Highlights:
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| Barud - villagers discuss livelihood issues with our Conservation Officer Ashfaq Aarbi |
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| Matkuli: putting up water pots for birds |
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| Matkuli - celebrating World Earth Day |
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| Villagers discuss development and livelihood issues with Field Assistant Hamid Khan |
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| Volunteers clean a jungle water body for wildlife |
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| Another jungle water body cleaned by our volunteers |
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| Vermi-compost tank constructed in Tekapar |
THE FULL REPORT
Team:
Ashfaq Aarbi – Conservation
officer
Hamid Khan - Field assistant
Highlights
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20 water conservation voluntary work projects
during the month– 20 water bodies cleaned
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5 vermi-compost pits made at Tekapar and 4
awareness programmes on vermi compost
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10 awareness programmes on forest fires
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9 awareness programmes on need to provide
water for birds and putting up of
150 water pots/containers
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8 unemployed youths placed in jobs at
Pratibha Garments, Indore at starting salary of Rs 7,500/- per month
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Visit to check on status of 6 villages which have already been relocated
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Celebration of World Earth Day at Matkuli
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Participated in Gram Uday se Bharat Uday
Abhiyan – programme to promote awareness of Central Government’s social,
livelihood and economic development schemes among villagers
Conservation
During April, we organised 20 programmes related to water
conservation.
On April 6, we organised a programme to clean a water body
in the jungle near Jhirpa village. The water body, which is located in the
buffer zone, was covered with leaves and organic litter and animals were
finding it difficult to drink. Our team, consisting of field assistant Hameed
Khan and 14 adult villagers cleared the litter and made the water body
accessible to the animals again. Spotted deer are regularly spotted around the
water body while there are occasional sightings of sloth bears and leopards.
19 similar programmes were organised at Pachmarhi and Denwa
clusters.
The details are given in the table above.
During the month organised 4 awareness programme on vermi
compost and organised for the building of 5 vermi compost tanks at Tekapar with
the support of Agriculture Department. We also trained villagers in making
vermi-compost to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilisers.
During the month, our team organised 10 programmes in
villages to promote awareness about forest fires and the need for everyone to
join hands in fighting fires. The
details are given in the table below.
Our teams work across the landscape to provide water to
birds during the scorching summer. In Satpura Tiger Reserve, Hamid Khan
motivated villagers in Mehandikheda, Mohgaon and Matkuli to put up small
containers with water for birds to quench their thirst. The 150 containers were
placed at suitable places in trees, roofs of houses and buildings. Our team
also arranged awareness programme on putting up of pots for drinking water for
birds at Tekapar, Chirrai, Khari, Chandanpipariya, Chillod and Jhirpa.
Celebration of Earth
Day
On April 21,
we organised a programme to celebrate World Earth Day at Matkuli. Water
conservation was also discussed at the meeting. Following the meeting,
villagers voluntarily dug a trench to collect water leaking from an overhead
tank. This makeshift water tank now provides drinking water for domestic
livestock, while, earlier, the water was being wasted.
The
programme was attended by Mr. Hemant Tiwari (Principal, Government Higher
Secondary School, Matkuli), Bubulal Dahiya (expert on water conservation), Smt.
Laxmi Yadav (Sarpanch, Pisuwa) and Mr. Kamal Kishor Pal (Sarpanch, Matkuli) and
around 50 villagers from Matkuli.
Employment Cell - Placement
8 youths from relocated and buffer villages got jobs in April
thanks to our assistance.
Details of the placements are as follows:
During the month, our team organised
meetings with unemployed youths in 10 villages to discuss livelihood options
with them.
The details are given in the table below.
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