Eravipuram South Fishing Village ( Corporation)

A Brief Profile of the Eravipuram South Fishing Village

Eravipuram South fisheries village is spread over two wards of Kollam Corporation. The coastal wards of this village are 14 and 15. The village has a total of 2000 houses and 2005 households are living there. Among them, 9 households are landless or presently living as a joint family. Regarding the housing situation in the village, it is noted that 83.95 percent houses are pucca, 15 percent are semi-pucca and 1.05 percent houses are kachha houses. About 95 percent of the existing houses in the village have sanitary toilets. Safe drinking water is available to 91.40 percent of the existing houses. Most of the houses in the village (98.75%) are electrified. It is noted that 687 persons from the fisher folk community are insured with the Fisheries Board (Matsya Board). And 25 persons are covered under the old age pension scheme and 12 persons are covered under widow pension scheme during 2007- 08 in this village.

Regarding the community specific facilities, this village has one PHC. The village has one LP School and one Higher Secondary School. Five anganawadis are functioning in this village and two of them are functioning in own buildings. This village has a network of 12 roads of 25 Km length, 1 Km drainage and 4 culverts. The village has 150 street lights and all of them are functional. About the fisheries specific infrastructure and facilities, it is noted that 120 country fishing boats are available in this fisheries village. And a total of 86 kerosene permits are issued to the fisher folk in this. The village has an unprotected coastal line of 2.20 Km. Consumption of liquor and narcotic drugs are acute in this village. The results of situation analysis and needs and requirements are presented in Tables 49 and 50 while the financial requirements are given in Table 51.

Table.49: Current status & requirements of Existing Infrastructure Facilities

Sl.No Name of the Length Existing Existing Requirements Existing road of the number of drainage road Culverts, facilities Bridges • Eravipuram bridge 6 km Retarring – Thanni • Chanakkazhiyam – 2 km Retarring Edavapurayidam • Rationshop – 1 km Retarring Kadapuram • Rationshop to 1 km Metaling and tarring westward upto sea shore road • St.Antony palli – 6 km Adichaman thoppu • Thanni backer 500 m Maintenance junction – Puthen kayalpuram • Puthenveedu – 500 m Maintenance Kadapuram • Kuzheel purayidam 500 m Maintenance – Kadapuram • Kakkathoppu 1 km Maintenance nursery – Kadappuram road Source: Office of the Kollam Corporation

Table.50: Requirements of New Infrastructure Facilities

Sl.No Name of the new Length of Number of Drainage Any other road the road Culverts facilities Requirements • Beach road 200 m Source: Office of the Kollam Corporation

Table .51 : Requirement, financial allocation and its sources Eravipuram South village

Sl. No.of Unit cost(Rs. No. Name of the scheme units in Lakhs) Project cost(Rs. in Lakhs) Expected amount Subsidy/Amount from from other separate Beneficiary sources project Loan Contribution Total 1 Housing 1.New house 26 1.5 6.81 32.19 0 0 39 2.Repair 300 0.5 0.64 149.36 0 0 150 3.Purchase of land 9 1 0 9 0 0 9 2 Sanitation 1.New toilet 100 0.1 2.197 7.803 0 0 10.000 2.Repair 200 0.025 0 5.00 0 0 5.000 3 Drinking water New water supply 1 27.50 0 0 0 27.50 scheme by KWA 4 Electrification 1.House Hold Electrification 25 0.05 0 1.25 0 0 1.25 5 Road and culverts 1.New road 0.200 18 3.538 0.062 0 0 3.6 6 Street light 1.New 46 0.18 5.57 2.71 0 0 8.28 7 Health sector 1.Lab facility 1 2.50 2.50 0 0 0 2.50 2. Building repair 1 8.00 6.94 1.06 0 0 8.00 8 Education 1. Building repair 1 8 8 0 0 0 8 2. Drinking water 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3. Toilet 1 0.9 0.9 0 0 0 0.9 9 Anganwady 1. Building only 1 3.50 2.19 1.31 0 0 3.5 2. Land and building 2 5.00 6.23 3.77 0 0 10 3.Compound wall 4 1.00 2.50 1.50 0 0 4 4. Drinking water 3 0.25 0.47 0.28 0 0 0.75 5. Toys 5 0.05 0.14 0.11 0 0 0.25 10 Fisheries Infrastructure 11 Fish processing storage and marketing 1.Ice plant 1 30 15 15 0 0 30 2. Market 1 20 10 10 0 0 20 12 Coastal area protection 1. Droins 1000 0 0 0 1000 13 Livelihood Proposals 2. Ornamental fish 1 1.745 0.9075 0 0.67 0.1675 1.745 3.Petty shop 1 0.45 0.135 0.00 0.225 0.09 0.45 Total 1344.725