Activity Update January 2015: Kanha

Team: Amit Awasthi – Conservation Officer

            Sampathlal Dhurve – Field assistant

           

Highlights                                                                                                                                                  

·      1 voluntary work project on water conservation – check dam built at Moto Jhodi nallah, Chapri

·      1 shramdhaan for community assistance – area next to well cleaned at Patpara

·      3 awareness programmes on vermi-compost   

·      2 anti-plastic programmes

·      2 nature trail programmes

·      7 film shows on nature and wildlife -- attended by 388 students

·      Environment education programme conducted in 11 schools - attended by 254 students

·      3 unemployed youths get jobs through our Employment Cell

 Conservation 

As part of our water conservation work, on January 11  we organized a programme to build a check dam at Moto jhodi nallah, around 0.5 km from Chapri, inside the jungle. Chital are regularly spotted in the area, along with occasional spotting of wild boar, tiger, leopard and fox. 

 

The team of 13 comprised the local village Panchayat official (Panch) and students. Photos below.

On January 18, Amit and Sampath led a team of 7 people in a programme to clear wild growth around a well at Patpara. Wild growth had proliferated around the well and access to the well was affected. Our team, which comprised 4 youths from the village and 4 women, removed the wild growth and cleaned the area. Photos below.

We also held 3 programmes during January to promote awareness about vermi-compost and cattle vaccination. Details are given in the above table. Deputy Ranger (Khatiya Range) S C Thakre and Forest Guard (Samaiya) Mukesh Patel participated in some of the programmes.

Samaiya - awareness programme on vermi-compost and cattle vaccination

On January 5, our team organized an anti-plastic programme at Batwar. Amit and Sampath spoke to the villagers of the village about the harmful impact of plastic/polythene on the environment and motivated them to remove such litter from the village. The team of villagers and students went around the village, collecting plastic and polythene litter/waste, which were then buried in a pit on the outskirts of the village. Another anti-plastic programme was organized at Samaiya on January 17. Photo of the Samaiya programme below.

Education  

During the month our team organized environment education programmes in 11 schools in the villages in our area of operations.

Patpara - Sampathlal Dhurve conducting an education programme

Manegaon: Amit and our Education Officer Jyoti conducting a nature game

Amit and Sampath led children of Dhamangaon and Manegaon on nature trails on January 14 and January 25 respectively. On the trails, they helped children identify various species of plants, birds and animals and explained the importance of preserving our environment.

Dhamangaon - Sampath speaks to children about birds on a nature trail

Education van programme

There were 7 film shows on nature and wildlife conservation in January.

Dhamangaon - students watch film on nature and conservation

Employment Cell

We helped 3 young villagers get jobs during the month of January.

Gangaram Maravi who got a job at Bagh Nallah Resort, Patpara

Kutwahi - Radha bai tends to her vegetable patch. Vegetable farming earns
the villagers extra income.