Activity Update September 2014: Pench Madhya Pradesh

Team: Saket Agasti – Assistant Conservation Officer

            Niranjan Hinge, Bandu Uikey – Field Assistants

 

Highlights

·      One voluntary work project to clean the area near hand pump at Satosha village

·      Two nature games for village children

·      11 environment education programmes in village schools – attended by 191 students

·      3  nature trails for school children of Turia and Ambadi

·      5 film shows on nature and wildlife – attended by 177 students

·      6 medical camps at which 124 patients were treated

Conservation

On September 21, Niranjan organized a voluntary work project to clean the area near a hand pump in Satosha village. Before the programme, there was substantial growth of grass and shrubs near the hand pump. Our team cleaned the area near the hand pump and villagers were also educated about the sanitization schemes run by the government in the area and their benefits. Photos below.

On September 3, 22 and 25, Niranjan took children from Ambadi and Turia villages on nature trails. On the trails, he spotted common birds and various butterflies and insects for the students. He explained the need for conservation of these species. He also spread awareness about snakes and first aid for snake bites.

Ambadi children playing a nature game to learn about conservation

Turia children on nature trail

Environmental Education Programme

There were 11 classroom programmes in September organized by Niranjan and Bandu to educate the school children from tribal villages about the environment.

Tuyepani - Bandu teaches children about the food chain

Classroom lecture at Aamajhari

Nature game at Khamba

IT Education Programme

Satpuda Foundation has been running a programme to introduce computers to children living in the remote villages adjoining Pench Tiger Reserve in both Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. In Pench 
(MP), this programme is being implemented in Teliya and Turia.

Education Van Programme

There were 5 film shows on nature and wild life conservation during September.

Mobile Health Unit (MHU)

We held 12 medical camps in September in which 380 patients were treated.

Dr Anup Burade prescribing for a patient at our free camp, Ambadi