Highlights:
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| Cleaning up plastic litter and other trash from the area adjoining the jungle, Jhirpa |
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| Clean-up drive at Satdhara |
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| Soak pit being dug in Matkuli |
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| Check dam being built by students near Matkuli |
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| Completed check dam in Matkuli |
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| Building a check dam near Mehendikheda |
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| The check dam near Mehendikheda |
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| Cleaning an existing water body near Mehendikheda |
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| Field Assistant Hameed gives a talk on nature conservation at Pisuwa school |
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| Wildlife film screening at Jhirpa |
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| Our free health camp at Matkuli |
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| Dr Ashutosh Tiwari at our free health camp at Karer |
THE FULL REPORT
Team: Ashfaq Aarbi – Conservation Officer
Hameed
Khan – Field assistant
Highlights
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11 water conservation voluntary work
programmes during the month – built 5 check dams, 3 water bodies cleaned, 1
soak pit dug, 2 old soak pits cleaned
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4 anti-plastic programmes waste
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Classroom visits to 14 schools as part of
our environment education program – attended by 859 students
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8 films shows on wildlife and nature
conservation- attended by 734 children
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11 youths from relocated and buffer zone villages
placed in jobs
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Medical camps in 6 villages - 131 patients
treated
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Visit to check on status of 8 villages which have already been relocated
Conservation
During November, we organised 11 programmes related to water
conservation and 4 anti-plastic programmes.
On November 1, we organised an anti-plastic and awareness programme
to clean village roads and prominent common places at Pisuwa. A total of 35
people participated in this programme, including Sarpanch Laxmi Yadav, local
villagers and students.
Three similar programmes were organised at Aaritodiya,
Matkuli and Jhirpa on November 4, 7 and 18.
On November 15, we organised a programme to dig a soak pit
at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir School, Matkuli. A team comprising of 1 teacher
and 16 students joined hands with Hameed in digging the pit, which will take
spillover water from a hand pump on the school premises. The pit will help to
recharge the water table around the hand pump.
On the same day, we also organised programmes to clean two old
soak pits which had become clogged with organic waste.
On November 19, we organised a programme to build a check
dam on a stream around 2 km from Mehandikheda village. A team comprising of 17
students and 1 teacher from Government Primary School Mehandikheda and Hameed
built the dam. The resultant water body will benefit wildlife. Spotted deer, monkeys and leopards are spotted
in the area.
Similar programmes were organised at Mehandikheda, Matkuli
and Pisuwa on November 22, 23 and 25.
On November 28, we organised a programme to clean a water
body in the jungle around 3 km from Mehandikheda village. The water body was covered
with leaves and organic litter and animals were finding it difficult to drink.
Our team, consisting of field assistant Hameed Khan, 1 teacher and 15 children
from Government Primary School, Mehandikheda cleared the litter and made the
water body accessible to the animals again. Spotted deer are regularly spotted
around these water bodies while there are occasional sightings of sloth bears,
wild dogs, bison and leopards.
Two similar programmes were
organised at Matkuli on November 28.
Education
During the month, our team organised 14 lectures to educate students
about nature and wildlife conservation.
Education Van
During November, our team conducted a total of 8 film shows
on nature and wildlife conservation.
Employment Cell
During November, we helped 11 youths from relocated and
buffer villages get jobs in Nagpur. Dhiru Dhurve, of Pisuwa, had got a job in
Nagpur some years ago. Subsequently, he has stayed in touch with us and
recently, he told us about opportunities available in Nagpur. We then motivated
and organised youths from local villages to apply for the jobs. Details of the placements are as follows:
Mobile Health Service (MHS)
Satpuda Foundation organises medical camps at which
villagers get free treatment and medicines. These camps, whose schedule is set
in conjunction with the management of the Satpuda Tiger Reserve, are run by the
Mobile Health Service (MHS) of Satpuda Foundation.
There were health camps in 6 villages in November.
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