Activity Update April 2013: Pench Madhya Pradesh

Team: Anoop Awasthi – Conservation Officer

            Niranjan Hinge – Field assistant

            Bandu Uikey – Field assistant

 

Highlights

·      One voluntary work project to clean water body  at Aamajhari

·      2 nature trails for students of Khambha and Turiya

·      8  medical camps –  194  patients treated

·      Informed Forest Dept about fire in forest once and assisted in fighting it

·      Awareness meetings on livestock management and stall feeding at Turiya and Satosha

·      Install water pots for birds at Khambha and Turiya

Conservation work

On April 7, Niranjan Hinge led a team of  5 children of  Aamajhari in a programme to clean a water body adjoining the village, which is used mainly by domestic livestock.

Aamajhari waterbody - before cleaning

Volunteers cleaning the Aamajhari waterbody

On April 4, Niranjan led 12 children from Turiya on a nature trail in the jungle adjoining the village. On the trail, Niranjan identified various species of local flora and fauna and explained the need for conservation to the children. A similar nature trail was organized on April 5 for 5 students of  Khambha village.

Nature trail for children of Turia

Nature trail for children of Khamba

Niranjan Hinge helping to fight forest fire in Durgapur

Satosha - Anoop speaks to villagers about scientific livestock management

Turia - night meeting with villagers to discuss scientific
livestock management

Mobile Health Unit (MHU)

We assisted Nature Conservation Society, Amravati in holding 8 medical camps in April.

Satosha - Forest Department staff at our free medical camp

Khamba - villagers coming for treatment to the camp

Khamba camp - a patient being examined

Khamrith - a patient being examined and treated

Aamajhari medical camp