Rufford Small Grant Monthly update: RSG II/8 (November 2010)

 

1. Project team has decided to scale up the project now. Health of riverine habitat and aquatic biodiversity is depends on the river basin. If the river basin is protected then only river habitats and aquatic biodiversity will be protected. In this regard through rigorous fieldwork selected 25 villages of the Bembla river basin for future in-depth study and eco-restoration activities. In this regard, we have contacted village heads (Sarpanch) of 25 villages and took consent for the future work. Local district administration is providing administrative support for this initiative. District collector provided all facilities to complete the eco-restoration at these 25 villages through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaranty Act 2005.
   
2. Testing of the fish growth has been done with the fishermen, at Dhamandari Tank, Dhamani Khadi village. The average fish growth is found to be 500 grams in 4 month's period, which is encouraging fact.
   
3. Two people from anglers' group went to observe and understand scientific fish culture at Hyderabad. It was one-week expedition.
   

 

Captions to Photo:

001_November_2010. Fish Sampling (Date 25 November 2010).

002_November_2010: Village Meeting. (Date 17 November 2010)