Highlights
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| Baridevi - Our Conservation Officer Ashfaq Aarbi examines sapling plantation site |
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| Bindakheda - Students plant saplings provided by us |
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| Jhirpa - Plantation programme |
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| Jhirpa - School students plant saplings |
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| Matkuli - Dr. Zanzal examines patient at our free medical camp |
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| Matkuli - Our field assistant Hameed Khan conducts environment education programme at Saraswati Shishu Mandir. |
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| Matkuli - Students of Ashram school watch film on nature and wildlife |
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| Mohgaon - School studnets plant saplings during free medical camp |
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| Pisuwa - Students of village school take out rally to promote awareness about conservation |
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| Singanama - Staff and students of village school join our plantation drive |
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| Singanama - Students, staff of village school join our plantation drive |
Team: Ashfaq Aarbi – Conservation Officer
Hameed Khan – Field
assistant
Highlights
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5,000 saplings planted
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9 awareness programmes on sapling plantation
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Built
check dam at Jhirpa
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Classroom visits to 14 schools as part of
our environment education program – attended by 858 students
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9 films shows on wildlife and nature
conservation- attended by 534 children
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Prepared 25 loan applications for villagers
to earn livelihood based on lantana products
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Medical camps in 5 villages - 107 patients
treated
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Prepared people’s diversity register in Gram
Panchayat Matkuli, Tekapar and Pisuwa
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Visit to check on status of 9 villages which have already been relocated
Conservation
With the monsoon setting in across the landscape, our teams
have been working to motivate villagers to plant saplings. In August, our Satpura
Tiger Reserve team organized planting of saplings in Jhiriya, Baridevi,
Singanama, Bindakheda, Mohgaon and Jhirpa village. A total of 5,000 saplings of
Karanj, Amla, teak, Kosam, Sindoor, Maidachal, and lemon were planted with the
support of the Eco-Development Committee, School administration and Forest Department
staff.
On August 6, we organized a programme to build a check dam in
the forest around 3 km from Jhirpa village. A team comprising of 15 villagers from
Jhirpa and Hamid built the dam. The resultant water body will benefit wildlife
at nights. Tiger, spotted deer, monkeys, leopards and other wild animal are
spotted in the area.
Education
During the month, our team organized 14 lectures to educate students
about nature and wildlife conservation.
Education Van
During August, our team organized a total of 9 film shows on
nature and wildlife conservation.
Employment Cell
During the month, we helped 25 villagers prepare loan applications
for livelihood programmes based on lantana. These applications were submitted under
Mukhyamantri Aarthik Kalyan Yojana to Shri Sanket Bhondwe, District Collector Hoshangabad, We had earlier organized
programmes to train villagers in making furniture and other products from
lantana.
Shri A.K.
Mishra, Conservator of Forests, Satpura Tiger Reserve, had asked Satpuda Foundation to focus on livelihood
training programme for villagers in relocated villages.
Accordingly,
we prepared proposals for programmes in bee-keeping, poultry, lantana products
and tailoring/stitching. The proposals were submitted to Government agencies.
Independence Day
On August 15, we organized a function to celebrate our Independence
Day at Matkuli. The programme was attended by Mr. Kamal Kishore Pal (Sarpanch
Gram Panchayat-Matkuli), Sohan Jaiswal, Shri L.K. Shukla Deputy Ranger, All
Government School students, teachers, Forest guards, Eco-Development Committee members
of Matkuli and several villagers of Matkuli attended the programme.
Mobile Health Service (MHS)
Satpuda Foundation organizes medical camps at which
villagers get free treatment and medicines. These camps, whose schedule is set
in conjunction with the management of the Tiger Reserve, are run by the Mobile Health
Service (MHS) of Satpuda Foundation.
There were health camps in 5 villages in August.
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