Highlights:
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| Children from Ghoti on a nature trail with our Field Assistant Dilip Lanjewar |
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| Clearing wild growth from the hand pump area, Ghoti |
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| Dr Zanzal at our free health camp at Kadbikheda |
THE FULL REPORT
Team: Mandar Pingle – Conservation Officer
Bandu Uikey, Dilip Lanjewar – Field
Assistants
Highlights
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Area near one hand pump cleaned in Ghoti -
10 villagers volunteered
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Soak pit prepared in Siladevi village - 5 villagers
participate
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Celebrated World Nature Conservation Day in
Ghoti
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Celebrated Global Tiger Day at Ghoti and Ghatpendhari
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Two nature trails held for students of Ghoti and Sillari
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Dilip joined Forest Department staff on
anti-poaching patrol once
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Organised class room lectures in 10 schools - attended by 281students
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Organised 5 film shows – attended by 254
students
Conservation
On July 20, Dilip organised a voluntary
work project at Ghoti to clean the area around a hand pump in the village. 10
villagers participated in the programme. During the monsoon, grass and weeds had
grown near the hand pump and mud and filth had accumulated as well. Due to the
rains, the impurities were mixing with the water inside the pipeline making the
water unfit to drink. The road had also become slippery, making it dangerous
for villagers. The soak pit near the hand pump had become unclean due to silting
caused by heavy rains. This could have made people ill as the hand pump is used
for filling potable water.
On July 25, Balkrishna Bagmare organised a voluntary work
project programme in Siladevi village along with 5 villagers. The spill over
water from the hand pump was accumulating nearby. Mud and other
impurities were mixing with the water as well. Mosquitoes and flies could be
seen breeding in the filth which was a serious health concern for the
villagers. So to clean the area near the hand pump and to prevent water wastage,
Balkrishna and the villagers prepared a soak pit near the hand pump. Now the
area is clean and the excess runoff water is collected by the soak pit,
replenishing the ground water level.
Dilip joined village
eco-development committee (VEDC) members and Forest Department staff on patrol
on July 21 in the forest near Khapa village. The team of 6 villagers led by
Dilip patrolled the borders of the villages, on the look-out for signs of any illegal
activities like logging or poaching. No such activity was detected during the
patrol.
On July 16, Dilip took 12 children
of Sillari on a nature trail. During the nature trail, Dilip taught the
children about various tree species and changes in forests after the summer
season. Dilip also assisted the children in spotting various bird species like
drongo, crested serpent eagle, jungle owlet etc. He also taught children the
ethics of nature trail and safety precautions to be followed inside a forest
area.
Dilip organised a similar nature
trail for 14 children of Ghoti village on July 20.
On July 4, Dilip Lanjewar organised a plantation programme in Zilla
Parishad Primary school of Kirangi Sarra village. 28 students of the school
along with their teachers planted one sapling each. The saplings were of local
species of trees like neem, amla, mango, sitaphal etc.
Dilip and the teachers assigned the responsibility of ensuring survival
of the plants to the students.
Dilip arranged a similar program along with 45 students of Jai Seva
Adivasi Residential School in Dahoda village.
Balkrishna Bagmare arranged plantation programme along with villagers
of Chargaon along the road leading to Kunwara Bhivsen. The villagers dug pits
and planted saplings of local flowering and fruit trees along the road. The
villagers have also decided to ensure survival of the planted saplings.
Environmental Education
Education Van Programme
7 film shows were conducted in July 2017.
Mobile Health Service (MHS)
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