The Rural Immersion programme launched byKarnatakaRural Development and PanchayatRajUniversity is giving students the opportunity to study rural areas of the North Karnataka region and suggest changes to the government.
Under Rural Immersion, a unique programme, PG and UG students from all streams of the varsity will stay in select villages for three weeks to study the living conditions, basic facilities, Health facilities, water facility, economic condition and other issues faced by the village where they stay.
Students found out that open defecation problem is still prevalent in villages. Many primary health centres are in a sorry state. Lack of EMPLOYMENT opportunities in villages forces them to migrate to cities and people are also getting addicted to gutkha and liquor. Many villagers lack good roads and proper .