Passu - Development Under Passu Reform Panel (PRP)

Development Under Passu Reform Panel (PRP)

From 1992 to 2008 Passu Reform Panel formed with the consensus of villager to bring positive changes and development in the village. The Panel had eight to ten members from each clan in each year to maneuver the emerging and prevailing issues. Passu Reform Panel brought very positive changes in the village. For instance there are changes which are visible and made clear differences between the period of past and present.

The panel initiated and works to build the village’s social, cultural, historical and environmental structure.

• To protect the local fauna and flora, under PRP many steps have been taken to protect fruit able and forestry trees, crops and other vegetation. And action has been taken to control deforestation. Goats, sheep and cattle are in restriction in their shed, not to destroy the plants. Sites are being selected for grazing the animals. And each house hold is responsible to keep his duty in turn and circle.
• One of the significant bringing reform is conservation and protection of wild fauna and flora. The debate and discussions among the panel members brought a good result to aware and educate people that what kind of benefits they get from their natural resources.
• Issues which emerge in the village with the time, PRP is the only source of minimize the issues and arrange sessions for debate and discussions to resolve the problems.
• The decision of celebrating ritual ceremonies comes from the panel e.g. the announcement of annual crop growing ceremony (Taghm), harvesting, (Tczineer) farewell of winter (Kitithit) etc.
• Bringing reforms to abolish unnecessary customs and customize it with the passage of time. Each year the clannish panel sits and discusses over it and implements the resolution with the consensus of village general body.
• On provision of basic small physical infrastructure PRP plays a vital role to organize and motivate the villager to build Channels, bridge, protective band, link roads, measurement of barren and cultivated land etc.
• In religious congregation PRP organizes and facilitate programs. Caters feasts and food to minimum1000 male and female participants. Some time the number of participants increases up to 3 or 4 thousand.
• The panels initiated to bring reforms in that unnecessary expenditure which people spend in extravagancy.
• Allover, putting effort by PRP is appreciate able. Play its role very actively and reinforces the other organization and working groups like Volunteer, Passu Development Organization, Passu Students Association, Woman Organization, Village Organization and all religious groups.