Relevant technical and geographical experience.

Well Experienced in technical and social programmes. Academic Education, Formal School Education, Socio Economic Surveys, Relief and Rehabilitation and Implementing of Social forestry, health Programmes, agriculture development and animal husbandry and skills development.

Pulicat – Brackish water Coastal area- Fisherfolk and Schedule castes
Ponneri – Agriculture region -Landless – Schedule castes. (Dalits)
Muttukadu – Urbanization –mixed people parallel to IT corridor.
Yercaud - Hills region – Schedule tribes’ , deforestation, tourism area.

Our Projects

CRNIEO - Projects

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Since inception CRNIEO has undertaken a number of action oriented research projects and has conducted several evaluations.

1.	SAARC Study on Technology Transfer: The study makes an attempt to identify the prospects of technology transfer and the feasibility of regional economic cooperation in general, among the SAARC countries.
2.	Maternity and Child Health Education :Collected base line information regarding the awareness of mothers on maternity and child health care.
3.	A Health Project in Urban areas: To asses the motivation of slum dwellers in the city of Chennai for health, factors influencing the access of health care and to examine the impact of the present family welfare measures of the Corporation of Chennai.
4.	A socio economic study of tribals and harijans in Koraput District. This formed the basis for the development intervention of the IRDWSI project, Koraput. (1979)
5.	Rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Repatriates. (1980)
6.	A survey of the rights and responsibilities of Indian women (1983).
7.	Ecological and Economic Analysis of Bio Diversity Loss in Pulicat Lake (1985)
8.	Ecological and Fishery Changes Consequent on a hurricane on Pulicat Lake (1985)
9.	A study of the fisherfolk. This formed the basis for CRNIEO's Integrated Fisherfolk Development Programme (1987)
10.	A study of attitudes and preferences of mothers towards family planning. This study was undertaken at the instance of the World Bank. (1988)
11.	A Base line Survey of targeted maternal and child health education. The study was assigned by the Catholic Relief Service to CRNIEO. (1989)
12.	A participatory Survey of the drought situation in Orissa. The study was the basis for the formation a network called the Orissa Drought Action Forum .
13.	An evaluation of the health scheme of the IRDWSI, Koraput . (1989)
14.	A Base line study of the tribals (Periya malayalis) at Servarayan Hills, Yercaud. (1990)
15.	A study of the impact of the programmes of IRDWSI, Koraput, Orissa. (1991)
16.	Occupational rehabilitation of settlers at Kodungaiyur, a Tamil Nadum Slum clearance, Board colony. (1993)
17.	Impact studies on Project intervention in Tamil Nadum, Yercaud Hills (1996).
18.	Impact Studies on Project Interventions in Pulicat (1996).
19.	People’s participatory process ‑ an introductory survey in Minjur. This survey is sponsored by an NGO network called South Central India Network for Development Alternatives 1995
20.	Ecological Crisis on the Pulicat Lake (1999)
21.	Trunelveli - A district Resources Profile
22.	Orissa Tribal Issues - Documentation 2001.
23.	Assessing the Role of Panchayat members during disasters and their level of preparedness – Orissa. (Oriya)
24.	Assessing the availability of jobs for educated tribals in Orissa and the status of job opportunities for tribals.(Oriya)
25.	Micro level land use pattern study in Orissa villages to develop models for-sustainable agriculture.
26.	Impact assessment survey of Project affected persons and common property resources due to Tamil Nadum Road sector project. TNRSP-01
27.	Impact Assessment of Road widening under CMDA project in Minjur region.

Partnership with Tamil Nadum State Government

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Projects of Central Government

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Rural Development Projects of CRNIEO:

Integrated Fisherfolk Development Project (IFDP) Pulicat. Established in 1984 Covering 25 Villages.
Integrated SC Development Project – Ponneri. Est. in 1997. 5 villages.
Servarayan Hills Tribal Community Development Project – Yercaud. Est.: 1989- , 40 villages.
Orissa Development Action Forum - Networking NGOs. Covering 30 villages

Types of Programmes and Activities conducted in the above mentioned projects.

Employment and Livelihood:

Skills development Training and livelihood assistance:

Driving training
Outboard Motor repair
Welding training.
Tailoring training
Book Binding.
House wiring, radio TV. Repairs.
Computer Operators course.
Radio TV mechanics .
Mat making
Fish pickle making.

Social Infrastructure Development:

Formation and training of women Self Help Groups.
Loans and grants from banks for SHGs for development of micro enterprise.
Training of muti- purpose health workers in the villages.
Nutrition programmes.
Health Programmes ,mobile clinics in remote areas.
Children’s’ nutrition.
Training Village leaders.
Village wells-new and repairs.
De-silting of ponds.
Village health clinics.

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry:

Soil Testing
Veterinary care
Fodder development.
Artificial insemination –to improve genetic constituency of local breeds.
Herbal gardens.
Propagation of mangroves.
Farmers training.
Village poultry units.
Mushroom Farming for women
Animal Husbandry.
Vegetable cultivation for marginal farmers
Aromatic plants cultivation .on home stead lands.
Horticulture and Floriculture

Climate and Environment:

Conducted study on drought in Orissa in 1989.
Environmental education for schools from 1993.
Climate change education for adults
Mangrove plantations.
M. Phil projects on environment.

