Team:
Bandu Kumare – Field
assistant
Highlights
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One water conservation programme to build check
dam at Adegaon
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One community meeting -- Gaon ki man ki bat
at Junona
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Two community assistance voluntary work
projects – one programme to clean area around well at Sitarampeth and one
programme at Mudholi to clean area around hand pump
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Follow-up to plantation done earlier at Dewada,
Kondegaon and Sitarampeth
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One nature trail for students of Moharli
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Classroom visits to 10 schools as part of environment
education programme – attended by 331
students
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Film shows on wildlife conservation in 10
village schools – attended by 414 students
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Medical camps in 6 villages – 556 patients
treated
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One visit to check on status of relocated
villagers of Jamni and Navegaon
Conservation
On January 9, our field assistant Bandu Kumare organized
a programme to build a check dam around 1 km from Adegaon. The dam was built on
a stream lying between the fields and the jungle. 22 students, 2 teachers from
the village’s Zilla Parishad Primary School (ZPPS) and 3 women from the village
joined Bandu in the programme. The resulting water body will benefit livestock
in the day and wild animals at night. Wild boar, spotted deer and sambar are
regularly sighted in the area. Photos below.
On January 5, Bandu organized
a programme at Junona to clear the area around a well. Water had spilled over
while people drew from the well. Over a period of time, this had created a
small marshy area, 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. 2 youths from the village joined Bandu in the programme. A similar
programme was organized on January 20 at
Mudholi to clean the area around a hand pump.
On January 4, Bandu organized a programme at Dewada to
follow up on plantation of saplings done last year. This is to ensure that
saplings planted during the monsoon are live and have sufficient protection
from grazing livestock. 14 students from the village school joined Bandu in the
programme. A similar programme was organized on January 8 at Kondegaon in which
18 students participated and at Sitarampeth on January 21 in which 10 students
took part.
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| Maintenance of saplings planted in 2015, at Kondegaon |
On January 31, Bandu organized a “Gaon ki man ki baat” programme
at Junona – a community meeting to discuss local issues. 22 villagers from Moharli,
Junona and Dewada participated in the meeting. Issues discussed at the meeting
included village cleanliness, public hygiene and conservation of nature and
wildlife. Photos below.
Environment
Education
During January, Bandu made 10 classroom visits
to speak to students of village schools on various aspects of nature and
wildlife conservation.
On January 30, Bandu led a team of 23 students of the Zilla
Parishad Primary School
from Moharli on a bird-watching trail around Moharli lake.
As it is the season when migratory birds are seen in the area, Bandu and the
team also patrolled the area around the lake to make sure that poachers had not
set traps for the migratory birds.
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| Nature trail around Moharli lake |
Education Van
There were 10 film
shows on nature and wildlife conservation in January.
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| Film screening at Kutwanda |
MHU
6 medical camps were organized by us in January.
Photos below: Dr Shailesh Pawade at our free health camp at Kutwanda
