Activity Updates September 2013: Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve

Team:

Ashfaq Aarbi   -   Conservation officer

Bandu Kumare – Field assistant

Highlights

·      Sapling plantation at Adegaon, Sitarampeth

·      Awareness programme for plantation in all 10 villages in our cluster

·      Classroom visits to 10 schools as part of our environment education program – attended by 325 students

·      Collected relevant information about key people in each village

·      Meeting with District Manager, NABARD on unemployed youths’ training programmes

·      Meeting with Director, Self Employment Training Institute (Bank of India), Chandrapur on unemployed youths’ training programme

·      Medical camps in 6 villages  - 228 patients treated

·      Film shows on nature and wildlife conservation in 10 schools – attended by 433 people

·      Visit to Bhagwanpur to follow up on status of relocated villagers

Conservation

With the monsoon setting in across the landscape, our teams have been working to motivate villagers to plant saplings. In September, our Tadoba team organized sapling distribution and planting in 2 villages – Adegaon and Sitarampeth. Moharli. The saplings were provided free of cost by the Forest Department (Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve buffer wing). Species distributed included neem, anjan, karanj, kavat, shesam and jamun. We also conducted awareness programmes on plantation at Chorgaon, Junona, Bhamdeli, Kutwanda, Kondegaon. 

Below: Photos of planting at Adegaon

Education

During the month, our team made classroom visits to 10 schools to educate children about nature and wildlife conservation.

Employment Cell

During the month, Ashfaq made contact with and developed a working relationship with the officials in charge of NABARD and the Self-Employment Training Institute (run by Bank of India) at Chandrapur. Both organizations have programmes for training youths in livelihood options.

Education Van

During the month, our team organized film shows on wildlife and nature conservation in 10 village schools.

Adegaon - film show in progress

Chorgaon - students of Middle School at a film screening

MHU

There were health camps in 6 villages in September.

Dewada - villagers registering for treatment

Jamni - the camp was held at the Forest Guard's quarters.
Patients collecting their medicines from the ambulance.