Highlights:
Team: Mandar Pingle – Conservation Officer
Niranjan Hinge, Kamlesh Pawar– Field
Assistants
Highlights
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One voluntary work programme to construct a
check dam in Kundai village
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One voluntary work programme to dig compost
pit in Satosha village
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Two conservation awareness rallies in Ambadi
and Kundai
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One anti-plastic drive in Thuyepani village
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21 classroom education sessions arranged for
481 students of 21 villages
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7 nature trails organised for 72 students of
villages
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Niranjan repaired one biogas unit in Turiya
village
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107 patients treated free of charge during 6
medical camps
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Assisted 1 unemployed youth in getting
vocational training and 1 unemployed youth to get placed
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Organised a four-wheeler driver’s training
program for 30 youths
Conservation
On November 28, Niranjan Hinge organised
a voluntary work programme to dig a compost pit in Satosha village. Seven
villagers volunteered for the program. Leftover biodegradable waste from the
farms, collected after reaping of crops, was used to prepare compost, which
will be later used in the farms as fertilizer. This will reduce the use of
chemical fertilisers and help improve the soil quality. Niranjan also explained
to the villagers that this compost is an organic fertiliser which is safer to
use as compared to chemical fertilisers.
On November 3, Kamlesh Pawar led 6
villagers of Kundai village in a programme to build a check dam on a stream
near the village through voluntary work programme. The villagers constructed
the check dam using sandbags. The temporary check dam was constructed in order
to control the flow of water in the stream and help reduce soil erosion on the
banks of the stream. The water can now also be used for irrigation and for
cattle to drink.
On November 15, Kamlesh Pawar led72
students of Thuyepani in an anti-plastic and conservation rally programme,
where they collected wrappers, bags and other stuff made out of plastic in
sacks to reduce the plastic waste from the area. In the rally, which focused on
bio-diversity conservation, the participants went across all the main roads in
the village, chanting slogans like ‘’Apna
farz nibhayenge, Tiger ko bachayenge’’.
On November 8, Kamlesh organised a nature awareness rally for
60 students of Government Middle School of Kundai village. The rally was organised
to create awareness amongst the villagers about the degradation of natural
resources and pollution of environment. The students raised slogans during the
rally and caught the attention of all the villagers. The students pledged to
make efforts to protect the environment and wildlife. A similar rally was organised
by Niranjan Hinge in Ambadi village in which 21 students participated.
In November, we organised a total of 7 nature trails for the
children of Turiya, Khamrith, Durgapur, Satosha, Chirrewani, Mohgaon and
Doodhgaon villages. On the trails, our staff spoke to the children about the
various plants found locally and common medicinal uses of those plants. They
were also taught how to spot and identify birds. The importance of birds in
nature was also explained to the children.
Niranjan Hinge repaired a biogas
unit in Turiya village on November 19. The owner of the unit Mr. Anandrao Hinge
had approached Niranjan for assistance. Niranjan, along with 2 other villagers,
repaired the unit. Use of biogas unit has reduced the dependency of Mr.
Anandrao Hinge and his family on fuelwood from the forest considerably and is a
cheaper and more eco-friendly option than cooking gas.
Environment education
Employment Cell
One youth got a job and another was admitted to a training
programme with our assistance.
Mobile Health Service (MHS)
Our team organised 6 medical
camps in November 2016.
