Highlights:
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| Our volunteers join Forest Dept. staff in a night patrol near Mangezari and Kodebarra. |
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| Village children on nature trail organised by us to celebrate World Biodiversity Day |
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| Volunteers clean water hole in Compartment no.114 |
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| Bodalkasa - Soak pit being dug next to a hand pump |
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| Garadkundi - Village children learn about local plants on nature trail |
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| Kodebarra - Dr. Burade examines a patient at our free medical camp |
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| Kodebarra - Our volunteer assists in fighting fire in forest |
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| Umarzari - Volunteers pick up litter in anti-plastic programme |
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| Volunteers clean waterhole in Compartment no.113 |
Team:
Mukund Dhurve - Conservation Officer
Jivraj Salam
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Field assistant
Salimkumar Dhurve -
Field assistant
Highlights
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Joined Forest Department staff on 6 patrols
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6 community assistance voluntary work
projects – programmes to clean area next to hand pumps at Bodalkasa, Umarzari,
Mangezari, Pitezari, Sodlagondi, Balapur
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6 programmes to clean water holes in Compartments
no.109, 110, 114, 113, 128, 59
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5 anti-plastic programmes at Umarzari, Koylari,
Kodelohara, Balapur, Chorkamara
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Assisted in fighting fire in forest in buffer
area of Kodebarra
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Organized 6 medical camps in which 102 patients
got free treatment
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Celebrated World Bio-diversity Day on 22nd
May at Mangezari
Conservation
Our team organized
6 community assistance programmes on May 2, 4,11,14,17 and 19 to clear areas
around hand pumps at Bodalkasa, Umarzari, Mangezari, Pitezari, Sodlagondi, and
Balapur respectively. Unemployed youths from Mangezari participated in all programmes
which were led by Mukund and Salimkumar.
Water had spilled over while people drew from the hand pumps
and had stagnated, leading to proliferation of mosquitoes and insects. Our
teams cleared the area, removing scum and organic growth and dug canals to
drain away the water.
Our team joined the Forest Department in day and night patrols in
Compartment no. 109 and the roads from Mangezari to Kodebarra, Mangezari to
Jindatola, Mangezari to Govindtola, Mangezari to Bagadhband on May 1,
10,12,20,21 and 28. Patrolling was intensified after a leopard was spotted on May 1 as officials
wanted to monitor its movement and ensure that it was safe from the poachers.
Besides our staff, volunteers from a youth club at Mangezari
also joined in the patrols. The youth club was set up with our assistance and
is mentored by Mukund Dhurve.
During the month, our team assisted in fighting a fire in the forest in
buffer area of Kodebarra on 15 May.
During the month our team organized 5 anti-plastic programmes to clean
polythene/plastic litter from villages. The programmes were organized on May
4,15,18,20 and 23 at Umarzari, Koylari, Kodelohara, Balapur, Chorkamara villages
respectively. Mukund, Salimkumar and Jivraj organized the programmes
which were attended by villagers and village eco-development committee (VEDC)
members. The plastic litter has been kept in our Mangezari office and will be
sent to Tiroda for recycling.
The Government of Maharashtra has issued the buffer zone
notification for the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Following this, doubts
have sprung up in the minds of villagers as to how they will be affected by the
notification. Due to the doubts, some villagers are opposing the notification.
To clear these doubts and misgivings, we organized a total of 4 awareness
programmes during May in 4 villages –Thadezari, Koylari, Kodelohara and Lendezari.
On the occasion of World Bio-Diversity day, we organized a
programme for school children and eco-development committee (EDC) members from Mangezari.
The importance of our bio-diversity and the need to conserve it was explained
to the gathering. A nature trail was organized
for the children to help them appreciate the local bio-diversity.
Education
There were no education programmes during May as schools
were shut for the annual summer holiday.
There were no film shows during the month May as schools
were shut for the annual summer holiday.
MHU
There were 6 health camps in May
at which 102 patients received free treatment.
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