The people of Santakavita Mandalam, Srikakulam District are extremely happy to learn that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has sanctioned Rs 3.4 crores for repair of the Sayanna Gadda canal. For the past 2 years AID-India’s Srikakulam Chapter, along with the people from about 25 villages has been demanding the repair of this canal that causes annual flooding of over 1000 acres of agricultural land.

Since the monsoon of 2006, when villagers refused to take compensation for crop loss from the government but demanded permanent solutions, AID-India had organized series of village meetings and collected signatures and mobilized people to meet with the collector and write to the Irrigation Department. It is heartening to see these efforts finally bear fruit.