Rufford Small Grant Monthly update: RSG II/3 (April 2010). 30 APRIL 2010

Rufford Small Grant Monthly update: RSG II/3 (April 2010). 30 APRIL 2010

1. National Rural Employment Guaranty Act 2007 (NREGA) of government of India has immense potential in ecological restoration and providing secure livelihood to rural poor. However, local administration failed to implement the same on large scale. On 19^th April 2010 along with hundreds of local people we made one day peaceful demonstration at government block head office (THASIL). Following Mahatma Gandhi we call it SATYAGRAHA (Way of truth and peace). In response to this demonstration large scale eco-restoration work started in whole Karanja block. Hundreds of people are getting livelihood and massive watershed development work is started.
   
2. River Study group established at WAGHOLA village. This village is situated at the bank of river Adan.
   
3. Contributed in designing of river study course syllabus for the Haridwar University.
   
4. Regular village meetings are going on in various villages along the river Adan and other rivers of the area.
   
5. Guiding 2 students for the Graduate Volunteer course designed by SNDT University, Mumbai. First student named PRAFUL studying present status of the wetlands of the Karanja block and second student NILKANTH studying nomadic pastorals of the area.
   
6. Summer survey of the river Adan done. The substantial portion of the river is dried. The major problem of the river noted down is deposition of massive amount of the silt in the river bed.