Highlights:
Team:
Prameek
Kannan – Conservation Officer
Bandu Kumare –
Field Assistant
Highlights
·
5
km anti-plastic drive from Moharli to Nawargaon chowki, with over 100 people
from Forest Department and Tourist guides on World Environment Day
· Presented
Satpuda Foundation’s TATR programmes at Induslnd Bank’s Tadoba Green Champions
meet
·
Started
solar-power water tank and electrification project in relocated Bhagwanpur
village with Selco
·
Put
out a forest fire near Khutwanda village
Conservation:
On World
Environment Day, June 5, our Conservation Officer Prameek Kannan and field
assistant Bandu Kumare conducted educational awareness programme for youths of
Kutwanda village and also setup a bowl with water for birds.
Prameek and
Bandu, together with staff of the Forest Department, did an anti-plastic drive.
The Satpuda Foundation team and Forest Department staff collected garbage along
a 5 km stretch from Moharli village to Nawargaon Chowki. The litter was handed
over to the Forest Department for proper disposal.
On June 6th,
Prameek and Bandu met with a team from Selco, a Bangalore-based company that is
collaborating with Satpuda Foundation on a solar-electrification project. The
construction of two solar-powered 10,000-liter water tanks for the Bhagwanpur
School as well as solar electrification of the school began today. Prameek and
Bandu followed up this work on 9th, 10th, 12th,
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th,
18th, and 29th June.
On June 18th,
Prameek and Bandu went to Hotel Jharna Jungle Lodge at Navegaon gate, for the
Tadoba Green Champions event organized by Induslnd Bank. Satpuda Foundation’s
founder and President Kishor Rithe gave a talk and presentation on
Human-Wildlife Conflict at the event. Following this, our Conservation Officer
Prameek Kannan gave a presentation on Satpuda Foundation’s work at TATR. This
was a great opportunity for networking, as, in addition to Induslnd Bank’s
staff, members of other organizations from Mumbai, involved in wildlife and
environmental conservation were also present, and Prameek and Bandu got a
chance
to meet and
interact with them.
On June 23rd,
Prameek and Bandu saw a forest fire in a bamboo grove by the side of the road
near Khutwanda. The two then proceeded to put out the fire. It was unknown
whether the fire was accidental or intentional.
Environment
Education
There were no classroom programmes in
June as schools were shut for the annual summer holiday.
Employment
Cell
On June 8th,
Prameek and Bandu spoke with unemployed youths of Khutwanda village on the
importance of drivers training and the employment opportunities for drivers around
Tadoba and further afield.
On June 21st,
Employment Officer Ajay Poddar visited TATR, and spoke with unemployed youths
of Mudholi, Khutwanda and Katwal.
Education
Van
There were no film shows in June as
schools were shut for the annual summer holiday.
