Lesson 3.

Penamakuru - A Village in the Krishna Delts

Question and Answers:
In olden days what type of crops are cultivated by farmers in penamakuru village.
Red gram, green gram and millets are cultivate on the uplands in penamakuru village by the
farmers.
Name the animals that are used in the fields.
A few bullocks, cows, buffaloes and sheeps are reared for working in the fields.
On the bank of Bandar canal what is the occupation of the people?
Basket weaving familes live on the bank of bandar canal.
What is the main occupation of the people living on the bank of bandar canal?
Their main occupations are making baskets, catching rats and rearing pigs.
How can you say that the village of penamakuru is fully mecahnised.
The village is fully electrified and poultry form is fully mechanised. Water is supplied through
nipples and food is supplied through conveyers for the 80,000 hens in the pultry.
To which states the poultry eggs will be sent.
The poultry eggs are sent to different states like Assam and Bihar through their agents. And
some eggs are sent to the same Vijayawada district.
From whom the rice miller will purchase paddy and where he will sell it?
The rice miller of penamakuru will purchase the paddy from peasants and prepare rice to sell
in other places.
Where the farmers will sell the cash crops?
The penamakuru village has good roads connected to many cities and towns. The farmers
will sell their cash crops in Rythu Bazar which is in Vuyyuru and Vijayawada.
In which fields the youth pople are working?
The people who completed their 10th class or above are working as electricians, auto driver
and mechanics in the village.
What makes the farmers to cultivate the crops throughtout the year.
In penamakuru village there is a Good sunshine and warm temperate that makes the

farmers to raise crops throughout the year.

What is meant by Self Ploughing.
When the nalla regadi bhumi ( black soil ) dry up and they tend to crack. This is called self
ploughing and causes fertile.
How many people live in penamakuru village and how many people have land?
There are 750 families in penamakuru village and Ten of them have 10 acres of land and 150
families have land below 5 acres, and rest have no land.
What are the facilities available in the penamakuru village?
In the middle of the village we can find kirana shops, banks, RMP doctors, medical shops,
iron welding shops, hair saloon shops and tiffin centers.