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| Ghatpendari - Young students from the village school learn the importance of wetlands on World Wetland Day |
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| Our colleague Dilip enlists the support of women of Ghoti in preventing and tackling forest fires |
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| Khapa - Dr. Khode treats patients at our free medical camp |
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| Saleghat - Villagers watch a film on conservation |
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| Sawara - Trainer Sita Uikey teaches village children to use computers as part of our IT Education Programme |
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| Wagholi - Women volunteers building a check dam |
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| The completed check dam at Wagholi |
THE FULL REPORT
Team: Abhijit Dutta – Assistant Director (Conservation)
Bandu Uikey –
Conservation
Officer
Dilip Lanjewar, Balkrishna Bagmare – Field
assistants
Highlights
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Two community foot patrols
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One check dam built at Wagholi
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One voluntary work project for cleaning of
area around well
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Three programs on LPG connection through
Ujjwala scheme in non-VEDC villages
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Two programs on snakebite awareness &
questionnaire survey
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Three conservation meetings related to forest-fire
fighting, renewable energy and chain-link fencing of farmlands
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One nature trail for students
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Three celebrations to mark important days in
the ‘eco-calendar’
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17 school education programs conducted, 374
students participated
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Six film shows; 151 participants
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Two meetings with SHGs to assist them with
livelihood initiatives
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Six free medical camps, 201 patients treated
Conservation Action and Awareness
On February 24, a check dam was
constructed in Wagholi by Dilip and women volunteers from the village. This
will help ensure availability of water for nearby farms in
the village throughout the year.
The check dam will also be a water
source for nocturnal wildlife in the area.
On February 19,
Balkrishna motivated villagers to volunteer for a program to clean the area
around a well in Suwardhara. Such cleanliness drives ensure that the cattle or
villagers don’t suffer from any illness due to water stagnation. It also helps
prevent contraction and possible spreading of any disease from livestock to the
wildlife.
On February 17, Balkrishna led a
team of four Village Eco-Development Committee (VEDC) members from Shiladevi
village on a foot patrol in the forest near their village. The VEDC members
looked out for signs of illegal tree felling or poaching during the patrol in
compartment no. 211.
Dilip joined the Forest Department
staff on a foot patrol in the Harnakund beat on February 3. These community-based
patrols are supplemental to the regular patrols being done by the Forest Department.
On February 20, Dilip organised
a meeting in Ghoti to make villagers aware about the negative impacts of
forest fires on the local biodiversity, air quality, farmlands, and the implications
for climate change. Dilip motivated the women to inform the Forest Department about
wildfires and also told them to send young villagers to such spots to
assist the Forest Department.
On February 10, an awareness
meeting was held in Ghatpendari regarding renewable energy. Issues related to
the solar grid, set up earlier in the village, were discussed with the
villagers. The operators for the two mini grids installed in the village were
present along with the beneficiaries of this initiative.
World Wetlands Day was celebrated
on February 2 at Sawara and Ghatpendari by Dilip and Balkrishna respectively
through programs with school children. Our team explained the importance of
wetlands to school children, and the need to conserve local wetlands.
Environment Education
In February, 17 school education programs were conducted
by Dilip and Balkrishna in which students were given lectures on man-animal
conflict, biodiversity conservation, climate change and other issues related to
nature conservation. A total of 374 students attended these programs.
School Education Programs
Education Van Program
The education van conducted six wildlife movie screenings in
February. Five school programs and one village night-show program were
conducted.
A total of 151 students and villagers attended these
programs.
IT Education Program
Satpuda Foundation
has donated desktops as well as laptops to the Zilla Parishad School in Sawara
village and has been conducting IT education program for the students free of
cost since 2013. Basic computer skills are taught to the students to make them
feel comfortable with the technology and improve their IT skills.
Sita Uikey, a
resident of Sawara village works on an honorarium basis for Satpuda Foundation
to teach the students.
Four such classes
were held in February.
Employment Cell
On February 5, Dilip conducted a meeting with SHG members in Ghoti. He
discussed making cloth and paper bags and mushroom cultivation with the SHG
members.
On February 19, Dilip conducted a meeting with SHG members in Khudsapar.
He discussed making cloth and paper bags with the SHG members. He also
provided training to SHG members on how to make paper bags.
Livelihood activities & meetings:
Mobile Health Service (MHS)
Six free medical camps were held
in February in which 201 patients were treated.
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