On the banks of Sabari river, Poojari Jhansi’s thatched house in the Chintoor Agency in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district could not withstand the gushing Godavari floodwaters and collapsed.
The Koya tribal family had lost its entire traditional grain storage system made of bamboo by the Konda Reddi tribe, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
The Koyas store the harvest of all the crops — paddy, sesame and pulses — in bamboo baskets of various sizes. The seed is also stored in the baskets that are kept above their living space. Inside the thatched house, a portion is created with wood only to store the harvest and other valuable belongings.
