Natural Resource Management
The agenda of this project is the promotion of solar energy. The shop based in Kochi, deals with the promotion of energy saving units. The Solar Shop had a total turnover of 57.7 Lakhs. Through this products like Solar Laterns, Solar Home Lightening, Solar Water Heater, Power Plant, Solar Street Light are made available consumption.
The prime principle of the project is that “If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come from the grassroots up, not from top down.”
National Service Society acts as an implementing agency of various Grama Panchayaths in the field of waste management, water & sanitation, new & renewable energy and organic farming. The division has diversified its activities to all over Kerala, Pathanamthitta being the latest addition. Boomika had a quantified leap in the projects undertaken comprising of installation of Bio gas generators, Baby Toilets and Vermin Pots in different districts. As part of the programme, outREACH provides consultancy, organizes sensitization programmes in communities and installs products at household as well as institutional level. Most of the initiatives are in association with Suchitwa Mission and various LSG’s.
Jalanidhi- Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA) was set up under the aegis of World Bank, as an autonomous body that functions under the Dept. of Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala. “JALANIDHI” has selected National Service Society as one of its Supporting Organizations to implement the activities of its 2nd phase in 1st batch at Kunnanthanam and 2nd phase in 2nd batch at Arakkulam Grama Panchayaths of Pathanamthitta and Idukki Districts respectively. The primary aim of this agency is to facilitate and support year – round supply of adequate quantity of potable water to the rural Kerala, through the active participation of the user groups themselves. The aim of supplying water to every household in Kunnamthanam Grama Panchayath has reached its completion. Arakkulam Jalanidhi project was inaugurated recently.