Friday, April 26, 2019

Activity Update March 2019: Melghat

Highlights:


Villagers from Nagartas and Barukheda
who have been selected for the driving training programme

Dhargad - Our colleague Anirudh briefs young villagers
selected for the driving training programme

Dhargad - Our colleague Anirudh conducts
an environment education programme in the village school

The selected candidates for the driving course















































THE FULL REPORT

Team: Kushagra Gupta - Conservation Officer
Anirudh Kawishwar - Assistant Conservation Officer

Highlights
·      Two meetings on livelihood project (driving training program) at Kelpani & Dhargad
·      One meeting on livelihood program at Barukheda
·      4th batch of driving training program started in Dhargad village for 12 candidates


LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM











Melghat Tiger Reserve administration, with the help of Satpuda Foundation, is implementing a scheme for tribals to buy four-wheeled vehicles, with the aim of providing livelihood opportunities for unemployed tribal villagers of recently relocated villages from Melghat Tiger Reserve.

Under this scheme, the Maharashtra Forest Department is providing an eighty percent subsidy to unemployed tribal villagers in the age group of 18 to 55. 

In the month of March our field staff organised meetings with villagers of Dhargad and Barukheda to provide details of this scheme. 

On 31 March, the fourth batch for the four-wheeler driver training program commenced the course. 11 young villagers from Dhargad village are being trained by teachers from Akot Motor Driving School.

Prior to the start of the training program, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Akot division, organised a meeting with these candidates. During this meeting, the trainees were provided with information about the training program and the vehicle purchase scheme.


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