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| Adegaon - Members of nature club RanKutra take care of the kitchen garden set up in their school |
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| Junona - Students of the village school learn about nature through a game |
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| Katwal - Our colleague Kishor speaks to farmers and VEDC members about solar-powered fencing |
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| Katwal - Students learn to identify wildlife through a game |
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Khutwanda - Check dam built by villagers in our water conservation project
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| Khutwanda - VIllagers build a check dam |
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| Kondegaon - Students set off on a nature trail |
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| Kondegaon - Students set up a kitchen garden in their school a s part of their nature club activities |
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| Mudholi - Our colleague Ajay talks about the environment to students of village school |
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| Mudholi - Our colleague Kishor speaks about livelihood and conservation issues with members of women's SHG |
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| Sitarampeth - Village youths and school students participate in an anti-plastic programme |
THE FULL REPORT
Team:
Conservation Officer: Ajay Poddar
Field Assistant: Kishor Dudhbarai
Highlights of the
month:
· 3 anti-plastic and public hygiene programs to prevent man-
animal conflict - 98 villagers participated
· 1check dam built through voluntary work project - 12
villagers participated
· 1 foot patrol in buffer zone - 7 local young villagers
participated
· 11environment education programs - 383 students attended
· 2 nature club activities - kitchen garden setup - 26
students participated
· 6 women’s SHG meetings were organised - 135 members attended
· 9 VEDC meetings were organised - 244 members attended
· 50 eligible young villagers finalized for four-wheeler driving
training program
Conservation
On
January 10th, 16th and 18th, we organised
cleanliness and anti-plastic programs with villagers of Dewada, Katwal, and
Mudholi. Programs were organised in order to sanitise the area around villages
as litter and food leftovers sometimes leads wildlife to venture into the
village and causes man-animal conflict. We collected over 7 kilograms of
plastic litter through public participation (Voluntary work project). A total
of 98 villagers including members of women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) volunteered
for these activities.
On
January 29th, we organised a forest foot patrol jointly with Forest Department
involving local young villagers of Khutwanda village. 7 young villagers
participated in the patrol.
On
January 19th, we constructed a check dam near Kondegaon village
through Voluntary work project. 19 villagers volunteered for the construction
work.
Education
Program
During January, we organised 12 environment education programs in Zilla Parishad schools of
Khutwanda, Katwal, Sitarampeth, Bhamdeli, Dewada, Adegaon and Junona. We organised these programs with students and
teachers in order to make them aware of the importance of biodiversity and
conservation. We taught them about nature and wildlife’s value through
interactive sessions and various nature games. A total of 383 students
participated in the programs.
On January 9th and 14th, nature clubs ‘Leopard’ and ‘Drongo’ of ZP schools, Kondegaon and Bhamdeli, set up kitchen gardens on their respective campuses. 26
students of the clubs participated in the activity.
Employment Cell
We organised
9 village eco-development committee (VEDC) meetings and 6 women Self-Help Group
(SHG) meetings, focusing on alternative livelihoods which would reduce
dependence on the forests that leads to man-animal conflict and degradation of
forests. A total of 379 villagers attended these meetings and shared their thoughts.
We have also submitted a list of 50 eligible young villagers of Moharli buffer
to the Forest Department along with a proposal to organise a four-wheeler driving
training program.
In the SHG
meetings, we discussed about forming a group of interested members who are
willing to undergo training in embroidery and in making paper bags. The
training will be provided by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Chandrapur. A total of 135
members attended these meetings.
In VEDC
meetings, we discussed and explained short- and long-term benefits of fodder
plantation. We also discussed about man-animal confrontation in the Moharli buffer area
and how to reduce this by adopting cattle sheds and stall feeding for their
cattle. A total of 244 villagers attended these meetings.
Details
of the programs are given below:
List of the
candidates (four-wheeler driving training)
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