SSD- The service Area:
SSD is striving to improve socio-economic conditions of villages, situated in and around Kailadevi Wild Life Sanctuary area. It’s an upland plateau, characterized by undulation rocky hills & broken grounds with soil type being primarily of red colors, whereas downward side of valley contains sandy soil. This area is semi arid with annual rainfall of 700 m-m (approx.).
Major communities living in this area are Gujjars (SOBC), Meena (ST), Jatav/Bairwa (SC). Animal Husbandry was the mainstay of villager’s subsistence, when they first arrived here. But subsequently agriculture took precedence over animal husbandry. Still entire area is poverty-stricken, since most of the land holdings are marginal in nature & not even one half hectare of land is under assured irrigation each family. Situation is further aggravated by the fact that runoff carries away the valuable top soil. Every year from April to June mass migration of cattle & men takes place. Women literacy in this area is less than 20%, whereas no. of women per thousand men in this area is 847 only.