Deulbari in Kultoli Block was one of the most effected villages during Amphan, with no mangroves in the banks of river Matla, the entire village is vulnerable during cyclones. Along with the villagers SAGE Foundation decided to do mangrove plantation in 1st phase in stretch of 2 km of the banks. We thank the villagers of deulbari and specially Mr. Madan Baidya for his support in this plantation project and also thanks to Beat Officer Chituri Forest Office and lastly DFO South 24 Paraganas, Pods of native mangroves were collected by the villagers mainly of Sundari, Garain, Kakra, Garjan & Bain. The pods were directly planted in the banks. In total 18000 pods and saplings planted in the 2 km bank stretch.
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The Sunderbans is Bengals first line of defence from fierce storms that periodically arse in the Bay of Bengal. But this time however, the people of this region had to pay heavy price for this. Amphan practically destroyed many islands out there and days after the Amphan still people of Sunderbans are recovering from the devastation. Livelihoods have been destroyed, houses torn down, power system dislocated and the biggest problem- the intensity of the storm has brought in salt water from the sea into the ponds and farmlands in the delta, rendering them useless for next many years. SAGE Foundation has took initiative to distribute relief materials & Medical camps across Sundarban region.
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We all know that the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown has brought a havoc in people’s lives and for many survival was a challenge, with no work or income people were in verge of starvation, migrats walking for miles to reach their homes in villages and it seemed life has come to a standstill. SAGE Foundation decided to help the Lodha & Sabbar tribal families in Amlasol, Gopalpur, Jamunasole, Patagarh, Baghakhandor & Kankrajhor mainly in Jhargram district of South Bengal, in the 1st phase and in the 2nd phase we helped the widow and aged couples mainly in two villages in North Bengal, Jholi forest Village in Latpanchar and 10th Mile forest village in Upper Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary with help of RFO Upper Mahananda Range Mr. Nuben Pradhan, who helped us in distribution of the relief materials. In total SAGE Foundation helped 310 families in both the regions.
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Working on habitat management and conservation of its living beings specially in South Bengal. We have been active in monitoring the tiger presence in Jhargram in early 2020 and working on identifying the territory and movement pattern of the same in the area, as we believe it is not a migratory it is a residential.
Working on Wildlife litigation Pan India. Fighting for the Culling order given on Nilgai in Bihar and also on the Permission of road work given which will pass thru Rajaji TR and cutting the animal corridr between Rajaji Tiger Reserve & Corbet Tiger Reserve.
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We are conducting various awareness programs on Human Animal conflict, be it elephant in south and north Bengal or leopard in north Bengal.
Also, Shikar Utsav or Hunting festival, which is a ritual of the tribals in the Chota Nagpur Plateau, including South Bengal, SAGE Foundation is conducting awareness programs and also trying to stop the hunting festival with help of Forest Department and local administration.
Also SAGE Foundation works on Empowering local communities to be nature protectors. WHo are the best conservationist as we think.
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We initiated Phase 1 of plantation drive in June'20 in Kolkata by planting 150 saplings which includes varieties like mango, litchi, jamun, neem, sapodilla, Krishnachura/Radhachura, Segun, Mahagony, coconut, betelnut and others at Ramkrishna Mission Barisha. Many trees were uprooted during Amphan and request from the Maharaj was to plant fruit trees as they run a school for the under privileged and fruits from these trees will be given to the students. Also taken up Mangrove plantation project in the sunderbans at Bali island which is underway.
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We are currently working on Human Elephant Conflict in South Bengal, Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand. As it have been seen that from Oct to Jan the conflicts are high because of the standing crops in the fields, to minimise the conflicts we have developed an Early Warning System device to alert any intrusions beforehand so that the movement is tracked, also conducting awareness campaigns in the area’s along with developing Quick Response Team in MP & Jharkhand and equipping them with HEC kits also equipping the existing QRT team in Jhargram with HEC kits. Developed a sensor based device to tackle human leopard conflicts and plan to do trial in North Bengal.