please give some ideas on project Habitat of people living in Kerala and hp
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The people of Kerala are the most simple and down to earth people.They like to live in their own world of simplicity and originality. They are known as "keralites", since they are natives of Kerala.The people of Kerala are very protective about their religion and ancient practices,rituals and traditions. They are proud of their culture and will go to any lengths to preserve them. The lifestyle of Keralites is uncomplicated and they seem happy and content with the simple pleasures of life.
The people of Kerala speak Malayalam. These people emphasize much on education and make it a point to ensure that the younger generation knows the religious teachings of their culture.The Keralites also are very progressive in terms of cleanliness,healthcare and physical quality of life.Most people are conversant in English and make it a point that their kids receive education at least till the primary level.
The people of Kerala dress very ordinarily. They do not believe in showing off. The Malayaly way of life is unassuming.They are content with the quality of life they lead.Regarding food,they are very particular about their health and are conscious about sticking to a balanced diet. They seek mental satisfaction more than materialistic pleasures. The women dress up in the traditional unique attire called Set Mundu, which requires draping skillfully two pieces of long cloth on oneself,the dress being somewhat similar to a sari,worn over a blouse.The men mostly wear white mundu (dhoti) with a shirt or a cotton "lungi" (a sarong like dress) with a towel on top. The men in cities wear pants and shirts,and the women,saris. The younger generation follows fashion and wear anything from jeans to salwar kameez.
The main stray of the people in Himachal Pradesh is Agriculture on which 65% population depend. The topography being mostly hilly, the type of cultivation is terraced. Percentage of main workers to total population is 30.05 and the percentage of cultivators to total main workers is 57.93. The percentage of Agricultural labourers to total workers is 4.92.
Out of the total geographical area of 55.67 lakh hectares only 5.83 lakh hectares is the cultivable area in the State. Out of total cultivable area an area of 3.35 lac hectare is under assured irrigation.
In absence of railways and water transport, roads are the only means of communication in pre-dominantly hill State of Himachal Pradesh.
The Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts, in their entirety, and Pangi and Bharmour (now tehsil Bharmour and sub-tehsil Holi) Sub-Divisions of Chamba district constitute the Scheduled areas in the State, fulfilling the minimum criterion of 50% S.T. population concentration in a C.D. Block. These are situated in the north and north-east of the Pradesh forming a contiguous belt in the far hinterland behind high mountain passes and are amongst the remotest and most inaccessible areas in the State with average altitude being 3281 metre above the mean sea-level. The most distinguishing mark of the tribal areas in the State is that they are very vast in area but extremely small in population with the result that per unit cost of infrastructure activity is very exorbitant. The district of Kinnaur is located between 310-05’-55” and 320-05’-20” north latitude and between 770-45’-00” and 790-00’-50” east longitude. The District Lahaul-Spiti is situated between north latitude 310-41’-39” and 320-59’-57” and east longitude 760-40’-29” and 780-41’-39”. The Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba district falls between north latitude 320-33’ and 330-19’ and between east longitude 760-15’ and 770-21’ and the Bharmour sub-division of this district is situated approximately between the north latitude 320-11’ and 320-41’ and between the east longitude 760-22’ and 760-53’. Snow glaciers, high altitudes and highly-rugged terrain, criss-crossed by fast flowing rivers and their tributaries are the peculiar features of the Tribal areas.
These areas have also been declared as Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution by the President of India as per the Scheduled Areas (Himachal Pradesh) Order,1975(CO 102) dated the 21st November, 1975. The five ITDPs are Kinnaur; Lahaul; Spiti; Pangi and Bharmour. Except Kinnaur which is spread over 3C.D. Blocks, rest of the ITDPs comprise 1C.D. Block each.