Friday, April 1, 2011

February 2011 Update: Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh



Team:

Anoop AwasthiConservation Officer

Niranjan Hinge – Field Assistant


Highlights:


  • 1 shramdhaan for water conservation – soak pit at Ambadi village
  • One bird-watching trail for children of Khamrith village
  • Classroom visits to 11 schools to give lecture on environment, attended by 427 students
  • Medical camps in 6 villages – 305 patients treated


Conservation work



Our team organised a shramdaan on February 14 at Ambadi village to dig a soak pit next to a hand pump near the village school. The pump had a lot of stagnant water around it. The pit will take spillover water from the pump and recharge the water table. 25 students from Government Primary School, Ambadi and 2 teachers joined hands with conservation officer Anoop Awasthi and field assistant Niranjan Hinge in digging the pit.




Above: On February 8, Niranjan Hinge led 8 children from Khamrith village on a bird-watching trail in the jungle near the village. Hinge, a former guide at Pench National Park, talked to the children about birds, their role in nature and the need for conservation.




Education


Our team visited schools in 11 villages of our area of operations to give lectures on nature and wildlife conservation.







Above: Nature game at a school in Awarghani, Pench M



Above: Nature game at school in Durgapur, Pench MP



Above: Field Assistant Bandu Uikey talks about nature conservation to students of Government Middle School, Tekadi



Above: Field Assistant Niranjan Hinge conducts a nature game at Government Primary School, Durgapur

Mobile Health Unit (MHU)


A total of six villages were covered by our health camps in February.






Above: Medical camp at Karmajhiri



Above: Medical camp at Gumtara

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