Bharat Forge - Leading Automotive, Aerospace Forging Company in India

Sustainable Rural Growth

Empowering Villages, Building Futures

Village Developments

Our dream to nurture 100 villages

Bharat Forge's Chairman Mr. Babasaheb N. Kalyani set up the vision to develop 100 villages under our Village Development Programme, making it one of our most crucial missions.

Our Village development projects were initiated in the year 2015, under which we have been dedicatedly working towards improving the quality of life in the rural communities of Maharashtra.

Effort and Impact

Benefitted 1,90,000+ Rural Lives

Agricultural Water

1,49,853
Beneficiaries

Agricultural Water

2,207 TCM
Water Conserved

Agricultural Water

10 Bandharas +
18 Villages

Agricultural Water

Desilting of water reservoir at villages Madanwadi, Nhavi (Bk) & Vanpuri

Drinking Water

35,387+
Villagers Benefitted

Health & Nutrition

4,744+
Women Benefitted

Village Education

39
Schools Benefitted

Education

47,535
Children & Staff Impacted

Road Construction

67 km Roads Constructed, 11,350 Villagers Impacted

Infrastructure Development

30,000 People Provided with proper sanitation facilities

Village Education

13,000 People Provided with proper sanitation facilities

Each Indian village differs from the other in their geographies, histories and ecologies mind-sets, traditions and social practices. Since those keep varying, we at Bharat Forge analysed the requirements in each village individually, and structured our village development Programmes to meet them exclusively.

Our vision to develop 100 villages

An overview from 2017 to 2023

Areas covered 7 districts in Maharashtra

- Pune
- Ahmednagar
- Satara
- Kolhapur
- Solapur
- Osmanabad
- Bhandara

11 Talukas

NGO Meet

Villagers interacting with CMD and expressing their gratitude

Bharat Forge conducts an yearly meeting with the NGO partners to discuss about the scope of CSR and Village development works. Mr.Babasaheb Kalyani, had discussion with our NGO partners about the ongoing work in the villages & skill development area. He had also guided and explained the journey towards Green villages to the NGO representatives.

Our CMD appreciated the attendees for their work and guided them to utilise updated technologies for better results and development.

An overview of the impact made in FY 2019-20

Input

Financial investment
Human material and resources

Activities

Baseline survey
Widening and deepening canals & riverbeds
Awareness & Ownership of community
Construction of check dams & bandharas
Pipelines & drinking water system

Output

21,80,726 cub. mtrs. silt removed
2207 TCM water stored
430 wells & 350 bore wells recharged
53 km internal WBM & concrete roads constructed
16,363 acres land brought under irrigation
Land Levelling of 230.74 acres

Outcome

Increase in water availability
Positive changes in crop pattern and crop diversity
Enhanced agriculture & livestock productivity
Reversed migration
Setting up of processing units
Availability of fertile land for cultivation

Impact

Improved quality of life for the rural communities
Helped in boosting family income
Opened up employment / entrepreneurship opportunities for local youth
Generated farming opportunities for the villagers who never cultivated their land
Helped thinly populated villages to get populated

Our Village Development Initiatives

Bharat Forge's projects for village development are categorised under 5 major indicators

Water Availability.

An unimaginable dream, brought alive.

Water for both drinking and agriculture was taken to be a prime indicator for village development in addition to the development works for internal roads, livelihood creation, health and education.

As part of our CSR activities, we decided to participate in the Government's Jalyukta Shivir Abhiyan in villages of Maharashtra, under the guidance and mentorship of our Chairman Mr. Babasaheb N. Kalyani. Water harvesting projects were launched in the adopted villages as a part of this initiative.

Impacted 1,49,000+ Villagers
Increased water availability and positive changes in cropping patterns and crop diversity
Enhanced agriculture, livestock productivity and availability of processing units
Helped farmers increase their incomes

The standard of living of the villagers was elevated multi-fold through water abundance, better roads, richer farms and a better livelihood.

