CAN WE CONDUCT THE METING ?

I am an individual,not an organization.To conduct a seminar an organization is required.Hence I talked with several persons.Local Dharmasthala gramina development coordinator,grama panchayat member, grama panchayat president, Markanja D.C.C.bank,taluk panchayat member - every one agreed to cooperate,but did not took initiative to conduct the program.All of them had their own problems.Meanwhile C.P.C.R.I.director Dr.Balasinha told with me that horticulture department must conduct these seminars.So I went to horticulture dept.Sullia and narrated the story to its head. His argument was that scientists did not informed them of their visit.Hence they cannot conduct program as of now. Let them do their work and seminar could be conducted after they succeed in controlling the grubs.What I thought that no one will come to my rescue and I have to bear the entire cost of the program. The surprise element in the episode is the participation of Mapalthota Subraya Bhat.His plot was not affected by grub problem but he took interest in the program. He contacted several persons on his own and asked with me to go ahead with the program. He said that there are several persons who are willing to contribute to the program.He even contacted Adike Patrike team and they too keen to participate in the meeting.But the major problem remained .How to contact root grub affected farmers? One day I teliphoned to Mr. Harish Bantwal of Suddi Bidugade and asked his help in this matter. He asked me to visit his office and assured his help.Meanwhile my brother Prakash ,who happened to meet Gangadhara Matti of Udaya vaani paper told the story.When I went to Suddi office Harish asked me to write the story in a paper and took my phone numbers. Out side the office I found Matti also and he too heard the story from me. On 7 and 8 of february 2009 we along with family members and relatives went to Kumara Parvatha for trekking.While returning suddenly I got a mobile massage from Mahesh Puchchappady of Suvarna news that he wants to meet me.I did not know what had happened.We were completely tired and not in a mood to contact anyone.When I put the telephone connection after reached the home it started ringing.One by one caller asked about the grub problem and the solution .I told them about the seminar and a little later started to took the address of the callers.My brother later showed the Udayavaani sunday paper. My story was in the front page with my phone number. After a few months I asked with Matti about this. He told that it was the disition of the editor to put the news in the front page.But anyhow it did wonders.Suddenly a crage developed and everyone started to highlight the grub problem in arecanut garden.Then there was no looking back .I talked with Dr.A.R.V.Kumar and disided to conduct the seminar on 22-2-09.Meanwhile Dr. Balasinha sent me a mail which was a copy of the order given by district horticulture department to Sullia horticulture department to arrange the seminar in Markanja.I took a print of that mail and went to Taluk panchayat president Shankar Peraje.Our taluk panchayat member Harish Kanjapili was also present.Shankar Peraje immediately asked the horticulture dept officials to help me in the matter. Everything was changed now. I got a warm welcome in the horticulture department.Now they offered every help and agreed to bear the entire cost of the meeting.All impediments in conducting the seminar was over.As per the direction of Kumar sir we invited scientists from C.P.C.R.I.Vittal,K.V.K.Mangalore,K.V.K.Brahmavar along with Kumar sir. After a few days what I learnt that root grub problem is widely spread in the coastal region and Malnad region. But areas which have laterite soil do not had this problem.I had addresses of about 50 farmers who are suffering from grub problem. I must thank the media,both papers and T.V.channels,for the success of the meeting.Almost all papers which are locally available carried the news.T.V.channels too showed the grub affected plots and gave widespread publicity. Otherwise we couldn't these level of success.