Team: Anoop Awasthi – Assistant
Director
Niranjan Hinge, Kamlesh Pawar – Field
Assistants
Highlights
· Soak pit dug through voluntary work project at Satosha
· Organized rally with conservation message, anti plastic drive and prepared a soak pit on World Nature Conservation Day at Tuyepani
· Organized rally with conservation message, anti plastic drive on Global Tiger Day at Chirrewani
· Organized rally with conservation message and prepared a soak pit through voluntary work project on Global Tiger Day at Turia
· One voluntary work project to prepare a soak pit near hand pump at Satosha
· 13 nature trails for school children of Turia, Khamba, Satosha, Aamajhari, Ambadi, Potiya, Durgapur, Tuyepani, Chirrewani, Mohgaon and Bisanpur villages – attended by 133 students
· One bio-gas unit repaired and restarted at Aamajhari
· Assisted Forest Department in organising plantation programmes at Satosha, Turia, Kohoka, Dewri, Tuyepani, Khamarpani and Kanhargaon
· 17 environment education lectures – attended by 355 students
· 6 medical camps at which 122 patients were treated
· Assisted 10 youths of Tuyepani and Chirrewani villages in getting selected for vocational training
· Assisted in distribution of 4,000 saplings in Dewri, Tuyepani, Kanhargaon, Khamarpani through BCRLIP
· “Shrusti Swasahyata Samuha Turia” started business of liquid neel and also sold 22 kg mango pickle and 25 kg detergent during July
· Completed and submitted micro plan surveys of Tuyepani and Dewri village
Conservation
On July 24, Anoop and Niranjan led 5
villagers and 31 students from Satosha village in a voluntary programme to
prepare a soak pit. The pit will collect the spill over water from the hand
pump on the school campus. Our team explained the purpose of the soak pit and
how it helps recharge the water table.
Photos below.
On July 28, World Nature Conservation Day,
Kamlesh and Bandu organized a rally at Tuyepani in which a total of 98 youths
and students participated. The rally went through the village, chanting
conservation slogans. The whole team then conducted an anti-plastic programme
and later dug a soak pit on the village school campus. The significance of
World Nature Conservation Day was explained to the participants. Photos of different activities below.
On July 29, Global Tiger Day, Anoop and
Niranjan gave classroom lectures on tiger conservation in the school at Turia.
They then led a team of 65 students in a voluntary programme to dig a soak pit to
collect spill over water from the hand pump on the school campus. They
explained the importance of Global Tiger Day and the purpose of the soak pits
to the participants. Photos of the different activities below.
On the same day, Kamlesh organized similar
programmes to celebrate Global Tiger Day at Chirrewani. He led a team of 30
students in a rally with conservation message, organized an anti-plastic
programme in the village and led the students in a voluntary programme to dig a
soak pit on the school campus. Kamlesh explained the importance of Global Tiger
Day and purpose of the soak pits to the participants. The anti-plastic drive
was aimed at cleaning the village and spreading awareness among the students
about cleanliness. Students were told about the hazards of plastic on the environment. Photos below.
In July, a total of 13 nature trails were organized
by Anoop, Kamlesh, Bandu and Niranjan for the children of Turia, Khamba,
Satosha, Aamajhari, Ambadi, Durgapur, Potiya, Tuyepani, Chirrewani, Mohgaon and
Bisanpur village. On the trails, our staff spoke to the children about the
various plants and common medicinal uses of those plants. They also spotted and
identified local birds along the trail and explained their role in nature.
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| Young people from Turia, Satosha and Kohoka on a nature trail |
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| Children from Aamajhari on a trail |
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| Children from Khamba on a trail |
Environmental Education Programme
There 17
environment education programmes in classrooms during July.
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| Classroom lecture at Tuyepani |
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| Explaining the food chain - Khamrith |
Employment Cell
The
Forest Department is running a programme called Biodiversity Conservation
Rural Livelihood Improvement Programme (BCRLIP). Under this programme, the
Department provide vocational training to villagers in the forest corridor
linking Satpura and Pench Tiger Reserves. Officials asked us to identify
suitable candidates from villages in our area of operations for training. We
identified 10 youths from Tuyepani and Chirrewani and sent them for training.
The
different training programmes, which commenced in July, are free for the
participants and are being held at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
campus at Chhindwara.
Upon successful completion of the training
programmes, the drip irrigation trainees are expected to be offered jobs by the
GMR group while the construction trainees are expected to be employed by
L&T.
In other Employment Cell work, we have
identified 12 women and young girls from Kohoka, Turia and Satosha for training
as guides. These candidates are being given training by us to work as tourist
guides. Pench Tiger Reserve management has agreed to test these candidates in
August and the suitable candidates will be appointed as tourist guides.
Shrusti
Swasahyata Samuha, Turia is a self-help (SHG) group mentored by Satpuda
Foundation right from its inception. During July, the SHG sold 22 kg of mango
pickle and earned 2,640 rupees through this activity. It also sold 25 kg of
detergent for 1,000 rupees. A new activity was started during July – of making
and selling liquid “neel”. This liquid helps to make white clothes shine
brighter. Photo below: SHG capacity-building meeting at Turia.
Mobile Health Unit (MHU)
We held 6 medical camps in July, in which 122 patients were treated.
Photos below: Dr Bhasme at the health camp at Teliya
