Many women SHGs were formed. Farm women community was oriented on soil and water conservation and sustainable agriculture for food security. Many women SHGs were formed. Farm women community was oriented on soil and water conservation and sustainable agriculture for food security. Mass participation evaluation provided occasion for beneficiaries to review the progress of the program to assess the impact of the program in their daily life and to visualize the impact of the program on the general ecology and the restoration of ecological balance. The activities such as hill slope forestry, sustainable farming and hortipastural practices were undertaken focusing on specific target groups. The impact envisaged was the demonstrative effect of sustainable farming and hortipastural practices. High returns with low inputs were realized with the help of demonstration

Nursery raising-nursery raising for hill slope forestry. Agro forestry (sustainable farming) and hortipastural for mining. Distribution of plantation of seeds- 20,000 seedlings raised for the hill slope plantation. Through women?s committee members, the seedlings were distributed with maximum of 4000 to each village. As far ass Agro-forestry is concerned 20,000 seedlings were raised and among the 400 women beneficiaries of 5 villages with regard to hortipastural, farms. 20,000 were raise and distributed. Altogether 60,000 seedlings will be raised for the plantation with the help of women beneficiaries committee. To promote the awareness over the purpose for the program and the importance of forestry, agroforestrty and hortipastural, farming, the methods were village wise demonstration, model plots and training. Exposure visits to forestry and horticultural stations such as Mysore, Chittoor, Coimbatore and Periyakulum. These visits gave them direct knowledge of the conservation techniques and sustainable farming.