Activity Update December 2019: Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve

Check dam built by students attending our nature camp

Our volunteers clean a waterhole in Compartment 56

Students learn about pug marks during our nature trail

 Students on our bird-watching trail 

Students perform a skit to promote awareness about conservation
among the villagers

Students set off on a jungle safari as part of the activities
during our nature camp

Waterhole in Compartment 56 being cleaned and repaired

Jindatola - Students and teachers at our nature camp 

Jindatola - Students learn to identify animals through nature games

Kodebarra - Students clear plastic litter from the village

odebarra - Volunteers clean the area around a hand pump
in a community assistance programme 

THE FULL REPORT

Team: 

Mukund Dhurve – Assistant Conservation Officer

Highlights - SEE TABLE 1

• Joined  Forest Department staff on foot patrols on 4 occasions
• 1 voluntary work program to clean area next to water hole 
• 6 voluntary work programs to clean area next to hand pumps
• 6 anti-plastic programs 
• Organised 2-day nature camp at Jindatola ;  35 students and 5 teachers present
• 1 check dam built in Compartment no. 56
• 3 young villagers identified for driving training program 

Our team organised a program on December 28 to clean and repair a waterhole in Compartment No. 56. 

We organised 6 community assistance programs on December 1, 3, 6, 13, 16 and 22 to clear areas around hand pumps at Chorkhamara, Bolunda, Thadezari, Pitezari, Umarzari and Kodebarra respectively. Unemployed young villagers from Mangezari participated in the programs, led by Mukund. 

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 Compartment No. 110, 109, 110 and on the path linking Mangezari to Jindatola. 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 December 1, 3, 6, 13, 16 and 22 at Chorkhamara, Bolunda, Thadezari, Pitezari, Umarzari and Kodebarra villages respectively. Mukund organised the programs. They 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. 

Education - SEE TABLE 2

There were 6 education programs in December.

On December 20 and 21, we organised a 2-day nature camp at Jindatola. During the camp, we organised bird-watching and nature trails, a wildlife safari, construction of a check dam, an anti-plastic program, a nature game and a skit based on a conservation theme. This camp was organised for 35 students and 5 teachers. Range Forest Officer Shri Akare attended the camp. 

On December 28, we cleaned and repaired a waterhole in Compartment No. 56. 

Employment Cell Training activities - SEE TABLE 3

During this month, we identified 3 young villagers to attend a driving training program at Ashok Leyland Driving Training Centre, Chhindwara. The expenses for the month-long training program will be borne by the Forest Department.