Activity Update May 2013: Pench Madhya Pradesh

Team: Anoop Awasthi – Conservation Officer

            Niranjan Hinge – Field assistant

            Bandu Uikey – Field assistant

 

Highlights

• Two voluntary work projects to clean water bodies at Khamba and Aamajhari
• 4 nature trails for children of Khamba, Turia, Jamuntola and Satosha
• 6  medical camps –  172  patients treated
• Installed water pots for birds at Satosha
• Attended meeting of Local Advisory Committee for Pench 

Conservation work

On May 17 Anoop and Niranjan led a team of 8 children of Khamba village in a programme to clean a water body adjoining the village. This water body is used by domestic livestock by day and by wild animals at night. Wild boar, jackals, spotted deer are spotted in the area.

Village children remove organic litter and scum from a water tank
used by domestic and wild animals

On May 28 Anoop and Niranjan led a team of 6 children of Aamajhari village in a programme to clean and deepen a water body on the outskirts of the village, adjoining the jungle.  This water body is used by domestic livestock by day and by wild animals at night. Wild boars, spotted deer are spotted in the area.

Above, below: the waterhole at Aamajhari being cleaned and deepened

On May 15, Niranjan led 7 children from Khamba village on a nature trail in the jungle adjoining the village. On the trail, Niranjan identified various species of local flora and fauna and explained the need for conservation to the children. Another nature trail was organized on May 20 for 7 children of Jamuntola and on May 27 for 11 children of Turia village.

Jamuntola - Niranjan shows birds to village children

Birdwatching with children of Turia

Education

There were no classroom programmes in May as schools were shut for the annual summer holiday.

Mobile Health Unit (MHU)

We assisted Nature Conservation Society, Amravati in holding 6 medical camps in May.

Turia - lady getting treatment for eye problem

Durgapur - patients registering for free treatment