A total of forty selected beneficiaries received saplings towards supplementary income. These beneficiaries belong to the Dhaniya village of the state. This village is located on the fringes of the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary. And the villagers have received saplings of lemon and betel nut. Stumps of Napier grass and vermi compost tanks were also distributed. Officials of the Dhaniya Range of the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary also attended this event. The distribution of the saplings and other materials was done on Friday, July 25.
The villagers in the fridge region of the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary suffer from several problems. These include damages to crops by wild animals venturing out of the reserve. And over-dependence on the reserved for grazing their livestock. With the new resources, these villagers have an alternative way of earning a livelihood. Also, the Napier grass should provide ample resources for feeding the cattle in the household.
The assistance was provided by the Nagaon Wildlife Division and Aaranyak with support from the International Rhino Foundation. Arif Hussain from Aaranyak handed over the materials to the villagers. He also informed them about how to plant the lemon saplings so as to implement a bio-fence effectively. Bio-fences are very effective ideas to protect resources including homes, farms etc from wild animals.
The vermicompost tanks provided by them will help the beneficiaries to generate their own organic manure. This can in turn be used for sustainable farming for personal consumption as well as commercial cultivation. The villagers will be able to use any locally available resources including cow dung as the raw material for generating the manure. This is also expected to help more and more villagers in the long run in terms of sustainable cultivation.
