Team:
Bandu Kumare
– Field
assistant
Highlights
· One water conservation activity – voluntary work project to build check dam near Chorgaon
· 4 Community assistance voluntary work projects – one soak pit cleaned at Bamdeli and one at Moharli and two programmes to clean area around well at Kondegaon and Kutwanda
· Anti-plastic programmes in 3 villages – Katwal, Dewada, Mudholi
· Follow-up to plantation done earlier at Adegaon
· Classroom visits to 10 schools as part of our environment education program – attended by 264 students
· Identified and sent 2 youths from Moharli for self-employment training at R-Seti at Chandrapur
· Film shows on nature and wildlife conservation in 9 schools – attended by 326 students
· 2 visits to Bhagwanpur to follow up on status of relocated villagers
Conservation
As part of our water conservation
work, Bandu organized a voluntary work project on January 31 to build a check
dam around 2 km from Chorgaon on a stream adjoining the jungle. Three youths
from the village, 4 teachers and 69 students from the village’s Zilla Parishad Primary
School joined hands with Bandu in the programme. The resultant body will
benefit domestic livestock during the day while wildlife will use it at night.
Nilgai, wild boar and sambar are regularly seen in the area while leopards
are sighted occasionally.
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| School children filling bags with sand to build the check dam |
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| Water begins to accumulate |
On January 14, Bandu organized an
anti-plastic programmed at Katwal in which 24 students of the village Zilla
Parishad Primary School (ZPPS) participated. Bandu explained the harmful
effects of plastic on the environment and the need to keep plastic litter and
waste buried so that they aren’t blown away into jungle areas. The children
first cleared the area around the village bus stop of plastic litter and waste
and later cleared the village temple premises as well.
Two other anti-plastic programmes
were organized -- at Dewada on January 16 and at Mudholi on January 17.
Bandu also organized 2 community
assistance programmes during the month. On January 14, he organized a programme
to clear the area around a well at Kutwanda and on January 22 at Kondegaon. In
both places water, which had spilled over while people drew from the well, had
stagnated, leading to proliferation of mosquitoes and insects. Our teams
cleared the areas, removing scum and organic growth. At Kutwanda, 4 youths from the village and 6
students from the village school joined Bandu in the programme. At Kondegaon, 3
youths from the village joined Bandu.
On January 16, Bandu organized a
programme to clean and deepen a soak pit at Moharli. Due to growth of weeds,
the pit was clogged and water was overflowing. Our team, comprising Bandu and
10 students from the ZPPS, first cleared the pit, deepened it and put a layer
of gravel at the bottom.
On January 17, a similar
programme was organized at Bamdeli. In this programme, 6 students from the
village ZPPS, 2 teachers and 3 members of the school’s managing committee
joined Bandu in the programme.
On January 15, Bandu organized a programme
at Adegaon (Udayatola) to follow up on plantation of saplings done earlier.
This is to ensure that saplings planted during the monsoon are live and have
sufficient protection from grazing livestock. 18 students from the village
school joined Bandu in the programme.
Education
During the month, our team made
classroom visits to 10 schools to educate children about nature and wildlife
conservation.
Employment Cell
During January, we identified and
selected 2 youths from Moharli to attend a training programme in repairing of
mobile phones at Chandrapur organized by Star Self-Employment Training Institute
(R-Seti), Chandrapur. This institute is founded and funded by Bank of India. The
30-day programme started on January 22. The programme is residential and
expenses for meals and lodging are borne by the Institute.
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| Amol and Bhushan |
Education Van
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