Kot Village REPORT

by
B. TECH. (CIVIL ENGINEERING) –
3RDyear
6TH SEMESTER
Session: 2022-2023
SUBMITTED TO
Dr. Kakoli Dey

Department of Civil Engineering

Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology, Greater
Noida
(Affiliated to Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical
University, Lucknow)
 INTRODUCTION
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) has organized an
industrial visit to Kot Village. The objective of the
visit is to understand the lives of the villagers, the
problems they face, and provide solutions to them.
Villagers in rural areas encounter more problems
compared to urban areas, and their primary source
of income is farming. However, in the case of Kot
Village, the government of India has taken over
most of their land for the development of the
country. This has led to a loss of land and a lack of
knowledge about farming techniques among the
villagers.
Visit Kot Village
I visited the village Kot along with my 15 friends
and 2 teachers. We sat in a bus at 9:45 am and
traveled 9km from our Galgotias college to reach
the village. Kot is situated on the outskirts of the
town. When we arrived at the village, we saw a
school at the entry of the village, opposite to which
there was a house. Our first visit was to the house
of Mrs. Sila, who was born in Goa and currently
lives in the village with her husband. Mrs. Sila
Lupish and her husband both have jobs in Goa, but
they shifted to this village after their marriage in
1978 to bring change to the village. During our
visit, Mrs. Sila Lupish helped us understand the
problems and people of the village. She informed
us that Kot is a diverse village, where people from
different castes and religions live together.
Moreover, Mrs. Sila Lupish is working with
Galgotia College of Engineering and Technology
to learn more about the village.
After visiting Mrs. Sila Lupish's
house, we went to the home of Mr. Rati Ram, the
former Pradhan of the village and one of the oldest
residents. He shared with us the history of the
village and the people who live there. Mr. Rati
Ram showed us his house, which was built before
India gained independence. He also informed us
that the land in the village was owned by the
villagers, but it was later acquired by the
government for development purposes. There are
still some lands left for farming, where wheat
crops are grown. The village faces water scarcity,
and they used to fetch water from a well, but now
they use a submersible pump to store water in
tanks, which is then distributed through gravity.
Previously, there were no toilets in the village, and
people used farmland for toilet purposes, but now
every household has toilets. The village has a
Bank of Baroda Gramin Bank and a dispensary.
Rainwater harvesting is also practiced in the
village. Mr. Rati Ram blessed us for our future,
and we thanked him for sharing his knowledge
with us. We also thanked the young people who
guided us throughout the village tour. We took a
group photo before leaving the village.