About Gramadeep

Gramadeep Trust is dedicated to fostering sustainable rural development, community empowerment, and environmental stewardship. Our work is guided by a committed Core Team and strengthened by the expertise of our Executive and Advisory Team, who bring vision and leadership to every initiative.  We also draw strength from our Gramadeep Sevadal, a team of  passionate volunteers who embody our values through hands-on service and community engagement. Their dedication ensures that our programs reach people directly and create meaningful impact. Beyond organizational leadership and volunteerism, we actively support grassroots efforts such as the Kovvali Village Water Security and Protection of Waterbodies Committee, which plays a vital role in safeguarding local water resources and ensuring ecological balance for future generations.  

Founded in 2015 in Kovvali village, Denduluru mandal of Eluru district (formerly West Godavari), Andhra Pradesh, Gramadeep began as a community-driven rural development initiative. In 2018, it was registered as a charitable trust, expanding its work to other villages in Eluru district.  

Our mission is to achieve clean, green, environmentally friendly, and culturally rich villages through community participation.   

Achievement of literate, empowered, economically self-sustained, culturally rich, environment friendly, healthy, happy, clean and green villages through people's participation and eventually promote rural tourism; and build a society with human values, scientific outlook and enhanced community relations where one village lives in harmony like one family. 

• Increasing green cover and promoting indigenous, medicinal, and rare plant species to support biodiversity conservation

• Transformation of garbage hotspots into healthy and green community spaces

• Development of parks and rural beautification initiatives

• Protection of water bodies and local biodiversity;encouraging community participation in their management

• Improving sanitation and promoting effective waste management practices

• Creating awareness and action against plastic pollution

• Promoting education and environmental awareness 

• Community awareness creation and empowerment initiatives

• Child empowerment and developmental programs

• Women empowerment and participation in community development

• Preservation of village traditions, culture, festivals, and folk arts

• Natural farming & sustainable alternatives

• Promotion of rural tourism and eco-cultural experiences

• Strengthening community relationships and social harmony

We are grateful for the encouragement, advise and moral support extended by local social organizations and community leaders.

1. Dr. V. V. Balakrishna Rao, Ambassador & Patron

2. Shri Chowdary Garapati, Patron

3. Smt. Renuka Velamati, Patron

4. Motaparthy Sivaramavara Prasad

5. Motaparthy BNVV Prasad

6. Ravi Sankar Kovvali

1. Parvataneni Kamalakar Rao

2. Garapati Srinivasa Kumar

3. Kutikuppala Thrimurtulu

4. Dr. Manohari Velamati

5. Nanipatruni Srinivasa Subrahmanyam

6. Pujari Peddhiraju

7. Makana Lakshmi

8. Gutta Sriharsha

9. Dharmana Vijayalakshmi

10. Nakka Sri Vijaya

We have several passionate volunteers and donor supporters who fuel our programs.