Relief, rehabilitation and Resettlement

Cyclone Relief:

Cyclone relief 1984 Pulicat.

Tsunami Relief:

Tsunami Relief- at Pulicat – Emergency relief 6150 families.-2004-2005

Tamil Nadum Road Sector Project - Resettlement and Rehabilitation:

Tamil Nadum Road Sector Project- Tiruvannnamalai,
Survey of the affected people and assets.
Rehabilitation of Projects affected persons , Payment of entitlements for loss Houses/shops/income generation assets/shifting and subsistence allowances
Joint verification with highways and Revenue in the corridor of Impact Consultancy services.
Private negotiations for land acquisitions.

D. Tamil Nadum Urban development Project:

Tamil Nadum Highways, Road widening Minjur,
Survey of the affected people and assets.
Rehabilitation of Projects affected persons , Payment of entitlements for loss Houses/shops/income generation assets/shifting and subsistence allowances
Joint verification with highways and Revenue in the corridor of Impact Consultancy services.

No. Of Evaluation /Research Studies Conducted

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi : Socio-Economic Studies – 5
Other Commissioned research- 10 - Socio Economic study, Health, drought, development impact studies

Name of Government Agencies Projects implemented.

Dept of Science and technology Government of India – 25 projects.
Dept. of Bio Technology Government of India – 1 project.
Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment Government of India – 5 study
projects.
India Council For Historical Research: Government of India 1 study.
Tamil Nadum Corporation for women development Ltd. Government of
Tamil Nadum– 300 SHG development
Tamil Nadum Highways- Road Sector project Government of Tamil Nadum–
Rehabilitation Package for 5000 project affected households.
Tamil Nadum Urban Development Project.

Networking with other Organisations.

Orissa Development Action Forum (ODAF) – a network of 12 NGOs working in 12 districts of Orissa covering 851 villages. CRNIEO is a founding member since 1989.
South Central India Network for Development Alternatives (SCINDeA) – a network of 15 NGOs, working in 15 districts in Tamil Nadum , Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh covering 491 villages. CRNIEO is a member since 1995.
Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC) – CRNIEO member since 1994.

Pulicat-Integrated Fisherfolk Development Project-Pulicat

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Yercaud-Servarayan Hills Tribal and Community Development Project

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Ponneri Scheduled Castes Development Programme

Scheduled Castes Development Programme - Ponneri , Tamil Nadum.

Ponneri is situated about 45kms from Chennai on the way to Pulicat. The Centre initiated a development programmes in 1993 in ten villages in and around Ponneri where there are large number of SC communities who are marginalised.

In 1999 the Department of Science and Technology , Government of India had sponsored a skills development programme for 60 marginalised SC women . The skills training comprises of tailoring embroidery, household electrical repairs, book binding and envelop making. The girls were also taught on basic rights, government schemes for SC and the concessions they can obtain. The girls got employment in the various ready made garment manufactures in and around the city.

A separate programme was launched under the Department of science and Technology (NSTEDB) in November 2003 to train 50 young SC boys in welding and minor electronics.

In January 2005, a new integrated development programme was initiated which comprised of skills training for boys and girls, non formal education, homestead farming and formation of savings and development groups. 25 Sc boys competed their driving training. 15 girls under went tailoring training. Drop out children’s survey was completed in four villages and the BPL families without ID cards have been identified and their 150 applications were given for inclusion in the BPL list.

Skills Programmes In Sc Villages

Tailoring Training	75	Girls
Welding and Minor Electrical repairs	50	Boys
Driving training	10	Boys
SC women Leadership Training	40	Women
Book binding	10	Girls

CRNIEO ‘s Other Development Programmes

Mari-culture Project at Coastal Madras:

This Pilot project was initiated at Neelangarai Kuppam and at Injambakkam Kuppam in 1987 to find out the feasibility of establishing artificial reefs in the sea to increase fish catches. Artificial reef materials like tree branches, truck tires, granite boulders, and concrete well rings were experimented with. Amongst them it was found that concrete well rings were fetching good catches. The technology was adopted by the Periya Neelangarai Kuppam fishermen and they installed a large reef with about 150 concrete rings. After four years it was observed that they have sustainable fish catches and they are harvesting from this large reef. The pilot programme proved that durable artificial reefs, the older it is, produces better fish catches and there is sustainability as the artificial allows a good breeding environment especially in areas were the natural reefs are degraded and where there is bottom trawling by large boats. This was a pilot project.

CRNIEO implemented a Pilot Ecology programme for a period of three years. The main aim of the project was to create awareness and a sense of urgency in the minds of the academics, village level workers on the seriousness of pollution and deforestation.

A special training programme in developing "Barefoot Technicians in Yercaud in areas of livestock treatment" was conducted with technical help from Action for Food Production (AFPRO). The programme helped the tribal people to identify symptoms and treat the livestock accordingly. It has also helped the Government's veterinary extension programme to be more useful as the tribals are able to see and monitor the progress after treatment is given.

Economic Evaluation of Eco Technologies/ artificial reefs: An assessment of the economic impact of the Fish aggregation Devices in Neelankarai shore was done by the consultant.

The Centre at Muttukadu completed a pilot programme for propagating indigenous medicine as well as homeopathy.

Pulicat Lake - Living Lakes Netwrok

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