating our records and correspondence.

The Techno group coordinator acknowledges and thanks for the assistance and technical support provided by Sri Ravi Sreepada and Sri Pavan Kondapalli in preparing the power point presentation for the 21^st November meeting with the State president and AIP.

He also thanks Sri K.S.Rajan-Book Trust Convener for providing the space-time and equipment for our group meeting on 20^th November.

With prayers to our beloved Swami for guidance and blessings

Your Group Coordinator in Sai Service with love,

Srinivasulu

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CORE TEAMS TASKS DEFINED

You will recall when we commenced our SSS VIP almost a year ago,we constituted a core committee for this task that will visit interact and come up with suggestions, corrections, modifications, support and then work together to achieve objectives of this programme.Further more to work out and reach the expectation of our beloved Swami as well.

Certainly we have gone a long way on this journey and made some in ways in knowing,learning and becoming familiar with the village folks in all places.The level of achievement has been varied, different and diversified- meaning we are little off the course! from place to place-obviously for many reasons say from lack of knowledge to lack of appropriate training in all the designed categories.This includes the presence/attendance of members a well.

In this process and journey we need to translate our learning in to positive workable solutions.The most important aspect is the visit to every home with an integrated approach and this remains to begin at least now!With this objective,we had a meeting on 2Nd October 2008 and worked a plan of action with headings and reconstituted a core group with the willing and committed members.

This does not mean that others can not join-we need committed members always and all the time and you are most welcome-if you like responsibility and other weights that come along with it!

The following programmes will take the priority now!

1.Gramasabhas in each village in the evening after 7.30 pm-in which we need to deliver the total objective of this programme and make people realize the purpose of this project.

2.To conduct a training programme at Sivam with the selected/elected members from each cluster samithis elected in our SSSVIP-These members to be nominated by the team leader groups.

3.To meet with the Team leader groups separately either at the respective village or convenient place to transfer the thoughts of the core group teams with an objective to implementing,systematically simultaneously and uniformly at all places,where ever possible.

As per our Group Discussion on SSSVIP Activity on 2nd Oct 2008, Please find the details of Core Team nominated for SSSVIP Activity in Hyderabad District.

1. HYD SSSVIP(Over All Co-ordinate) : Dr.Krishna Kumar garu.

2. Medical (Health & Hygiene): DR.J V.Rao garu and Sri.Bhasker rao garu and Dr.JB.Rao on blood grouping and first Aid tasks.

3. Agriculture : Sri.Ramakrishna Reddy . Sri,Sunder Rao and K.Ravindra and Sri P.Gopikrishna.

4. Vocational : Sri. Bogeshwardu, Sri.Ravikiran and Smt.Anuradha.

5. Educare/Cultural : Sri.S.Balachander and Smt. Vasudha AND Smt Neeraja and Smt SeshavalliValli.

6. Training Programmes: Sri.Y.Srinivas, Sri.Gopi Krishna and Sri.Sai Gollapudi.

7. Data Analysis and Reports: Dr.Krishna Kumar, Sri.Bhasker Rao, Sri. Sridhar Sharma supported by Sri K.Krishnakumar.

8.Information,liaison, format reports,feed back submission by Sri PC.Sastry

9.Support planning liaison and provision of work force,meeting arrangements with overall support by Sri Kalam Ramana Reddy

All these members will be working on an integrated basis providing suggestions and solutions in all the 7 categories mentioned above where ever required.Not particularly tied with any one.

With these details I now request the concerned members to organize,plan and execute the task that are allotted and assigned soonest you can.

I will be there with you all,especially in all difficult times and hurdles.

With Prayers to our beloved SWAMI for HIS continuous guidance and grace

SSS VIP CANCER DETECTION CAMPS

You will be happy to learn that our cancer detection camps are in progress in our SSS VIP clusters. This programme is supported by the INDO AMERICAN CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HYDERABAD. You may recall this is the fourth in the series we have been doing successfully by HIS grace and your efforts. We have done this programme in Ikkurthi/Dilawarpur/Mallapur and Dharmavaram late last year. This year we have done at Cheepunithala in June and now we have completed in Veerareddy palli on the 5th of July 2008.
To day we have just concluded in Vattor in Nalgonda district. We will be conducting this camp in Nagasanipalli on the 19th of July 2008

You will recognize this is exclusively for women village folk and once in a life time opportunity created by our dear friend Dr.Gopal rao and Dr.Lalitha garu from Boston USA. The IACRI mobile van has state of the art equipment to diagnose and detect malignancy symptoms and further confirmation tests are conducted to confirm this deadly disease in their research center,if it is present.