Irrigating inclusive growth

Our focus on inclusive growth has led us to work extensively for enhancing the availability of agricultural water in villages and making safe drinking water accessible. This has led to a constant rise in income through farming, thus improving the living standards of the people.

21,80,726 m3
Silt Removed

430 wells
350 Bore wells Recharged

2207 TCM Liters
Water Stored

16363 Acres Land
Brought Under Irrigation

67 Km Internal WBM &
Concrete Roads Constructed

230.74 acres
Land Levelling

Snapshot of Our
Initiatives

Belewadi

Wagholi

Amondi

Visapur

Phalakewadi

Thakarwadi

Ugalewadi

Wagholi

Bandhara work site at Kanherkhed
Beneficiaries: 500 farmers

125 hectares of land under irrigation in Ekambe, Koregaon
Beneficiaries: 3,000+

Desilting of Talav at Nhavi (Bk.) & Pawarwadi village

450 acres of land under irrigation and road construction at Vadgaon-Gupta, Ahmednagar Storage Capacity: 144 TCM (14,40,00,000 Lt.)
Beneficiaries: 1,000+

25 kms of Road Construction at Vadgaon-Gupta

Increasing irrigational capabilities at Wagholi Storage Capacity: 131.76 TCM (13,17,65,000 Lt.) Jal Poojan at Wadule-Wagholi

Increasing irrigational capabilities at Wagholi Storage Capacity: 131.76 TCM (13,17,65,000 Lt.) 12 km of internal road construction using the material from deepening work

Increasing irrigational capabilities at Wagholi Storage Capacity: 131.76 TCM (13,17,65,000 Lt.) CMDs intervention with locals at village Wadule-Wagholi

Water harvesting at Gangapur, Pune Storage Capacity: 49 TCM (4,90,00,000 Lt.)
Beneficiaries: 3,000 farmers

Bandhara work at Chapatewadi – Desilting of Cement Nala

Know more about our Village Development projects

Improving Drinking Water Availability

Bharat Forge provides water at doorstep to the villagers by constructing water tanks, so that they no longer need to walk 2-3 miles for collecting drinkable water.

Drinking Water Projects benefitting over 8,300+ villagers

Snapshot of Our
Initiatives

Water Storage Projects for Jaygaon, Chilewadi & Chikhali in Satara

Cement water tank construction for Thakarwadi, Bagwadi, Numberwadi, Wadachi wadi and other 3 wadis in Pune
Storage Capacity: 40,000 Litres
Beneficiaries: 3,300+

Water-filtering plant for pure drinking water in Dive village at Purandar, Pune
Storage Capacity: 1,000 Ltrs./ Hr.
Beneficiaries: 5,000+

Pipeline work (Purandar Upasainchan Yojana) for Dive village in Purandar, Pune
Beneficiaries: 600+

Enhancing Rural Livelihood

Enhancing the livelihood of people from the rural regions we serve has been one of our core objectives in the CSR activities undertaken.

Effort & Impact

Snapshot 2019-2020

Led to a production of Rs 5,67,250 and increased income for about 80 farmers by 25.65%

A look at our livelihood enhancing activities

Land Levelling – Building new lands of prosperity

Taluka Ambegaon is a hilly region, with most of the population comprising of the tribal community. Farming in the hilly region poses to be a challenge for the localites. With our land levelling initiatives, we flattened many land parcels, making them suitable for farming. Village: Chapatewadi in Ambegaon, Pune

Land Levelling – Building new lands of prosperity

Cattle Shed Development

Cattle Rearing is one of the major income generating occupations in the villages. For enhanced safety of the livestocks and cattles, Bharat Forge helped the farmers by building cattle sheds and goat sheds, thus supporting the local livelihood and ensuring wellbeing of the families in the villages. District: Ambegaon in Pune

Cattle Shed Development

Organic Farming

Organic farming has been initiated in the village with support from Bharat Forge. This will help to boost income of the farmers. Village: UgaleWadi in Ambegaon, Pune

Organic Farming

Organic farming has been initiated in the village with support from Bharat Forge. This will help to boost income of the farmers. Village: UgaleWadi in Ambegaon, Pune

Safeguarding the real wealth

Since the inception of our CSR initiatives, we have always had a keen focus on the health of women, be it the community women or the women in the rural areas. Our initiatives in Cancer Screening and other diseases have continually led to better diagnosis and motivated precautionary behaviour.

