Six people from Mandaguda working on waterfall maintenance at Tiryani mandal
Post Date – 10:34 PM, Sat – 11/26/22
Ecotourism Committee Chairman Thumram Gopal and other members at the Chintalamadara waterfall in Mandaguda village.
Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A first-of-its-kind ecotourism committee set up by the state forest department has helped six tribal youths from Mandaguda village in the Tiryani mandal become entrepreneurs without much investment.
Until last year, the youths used to roam around the Chintalamadara waterfall in Tiryani, which was packed with tourists and tourists from the erstwhile districts of Adilabad, Perdapali, Jatiyar and even Maharashtra. nature lovers. At that time, they never thought that the waterfall could provide them with employment opportunities.
This year, six individuals aged between 20 and 30, Porkata Arjun, Sikram Shankar, Sikram Tulsiram, Naitham Anand, Naitham Vinod and Kumram Nagesh from Chintalamadara and Mandaguda were elected as members of the ecotourism committee according to the competent regional forest The seasonal falls were maintained on the advice of Officer G. Dinesh Kumar and then Ginnedhari Forest Range Officer T Pranay. The committee, the first of its kind initiative, is managing the falls from July to November 1. These five months have changed the way young people see waterfalls.
“The committee earned Rs 206,000 in revenue just by maintaining the waterfall, collecting fees from tourists and parking fees, and about 60,000 tourists arrived at the site during the five months. The revenue was used to pay salaries of Rs 6,000 per month to members , while the remaining funds will be used to further develop the waterfall as a tourist attraction,” said committee chairman Thumram Gopal.
Three of the youths were assigned to serve as guards next to the waterfall to prevent accidents, two were sent to toll booths near tourist attractions, and one was deployed in the parking lot. The chair occasionally inspects the falls and oversees the functioning of the committee, which operates from 9 am to 6 pm.
For the convenience of motorists and tourists, the committee passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and initially paved a dirt road from outside the village to the waterfall. With the help of funds approved by ITDA-Utnoor project officer K Varun Reddy and additional collector Chahat Bajpai, roads were repaired and security measures such as iron fences were put in place.
ETC charges 100 rupees for allowing visitors to park, 20 rupees for two-wheelers and 30 rupees per visitor for the waterfall. “It has played a vital role in maintaining the waterfall as members also find temporary work and income,” said Dinesh Kumar.