At Cheepunuthala:

1) No. of patients attended: 199
2) No. of Ultra sound tests conducted: 22
3) No. of Sonograms conducted:02
4) No. of Pap Smear Tests conducted: 74

At Veerareddy palli:

1.No patients attended 155
2. No ultra sound tests conducted 35
3. No sonograms conducted 06
4.No of X-rays 05

At Vattor

We had 300 patients tested and the details are awaited. Sri Sathya sai village Integrated programme members were in full attendance from all the samithis to the delight. I and our Sri Ramana reddy garu,had the opportunity to to be present at the last two camps and am very happy to notice that all the samithi coordinators and the team leaders were present in full strength with mahila members supporting the services. It is heartening to see our members arranging the details to the last minute.

The camp medical administrative coordinator Sri Bhaskar rao garu provided all the details and arrangements that included taking care of the Doctors and technicians of the IACRI for their overnight stay and food services in Yadagiri gutta temple guest rooms. Our Sri Dr J.V RAO garu and Dr.JB Rao garu provided the back up support for the camp.

Let us pray for the well being of all the patients,the supporters,service coordinators,medical men,technicians,well wishers and the village folk for their presence and participation and sincere efforts with love.

Nutritional aspects training at Home Science College , Hyderabad

Here is report of our Mahila coordinator Smt Neeraja,who has attended the nutritional programme on 3rd of July at the home science college along with 32 of our mahila members. Readers will recognize this is a programme organized in its series to educate our young men and women on nutritional aspects that need to be taught and practiced in our SSS VIP services in Hyderabad district.You will recall we have on going training sessions on medical,Agriculture,nutritional and health and hygiene,employment,info technology aspects by our Technical groups of SSS VIP continuously. Therefore do not miss to pick them up.Also help us to find out experts in those areas to enable our teams to impart the necessary basics in turn to the village folk.

Report of our Mahila Coordinator Smt Neeraja (MSc Food & Nutrition,SSSHIL ) on the Training Programme on "The importance of Mother's Health in giving birth to a healthy child."

By Swami's GRACE the training program on Health and Nutrition started on 3rd of July at the Home Science College campus in Lakadikapul. It is to train our sevadal members from 18 of our samithis.We had 32 members representing the samithis for this programme from 2pm to 4 pm.The Class was conducted by Dr.Uma Devi garu, Dept of Human Development and Family Sudies assisted by her Msc student and Research asst.The important points covered were:

1. Diet -Consume a minor cereal,like Ragi which is rich in Calcium and Iron along with a major cereal.

2. Replacing jaggery to sugar increases Iron intake.

3. Physical health should be protected from any serious infections which may be transferred to the baby giving birth to handicapped, premature, low birth weight babies.

4. Any chronic illness like BP, diabeties should be taken utmost care under the supervision of a doctor.

5. Self medication is dangerous esp. in the first 3 months.

6. Mental peace and health of the mother is very important in childs mental development. This should be told both to the pregnant woman and other family memebers.

7. Smoking, Alchohol, consuming chalk, mud, (cartogens) etc., should be stopped atleast in pregnancy.

8. After 6th month maximum rest is advised and no strainous work to be done.

Should be away from family life after 5th month.

9. Age of the mother at prgnancy should not be less then 18 years.

10. A gap of 3 years between 2 children should be maintained for the mother to regain her physical loss of enery and weight.

11. Delivery to be done by trained personnel, or at PHC etc.

12. Regular health check-ups, taking iron supplements, TT injections to be followed up.

Anthropometry was made lively by the team, with the help of their creche children. We were taught how to measure height, weight and mid arm circumference using Salter machine, UNICEF weigh Bar, Tri colored Strip, Fibre glass tape etc. We were given a weight graph chart and made to plot different weights and explained how to interpret.We had the opportunity to visit the creche and activity room maintained by the department. We were served hot Samosa and tea.