Highlights:
- Assisted in fighting fire in forest once
- Follow-up to tree plantation in 4 schools
- 2 nature trails for village children
- Public/village hygiene programmes in 3 villages
- Cleaning of 2 water bodies used mainly by domestic livestock and birds
- Water pots put up for birds in 3 villages
- Anti-plastic programme in one village
- Medical camps in 6 villages - 225 patients treated
- Two visits to Bhagwanpur to follow up status of relocated villagers
On May 6, our field assistant Bandu Kumare went to Kondegaon
Zilla Parishad (ZP) Primary School to monitor the progress of saplings planted
in July-August 2011. Bandu conducts regular follow-up visits to ensure that the
saplings are watered properly and that they get adequate protection from
livestock. A similar follow-up visit was made to Dewada on May 15, to Adegaon
on May 25 and to Katwal on May 31.
On May 6, Bandu led 16 students of ZP Primary School,
Kondegaon on a nature trail in the jungle adjoining the village. Bandu, who
earlier worked as a guide in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, helped the children
identify local flora and fauna and explained the need for nature and wildlife
conservation to them.
A similar bird-watching trail was organized on May 22 at
Moharli for 6 children of the village.
On May 6, Bandu organised a programme at Bamdeli to promote
awareness about public hygiene. He and 2 unemployed youths of the village
cleaned up the area next to a well, which had turned into a bog, and dug a
channel to drain the spillover water away.
Similar programme were organised on May 11 at Sitarampeth
and on May 16 at Chorgaon.
With the summer at its peak, our teams have been motivating
villagers across the landscape to put up pots in trees and bushes for birds to
quench their thirst. Bandu organised 3 programmes in his area of operations –
on May 9 at Kutwanda, at Adegaon on May 9 and at Moharli on May 22.
On May 18, Bandu and Yogesh organised an anti-plastic
programme at the ZP Primary School at Kutwanda in which school students cleaned
up the main village road of plastic litter and waste. They then cleaned up the
school premises. The litter/waste was then buried in pits. 7 students of the ZP
Primary School joined hands with Bandu in this task.
On May 16, Yogesh, Bandu and 3 unemployed youths of Katwal joined
hands to clean a water body around 1 km from the village. The water body had
become clogged with branches, leaves and other organic litter. This water body
is used by birds and domestic livestock. Wild boar and barking deer are
regularly spotted at this water body.
A similar programme was organized on May 22 at Moharli to
clean up a water body in the jungle around 1.5 kms from the village. Wild
boars, spotted deer and barking deer are spotted in the area regularly. 4 youths from Moharli joined Yogesh and Bandu
in this programme.
On May 19, Bandu and Yogesh helped in fighting a fire in the
forest around 3 kms from Moharli. Our team saw smoke rising from the forest in
the area towards Irai dam. When they went to investigate, they saw around 7
staff of the Forest Department fighting the fire. They joined in the effort and
helped douse the fire after about 3-4 hours.
MHU - Mobile Health Unit
There were health camps in 6 villages in May.
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| Sonegaon - medical camp |
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| Kutwanda - waterhole before clean-up |
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| Moharli - cleaning of soak-pit in progress |
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| Rajkumar Saosakde of Bamdeli, who got a job at Chandrapur with our assistance |
