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REPORT ON BASELINE SURVEY OF UBA VILLAGES AND HOUSEHOLDS OF UBA
VILLAGES

1. Baseline surveys in UBA villages:

An attempt has been made to cover all Households in the cluster allotted of the village. One Village
survey form is to be filled for each village along with household surveys. A template for Baseline
Household survey form as well as the Village survey form is filled and uploaded in the Reporting
portal of UBA with the data collected during the field survey. 350 students participated in the
survey. A total of 1,349 households have been covered under this survey. This is has been
completed by January- February, 2019.

2. Need Assessment and Analysis:

Need assessment of UBA villages has been done by the incorporation of knowledge inputs and
revised plans and finalize them with local bodies along with communities, panchayat etc. Utilize
the existing knowledge base and institutionalizing the area wise such as drinking water, education,
health, agricultural practices, electrification, agricultural and rural industries, cooking energy, and
watershed analysis. It also aims at foster collaborations with local bodies, governance and
knowledge institutions. It is done in March, 2019.

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20

3. Planting of trees at UBA villages: “Greening the Blue”

The UBA team at Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur has celebrated “Tree plantation drive-
to beat Air Pollution” by planting trees which give fruits, medicinal value and large canopy. We
consider it as the biggest annual event for positive environmental action where we can do
something about the quality of air that we breathe. Approximately 7 million people worldwide die
prematurely each year from air pollution, with about 4 million of these deaths occurring in Asia-