Activity Update July 2014: Tadoba

Team:

Bandu Kumare – Field assistant

Highlights

·      2 community assistance voluntary work projects – programmes to clean areas around hand pumps at Junona and Dewada

·      3 sapling plantation programmes at Moharli, Chorgaon and Dewada

·      3 programmes at Katwal to collect seeds for future plantation

·      One programme to clean soak pit at Adegaon

·      One conservation rally at Adegaon on Global Tiger Day

·      Classroom visits to 11 schools as part of our environment education programme – attended by 325 students

·      Film shows on nature and wildlife conservation at 9 places – attended by 373 people

·      Health camps in 6 villages – 120 patients treated

·      2 visits to follow up on status of relocated villagers of Jamni and Navegaon   

Conservation

Bandu organized 2 community assistance programmes during the month. On July 21, he organized a programme at Junona to clear the area around a hand pump. Water had spilled over while people drew from the well. This had stagnated, leading to proliferation of mosquitoes and insects. Our team cleared the area, removing scum and organic growth and dug a canal to drain away the water. At Junona, 2 youths from the village joined Bandu in the programme. A similar programme was organized on July 23 at Dewada in which 4 youths joined hands with Bandu.

On July 21, Bandu led a team of 16 school students in cleaning a soak pit on the Adegaon Zilla Parishad Primary School campus. The soak pit was choked with wild growth. Photos below.

On July 23, Bandu organized a programme at Moharli to plant saplings. 15 youths from the village joined Bandu in the programme. A similar programme was organized on July 25 at Chorgaon in which 28 students participated and at Dewada on July 29 in which 17 students took part. A total of 30 saplings were planted in the three programmes.  The saplings included sitaphal, karanj, neem and mango.

Moharli plantation programme

Dewada: school teachers launch a plantation drive organized by us
on Global Tiger Day

Bandu has been organizing programmes to collect seeds for planting. In the process, children are taught about the value of trees and the need to preserve the green cover and increase it. During July, seeds were collected by children in Katwal.

Adegaon: Conservation rally on Global Tiger Day 

Environment Education

Bandu visited 11 schools in July to give lectures on nature and wildlife conservation.

Sitarampeth - Bandu speaks to children at Zilla Parishad Primary School

Education Van

There were 9 film shows on nature and wildlife in July.

Katwal children watch a film on wildlife

Chorgaon film screening

MHU

There were 6 health camps in July.

Kolsa camp

Kolsa: the doctor examines an elderly patient