Activity Update June 2013: Kanha

Team: Amit Awasthi – Conservation Officer

            Sampathlal Dhurve – Field assistant

           

Highlights

• Tiles repairing work done building material, Farming Socio-economic survey & survey of unemployed youths completed in 1 village
• 4 waterholes cleaned in 1 village
• 5 awareness programmes on seeds treatment and improved farming techniques in 5 villages
• 3 voluntary work project programmes to clean areas next to wells
• 2 anti-plastic programmes in 2 villages
• 2 unemployed youths placed in jobs with resorts 
• Environment education programme in 5 schools - attended by 84 students
• 2 nature trails for village children
• Film shows on nature and wildlife in 6 villages - attended by 257 villagers
• Centre work works nursery pit and fencing work done.

Conservation work

On June 4, our team organized the cleaning of 4 waterholes located around 2-3 kms from Batwar in the jungle. The waterholes were all clogged with organic litter and scum. Village youths joined Amit and Sampath in the programmes.

Batwar waterhole after cleaning

Ahead of the monsoon, we organized the cleaning of wells used to draw drinking water in 3 villages. Volunteer teams, including villagers and our staff, climbed down into the wells to remove organic litter and waste. Details of the programmes are given in the table above.

Bhagpur - cleaning of well

Sampath cleaning a well in Dhamangaon

During June, our team organized programmes in 5 villages to spread awareness on improved techniques of paddy farming and treatment of seeds. This will help farmers improve their yields in the coming season. Details of the programmes are given in the table above.

Batwar - trainer from Ajiwika and Amit conduct training programme
on improved farming techniques

Forest guard Shyamlal Dhurve watches as Amit demonstrates
treatment of seeds 

On June 5, our team organized an anti-plastic programme at Samaiya. Amit and Sampath spoke to the students of the primary school about the harmful impact of plastic/polythene on the environment and motivated them to remove such litter from the village. The students went around the village, collecting plastic and polythene litter/waste, which were then buried in a pit on the outskirts of the village. A similar programme was organized at Manegaon on June 16.

Manegaon - children cleaning up plastic litter

During the month, our team also updated the socio-economic survey of Batwar village and carried out a survey of the unemployed youths in the village in order to work out a strategy for alternative livelihood options.

Education

During the month our team organized environment education programmes in 5 schools in the villages in our area of operations.

Amit and Sampath led children of Dhamangaon and Bhagpur on nature trails on June 4 and June 18 respectively. On the trails, they helped children identify various species of plants and animals and explained the importance of preserving our environment.

Employment Cell

We helped two youths get jobs during the month of June.

Sanju Markam, of Sautiya, at Kausalya Resort
where he got a job with our help

Education van programme

There were 6 film shows on nature and wildlife in June.

Chapri - villagers watching educational wildlife film

Manegaon - villagers watching educational wildlife film