Highlights:
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| Batwar - Team of volunteers cleans waterhole in the jungle |
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| Batwar- Polythene litter collected in an anti-plastic programme |
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| Chapri - Nursery being prepared; this will supply saplings for the plantation programme in monsoon |
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| Dhamangaon- Cleaning of a well in progress |
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| Dhamangaon- Volunteers clean well |
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| Add caption Manegaon - Field assistant Sampathlal Dhurve briefs village children on a nature trail |
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| Manegaon - Paddy seedling bed prepared with our assistance using improved farming techniques |
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| Patpara - Amit Awasthi conducts awareness programme on plantation and improved farming techniques. |
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| Samaiya - Hand pump site after our team cleaned it and dug a soak pit |
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| Samaiya - Hand pump site before our programme |
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| Samaiya - Volunteers clear area around hand pump |
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| Sautiya - Compost pit dug in Ram Singh's backyard |
Team: Amit Awasthi – Conservation Officer
Sampathlal Dhurve – Field assistant
Highlights:
Highlights:
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3 voluntary
work projects for community assistance – area next to well cleaned at Chapri
and Dhamangaon and area next to hand pump cleaned at Samaiya
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1
waterhole cleaned at Datlahijhodi Jhiriya in Batwar
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3 awareness
programmes on plantation and improved farming techniques
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3 compost
tanks prepared in 4 villages
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Preparation
of nursery to supply saplings for plantation programme in monsoon
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3 paddy seedling beds prepared using improved farming techniques
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2 anti-plastic
programmes
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2 nature
trail programmes
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8 film
shows on nature and wildlife – attended by 280 students
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2
unemployed youths get jobs through our Employment Cell
In community assistance work, our team organized a programme on June 18 to clean a well at Chapri. Organic litter had accumulated in the well, blown in by the wind. 5 women and 7 male villagers joined Sampath and Amit in the programme in which they removed the litter and de-silted the well.
A similar programme was organized on June
25 at Dhamangaon.
On June 21, Sampath led a team of 9 people
in a programme to clear the area around a hand pump at Samaiya. Water had
spilled over when people drew water from the pump, and a stagnant pool had
formed, leading to the breeding and proliferation of mosquitoes and other
insects. Our team, which comprised 3 youths and 6 women from the village,
cleaned the area and dug a soak pit to take spill- over water in future.
During the month, our
team cleaned one existing waterhole inside the jungle, which had become clogged
with organic litter.
Our team encourages
organic farming as part of our strategy to reduce the impact of chemical fertilizers
on fields adjoining prime wildlife areas. Part of our work includes assistance
to villagers in setting up vermi-compost tanks and compost pits. During June,
we helped 3 villagers dig compost pits –Santosh Maravi of Batwar on June 17, Gyan
Singh of Manegaon on June 20, and Ram Singh of Sautiya on June 22.
During the month, our team prepared a
nursery which will supply saplings to be used during our plantation drive in
the monsoon.
During the month, Amit organized 3
awareness programmes on improved farming techniques to help farmers learn how
to improve their yield. During the programmes, the farmers were also taught how
to treat seeds before planting. Details of the programmes are given in the
table below.
On June 13, our team organized an anti-plastic programme at Batwar. Amit and Sampath spoke to the villagers about the harmful impact of plastic/polythene on the environment and motivated them to remove such litter from the village. The team of villagers and students went around the village, collecting plastic and polythene litter/waste, which were then buried in a pit on the outskirts of the village. A similar anti-plastic programme was organized at Bhagpur on June 27.
Education
There were no classroom
programmes as schools were shut for the annual summer holiday.
Amit and Sampath
led children of Manegaon and Patpara on nature trails on June 13 and June 26
respectively. On the trails, they helped children identify various species of
plants and animals and explained the importance of preserving our environment.
Education van programme
There were 7 film shows on nature and wildlife conservation
in June.
Employment Cell
We helped 2 youths get jobs during the month of June.
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