{"id":85103,"date":"2026-01-31T12:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=85103"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:22:10","slug":"paathara-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paathara-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Paathara Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Paathara Practice Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it is observed that the ancient grain storage tradition named Paathara practice or Khoni is fading fast in Srikakulam district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Paathara Practice<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>ancestral practice of underground grain storage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a storage pit in which freshly <\/span><b>harvested grains, mostly paddy, are stored.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is observed by farmers along the banks of the <\/span><b>Mahendratanaya River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Uddanam region of <\/span><b>Srikakulam district,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near the <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh\u2013Odisha border.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tradition thrived in the <\/span><b>inland, hilly terrain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where underground grain storage was effective.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Decline:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lack of <\/span><b>space and awareness,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as <\/span><b>changes in rural architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014have contributed to its decline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Key Features of Paathara Practice<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Structure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The pit is <\/span><b>dug in a rectangular shape,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plastered with straw and clay, and sealed with a layer of cow dung on top.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Paathara was <\/span><b>built in front of thatched houses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was an integral part of rural architecture, symbolising a thriving joint family system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every paddy-growing family stores enough grain for its annual needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Advantage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Paath\u00adara pro\u00adtects grain from rodents, con\u00adtam\u00adin\u00ada\u00adtion, and theft.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/ancient-grain-storage-tradition-fading-fast-in-srikakulam-district\/article70565946.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paathara Practice is an ancestral practice of underground grain storage pits. 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