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| Turiya - Volunteers dig compost pit for organic farming |
THE FULL REPORT
Team: Mandar Pingle – Conservation Officer
Bandu Uikey –
Conservation Officer
Niranjan
Hinge, Kamlesh Pawar– Field Assistants
Highlights
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Prepared one compost tank each in Turiya and
Pulpuldoh villages through voluntary work programme
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Organised one anti-plastic campaign and
awareness rally in Sawari village, 35 school students volunteered
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558 students attended classroom lectures
on environment awareness in 18 schools of buffer area of Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya
Pradesh
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48 students took part in 5 nature trails
near villages of buffer area
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Repaired one inoperative biogas unit in
Turiya village
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Assisted one youth in getting a job
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Celebrated World Wetland Day 2017 in
villages of buffer area
On February 26, Niranjan along
with 6 villagers prepared a pit for compost in Turiya village. Niranjan had
explained the importance of organic farming to a farmer from the village earlier
and, as a result, the farmer wanted to practice organic farming on a trial
basis. Niranjan assisted the farmer, along with 5 others from the village, in digging
a pit for the compost tank. Similarly Kamlesh and 12 villagers from Pulpuldoh
village prepared a compost tank in their village through a voluntary work programme
on February 12.
On February 10, Kamlesh organised an anti-plastic campaign
and awareness rally in Sawari village. 35 students of the Government School of
the village volunteered for the program. They collected wrappers, bags and
other plastic litter which causes harm to the fertile land and animals. Participants
went across all the main roads within the village, chanting slogans like ‘’Apna farz nibhayenge, Tiger ko bachayenge’’,
“Apna gaon swach rakhenge, plastic ko mitayenge”. During the rally, the
students raised slogans to make villagers aware about the harm caused by
plastic litter and urged them to keep the village clean to ensure good health
of all villagers. Niranjan organized a similar rally in Satosha village on
February 28 in which 33 students participated.
In February, we organised a total of 5 nature trails for a
total of 48 children of Turiya, Satosha, Thuyepani, Doodhgaon and Pulpuldoh villages.
On the trails, our staff spoke to the children about the various local plants
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.
On February 23, Niranjan Hinge
repaired an inoperative biogas unit in Turiya village. The owner of the unit had
approached Niranjan for assistance. Niranjan, along with 3 other villagers,
repaired the unit. Use of biogas has reduced the dependency on fire wood from
the forest considerably and is a cheaper option than cooking gas.
Environment education
Kamlesh Pawar and Niranjan Hinge organised
classroom lecture sessions to teach students about various environmental issues
faced by us today. During these classroom sessions, they informed students
about climate change, global warming, various forms of pollution along with
ways to protect environment by adopting eco-friendly lifestyle.
On February 23,
Kamlesh organised a meeting in Government Middle school, Thuyepani village to
inform villagers about the ‘Mil Bache’ program being implemented by Madhya
Pradesh state government. The program emphasizes the importance of reading and
setting up libraries in each and every village. 150 villagers, including 55
students of the school, were present for the meeting. Kamlesh provided
information about the scheme and asked villagers to ensure that the kids from
the village develop the habit of reading.
Employment Cell
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