Effort & Impact

Snapshot 2019-2020

This year, our health outreach program impacted the lives of 2,210+ women.

Cancer Screening camp

Telemedicine

Tests conducted in villages - Rui, Pimpri and Pawarwadi Taluka: Koregaon, District: Satara
404 women were a part of this camp.

Cancer Screening Camps with Haemoglobin Test and awareness sessions conducted with the support of Sahyadri Hospitals, Pune and NGO - Samavedana. Total 1,388 women from Chikhali, Gangapur, Chapatewadi and Kalewadi were a part of this initiative.
Taluka: Ambegaon, District: Pune

Training for Asha workers on impact measurement of nutritional support for school children from the villages with the help of NGO – Samavedana.

Cancer Screening Camps were conducted in Taluka Purandar, District Pune and Taluka Koregaon, District Satara.
418 women were covered under the camps.

3000+ women benefitted from 26 villages in association with NGO – Samavedana.

The cases for further investigation were referred to the nearby Sahayadri Hospital.

Sessions on No tobacco

Sessions on No tobacco were imparted by Bharat Forge employees to students aware about the ill effects on health due to tobacco intake.

4000 students benefitted from 8 government schools

Making learning, as enriching as it should be

We believe education is the most important step towards a bright future. For this, we have taken up many initiatives to renovate, repair and build the Zilla Parishad Schools in different villages.

Effort & Impact

Snapshot 2019-2020

Our efforts brought a positive change in v and impacted 47,535 children and staff.

Salave-wall compound

Gurholi Toilet Unit

Vanpuri- 2 classroom constructed

Construction and renovation

Project: Renovation of Zilla Parishad School Village: Nagzari, Taluka: Koregaon, District: Satara

Construction and renovation

Project: Construction of School Building Village: Vadgaon Kashimbe, Taluka: Ambegaon, District: Pune

Construction and renovation

Project: Construction of School Building Village: Girim, Taluka: Daund, District: Pune

Construction and renovation

Project: Roof-work of Zilla Parishad School Village: Hivare, Taluka: Purandar, District: Pune

Construction and renovation

Project: Repairing and Painting of Zilla Parishad School
Village: Dasturwadi, Taluka: Ambegaon, District: Pune

Mission – Sanitation of Schools

Project: Toilet construction
Village: Shirsuphal, Taluka: Baramati, District: Pune

Mission – Sanitation of Schools

Project: Construction of toilets in Zilla Parishad School
Village: Devale, Taluka: Panhala, District: Kolhapur

Mission – Sanitation of Schools

Project: Infrastructure development and construction of compound wall
Taluka: Madha, District: Solapur
Villages covered: Ropale (Kh.), Bedagewasti, Chavanwasli

Mission – Sanitation of Schools

Project: Infrastructure development and construction of compound wall Taluka: Madha, District: Solapur
Villages covered: Ropale (Kh.), Bedagewasti, Chavanwasli

Mission – Sanitation of Schools

Project: Constructed 8 urinals & 2 WCs in each of 4 Zilla Parishad Schools. Taluka: Madha, District: Solapur
Villages covered: Ropale (Kh.), Wadachiwadi, Bokad Darawadi, & Uplai (Kh.)

Building roads to a glorious future

Bharat Forge has always had accessibility as a key indicator in village development. With better roads, we have witnessed better employability, education, rise in crop yields and an exponential increase in the income levels of villagers.

Effort & Impact

Snapshot 2019-2020

Our accessibility initiatives built 53 km of roads, impacting the lives and livelihood of over 11,350 villagers.