THE FULL REPORT
Team: Amit Awasthi – Conservation
Officer
Niranjan Hinge, Kamlesh Pawar – Field
Assistants
Highlights
· 2 voluntary work projects for community assistance
– area next to hand pumps cleaned in 2 villages
· One Azolla tank created for cattle in Thuyepani
· 2 programmes on how to celebrate Holy in
eco-friendly manner
· World Water Day celebrated with conservation
rally at Kundai
· 2 biogas units repaired by
Niranjan Hinge
· 4 compost pits prepared at Khamarpani cluster
· 4 awareness programme on
importance of Azolla grass and forest fires
· 4 nature trails – attended
by 45 students
· World Sparrow Day celebrated. Installed water
pots for birds in 2 villages
· Painting of conservation slogans on walls in 3
villages
· 15 classroom education lectures organised - 336 students attended
· 6 film shows on nature and wildlife – attended
by 245 students
· 6 medical camps organised– 253
patients treated
Conservation
On March 24, Niranjan
Hinge along with 7 villagers of Telia village cleaned a water tank near a
hand-pump through a voluntary work projects programme. During the summer
season, water scarcity makes cattle to wander into the forest area in search of
water. There is a high risk of the cattle being killed by carnivores like tiger
or a leopard leading to human-wildlife conflict. Also diseases like foot- and-mouth can also be transmitted from the cattle to the wild herbivores. Hence, Niranjan
encouraged the villagers to clean a water tank near a hand pump inside the
village. Now the cattle do not have to venture close to the forest area.
A similar voluntary work project was organised at Thuyepani on March 25.
On
March 19, one Azolla tank was
built for cattle and poultry at Sirpat Khapre’s house at Thuyepani. Azolla feed
will improve milk productivity of the milch animals and also improve the
quality of meat of the poultry animals. This will help reduce the cattle
dependence on forest fodder.
Holi is a major Hindu festival and is
normally celebrated by people splashing water and colours on each other.
Normally, a lot of water is wasted and chemicals in the colours contaminate the
soil and water bodies. Further, bonfires are lit and branches and trees are cut
for firewood. In our programmes, we explained the harm that is caused to the
environment by such activities and encouraged people to celebrate the festival
in a more eco-friendly manner. Instead of using firewood, villagers are advised
to burn rubbish and waste materials or cow dung.
We organised 3 programmes on March 1 at
Mohgaon, Potiya and Satosha.
On March 22, World Water Day, our team
organised a function at Government Middle School, Kundai, to promote awareness
about water conservation. As part of our programme, we organised a rally in
which around 34 students walked through the village, chanting slogans on water,
wildlife and nature conservation. Staff of Middle School and Primary School
participated along with the students.
On March 10, Niranjan repaired a defective biogas unit in a household
from Turiya village. The stove unit had waste material accumulated in the gas
outlet which had blocked the gas flow. Niranjan also checked the biogas
digester tank for faults. 3 villagers assisted him.
On March 19, Niranjan performed similar repair
in another house in Aamajhiri.
Our team encourages
organic farming as part of our strategy to reduce the impact of chemical
fertilisers on fields adjoining prime wildlife areas. Part of our work includes
assistance to villagers in setting up vermi-compost tanks and compost pits.
During March, we helped 4 villagers dig compost pits – Kamal
Singh Parteti of Chirrewani on March 4, Aakash
Dhurwey of Thuyepani on March 18, Sahasram
Farkare of Kundai on March 26, and Rajkumar
Balerao of Mohgaon on March 27.
During the month,
Amit organised 4 awareness programmes to promote awareness about the benefits
of Azolla feed. He also used the meetings to motivate villagers to assist in
fighting fires in the forest. Details of the programmes are given in the table
above.
In March, a total of 4 nature trails were
organised by Kamlesh and Niranjan for the children of Doodhgaon, Thuyepani, Durgapur
and Potiya villages. On the trails, our staff spoke to the children about the
various plants and common medicinal uses of those plants. They also spotted and
identified local birds during the trails and explained their role in nature.
On March 20, we
celebrated World Sparrow Day in Mohgaon village. With
the summer heat at its peak, our team has been motivating villagers to put up
containers with water so that birds and small animals can quench their thirst.
Around 40 containers were put up in 2 villages.
During the month, we arranged for
conservation slogans to be painted on walls of buildings in prominent places in
3 villages to promote awareness about conservation.
Education
There were 15
environment education programmes in classrooms during March.
Education van programme
There were 6 film shows on nature and wildlife conservation
in March.
Mobile Health Service programme
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