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| Balapur - Volunteers attend our programme on fighting forest fires |
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| Chorkamara - Dr. Khode examines patient at our free medical camp |
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| Kurhadi - Our colleague Mukund briefs school students on how to celebrate Holi in an eco-friendly way |
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| Kurhadi - Our colleague Mukund speaks to students about conservation on World Wildlife Day |
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| Mangezari - Nature trail organised by us to celebrate World Forest Day |
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| Mendha - Artifical next placed by our volunteer |
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| Mendha - Village children make artificial nests in a programme organised by us to celebrate World Sparrow Day |
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| Thadezari - Our colleague Jivraj puts up posters promoting awareness about forest fires and how to prevent them |
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| Wadegaon - Students of village school watch a film on wildlife conservation |
THE FULL REPORT
Team:
Mukund Dhurve -Asst. Conservation Officer
Jivraj Salam
- Field assistant
Highlights
·
Organised workshop on prevention of forest
fires
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Joined Forest Department staff on foot patrols
on 5 occasions-
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2 voluntary work programs to clean water
holes
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6 voluntary work programs to clean area next
to hand pumps
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6 anti-plastic programs
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Organised 6 environment education programs- 1,050
students attended
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Organised 6 education van programs - 779
students attended
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Celebrated 4 days of eco-calendar - total of
441 students and teachers participated
·
Assisted 5 young villagers in going for hospitality
training program at PACE Academy, Sillari
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Organised 6 medical camps – 152 patients treated
Our team organised
6 community assistance programs on March 5, 6, 7, 8, 28 and 29 to clear areas
around hand pumps at Pongezara, Jindatola, Kodebarra, Bhajepar, Asalpani and Bodalkasa.
Unemployed young villagers from Mangezari participated in all programs, led by Mukund and Jivraj. Details of the programs are given in the table
above.
Water had spilled over while people drew from the hand pumps
and had stagnated, leading to proliferation of mosquitoes and insects. Our
teams cleared the area, removing scum and organic growth and dug canals to
drain away the water.
Our team joined the Forest Department in day and night patrols
in Comp. No. 109, Comp. No. 114, and on the paths linking Mangezari to Jindatola
and Mangezari to Kodebarra. Besides our staff, volunteers from a youth club at
Mangezari also joined in the patrols. The youth club was set up with our
assistance and is mentored by our Conservation Officer Mukund Dhurve.
During the month, our team organised 6 anti-plastic programs to clean
polythene/plastic litter from villages. The programs were organised on March 5,
6, 8, 28 and 29 at Pongezara, Jindatola, Kodebarra, Bhajepar, Asalpani
and Bodalkasa, villages
respectively. Mukund and Jivraj organised the programs which were
attended by villagers and village eco-development committee (VEDC) members. The
plastic litter has been kept in our Mangezari office and will be sent to Tiroda
for recycling.
On March 16, 24 and 29 our team organised workshops on forest fire prevention at Mangezari, Balapur
and Chorkhamara respectively. During the workshops, Forest Guard Mukesh Maher,
tourist guides and volunteers were taught ways to prevent and control forest
fires. 10, 8 and 12 Village Eco-Development Committee members were present for
the respective programs.
On 3 March, we celebrated World
Wildlife Day at G.E.S. High School Kuradi in a program in which 173 students
and 3 teachers participated. During the program, we gave the participants information
about wildlife conservation issues.
On 20 March, we celebrated Sparrow
Day at Ashram School, Mendha. 107 students and 3 teachers took part in the program
during which we showed how to make artificial nest boxes for sparrows.
On 22 March, we celebrated International
Forest Day by organising a nature trail for students of Z.P.P.S, Mangezari. 37
students and 2 teachers along with forest guard Mukesh Mehar took part in the
nature trail.
We celebrated Water
Day at Z.P.P.S. Pindkepar School. A film show on water conservation issues was
shown by us. Students were taught ways to save water during an interactive
discussion session that followed the film show.
On 23 March, we celebrated Climate
Day at Adilok High School in Bolunda village. Information about climate change and
degradation of the environment and ecosystems was given to the students. 120 students
and 2 teachers were present in this program.
Education
There were 6 education programs in March.
Education Van
We organised 6 film shows on nature and wildlife conservation in March.
Employment Cell Training activities
In March we identified and sent 5 youngsters to attend a hospitality
training program run by Pratham Arora Centre for Education (PACE) at Sillari.
The program is funded by Pench Tiger Conservation Foundation.
MHS
We organised 6 health camps in March (details in table
below):
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