Research Report

1)karhera community:- Karhera, a peri-urban agricultural village situated between

the rapidly expanding cities of New Delhi (India's capital) and Ghaziabad (an
industrial district in Uttar Pradesh).

Karhera- Village Overview

Block / Tehsil : Mohan nagar

District : Ghaziabad

State : Uttar pradesh

Pincode : 201007

Nearest Town : Mohan nagar

● Crops grown by them:- Cereal crops-large fields of maize, wheat, rice and sorghum-were
the main agricultural produce of Karhera, complemented by a wide variety of vegetables,
and especially carrots. Today, spinach is most common and is grown to take advantage of
an urban demand for fresh vegetables.

● Distance from college:- Distance between Delhi College of Arts and Commerce and karhera is
33kilometers.

● Problems faced by them:-This village environment resources such as water-have become polluted and
degraded. This has made it hard to continue farming and also use of hindon river toxic water in irrigation is
a major problem.

● Floods from hidon river

● How project zaraat can help:-,we can use some social campaigns and awareness-raising initiatives
to warn people away from adulterating crops with drainage water.

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 ● Also we can increase the shell life of the crops by providing storage facilities.

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2)karnera Community:- Karnera village is located in Ballabgarh tehsil of Faridabad district in
Haryana, India. It is situated 8km away from sub-district headquarter Ballabgarh (tehsildar office) and
16km away from district headquarter Faridabad.

Palla - Village Overview

Block / Tehsil : Ballabgarh

District : Faridabad

State : Haryana

Pincode : 06350q

Area : 465 hectares

Population : 2091

Households : 387

Nearest Town : Ballabgarh

● Crops grown by them:- main crops grown in the village are wheat, potato and burseem (a
fodder crop) in the winter season, and pearl millet, paddy, sorghum and vegetables (gourd and okra) .
● Distance from college:- Distance between Delhi College of Arts and Commerce and Palla village is
45 kilometers.

● Problems faced by them:- Almost none cold storage facilities available for vegetables and fruits.

● How project zaraat can help:.We can reduce their post-harvest losses by offering our
storage facilities.

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 By:- Pranav tomar

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