Highlights:
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| Batwar - Village children pick up plastic litter during our anti-plastic programme |
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| Employment: Girani Yadav at his new place of work, Royal Sylvan Resort, Chapri |
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| Check dam built by volunteers near Batwar |
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| Bhagpur - clearing the area around the well |
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| The area after cleaning |
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| Samaiya - Compost pit dug in Faghu Lal's backyard |
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| Chapri - Vegetable patch being prepared on Maya Bai Dhurvey's property |
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| Chapri - Vegetable patch set up with our help on Sarita Bai Dhurvey's land |
The full report:
Team: Amit Awasthi – Conservation Officer
Sampathlal Dhurve – Field assistant
Highlights
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One voluntary
work project on water conservation – check dam built at Sunaghat Nallah, Batwar
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One voluntary
work project for community assistance – cleaning of area around well at Bhagpur
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4
compost pits prepared in 4 villages
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2 anti-plastic
programme in 2 villages
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3 awareness
programmes on water conservation
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Environment
education programme conducted in 11
schools - attended by 378 students
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3 unemployed
youths placed in jobs at local resorts
Conservation
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| Manegaon- Sampathlal Dhurve conducts an environment education programme in the village school |
On December 11, a check dam was constructed around 2.5 km from Batwar village, inside the jungle.
Nilgai and sambhar are spotted regularly in the area and our team found fresh
pug marks of a leopard at the site while building the check dam. The team of 13
included youths and adult villagers.
On December 18, Amit and Sampath led a team
of 11people in a programme to clear wild growth around a well at Bhagpur. Due
to heavy rains during the monsoon, wild growth had proliferated around the well
and access to the well was affected. Our team, which comprised 10 villagers
from the village, removed the wild growth and cleaned the area.
Our team encourages
organic farming as part of our strategy to reduce the impact of chemical
fertilisers on fields adjoining prime wildlife areas. Part of our work includes
assistance to villagers in setting up vermi-compost tanks and compost pits.
During December, we helped 4 villagers dig compost pits – Narsingh Uladi of
Samaiya on December 12, Faghulal Uddey of
Samaiya on December 15, Meera Bai Batti of
Kutwahi on December 24, Rama Pusham of Chapri on December 30.
On December 20, our team organised 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 organised at Sautiya on December 23.
Education
During the month, our
team organised environment education programmes in 11schools in the villages in
our area of operations.
Livelihood programmes
As part of our programme to reduce pressure
on forests, we have been encouraging villagers to take up alternative
livelihood options. In Kanha, we have been encouraging villagers to take up
vegetable farming as there are several resorts around Mocha and there is a
steady flow of tourists who demand fresh vegetables.
Over the past 3 years, we have assisted
around 40 villagers in taking up vegetable farming and they are earning around
500-1,000 rupees a week in additional income. The vegetable patches are
typically of small size and located in the backyards of the residences. Some
villagers have now got enough confidence to expand and are planning to use part
of their farm land for this activity.
Employment Cell
We helped 3 youths get jobs during the month of December
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