We are deeply involved in social welfare and environmental activities. Our ambulance cum mobile clinic which is used for any emergency and free medical check ups for all nearby villages, was inaugurated by Param Pujya Morari Bapu, is providing best services to needy.
Our other activities in addition to social welfare activities are conservation of Nature to generate awareness among children of coastal villages for Nature more specifically for birds, marine life and mangrove forest.
We have planted more than 1,00,000 mangrove plants we have provided large big ponds of sea water where many migratory birds not only take shelters but started residing permanently. people in the vicinity of salt works.
AHMEDABAD: Wildlife experts and enthusiasts from around the world will congregate in the air-conditioned environs of Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar as part of the Global Bird Watcher's Conference on January 19. But it would make more sense if they met in the marshlands of Kutch and surrounding areas, which have become a graveyard of some of the most endangered winged species in the country - flamingos.
Conservation activists have uncovered a major incident of poaching of lesser flamingos in the Little Rann of Kutch.
Last week, activist D V Girish of Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust of Bangalore was shocked when he found a large heap of white feathers in the wasteland near Velasar village in Maliya Miyana taluka in Rajkot.
On closer inspection, he found 33 severed heads and legs of lesser flamingos. The torsos were missing, indicating that they had been killed for meat.
The birds may have been trapped and then killed. The lesser flamingos are local migratory birds that flock to the region during winter months from the southern part of the country. Despite being the most populous species of flamingo, it is notified as near-threatened due to its declining population and depleting breeding sites.
"I fear that this is not an isolated incident," Girish told TOI.
"There is hardly any presence of the forest department officials in the region. We brought the incident to the notice of numerous officials, but no one was willing to own up jurisdiction. I fear some fishermen or an organized gang might have had a big feast."
Local forest officials say locals in the region often feast on flamingo meat. Even when TOI tried to contact forest officials, everyone passed the buck. S K Goyal, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), said, "The matter has not been reported to senior officials.Local-level officials might be aware, but we will definitely now inquire into the incident." Last month, TOI had reported deaths of nearly 400 greater flamingos due to electrocution caused by a newly-laid high-tension power transmission line in the Greater Rann of Kutch.
Pylons are constructed through the centre of wetlands which are the breeding places of migratory birds and flamingos, due to reduced length and cost cutting. These very same high – tension power lines are resulting in the death of these birds (TOI news item with coloured photos), 8am, November, 20, 2011 Khadir Island by RD Meriya
These birds and wetlands can’t raise their voice like us, humans! But the degradation is reflected on the entire environment. At times the mangrove forests had reduced the impact of a tsunami. In the interest of our own future generation, it is necessary to protect our coastal forests and to further them by planting more trees. In this manner it is possible to develop artificial wetlands, develop mangroves and shelters for migratory birds. Now, the need of the hour is to enforce CRZ norms as well as honourable Supreme Court’s guidelines in various judgments more rigidly and to arrest further depletion.
In order to maneuver the mind of a child in the right direction, Mr. D.S. Jhala, Chairman of the Foundation along with the other founding members, Mrs. Sharmila Deo, Representative of Kalpavriksh, an NGO based at Pune working on various environmental issues, Mr. A.K. Kotecha, GM Salt Works, Mr. Vivek Dhruna, and several other Sarpanches of the respective villages, Headmasters, School teachers, students and villagers, conducted an EEP for 3 days at four villages, namely Haripar, Bagsra, Devgadh & Jajasar in 2014. In this EEP, we promoted our objectives through mindful environmental games. These activities not only made the children aware of the environmental issues but also to live life sustainability.
The Taluka Development Officer ("TDO") also helped us out considerably and extended his vote of thanks to our foundation for coming up with the idea of EEP.
Every year we actively participate in the shala praveshotsav function which is organized by government in every village schools, where different officers of education department from government come to motivate & encourage the students who are being enrolled in Std 1st. In this function we distribute school bags & study materials to the students who are promoted in Std 1st & also distribute biscuits & chocolates to all the school students.
This is our gesture of motivation to the students & wishing them luck for their bright future.
In the year 2015 our chairman Mr. D.S Jhala called the village committee of village Haripar for a casual meet it was the time somewhere about the Board (Std 10 th) results were announced. Just in between the conversation with the committee members Mr. D.S Jhala asked the committee about the Std 10th result of their village. It was very saddening & shocking to hear from them, since last 5 years none of the student was able to clear the board exams.
Mr. D.S Jhala was worried a lot about it. To, which he decided to appoint a tutor for the students of Std 9th & 10th. And the coaching will be provided to the students of Std 9th & 10th thrice a week for 3 hrs and that to free of cost.
In the year 2016 from village Haripar 14 students appeared for Board exams out of which 9 students cleared their exams positively. We managed to get fruitful result of 65% from 0%.Mr. D.S Jhala decided to arrange and function and honor the students who all cleared the exams positively. It was a great achievement by us we decided to inform & invite the Collector Sab & SP Sab of Morbi district. As they came to know about this achievement they were happy and said yes to attend the function.
The function was arranged in Morbi in the presence of Collector & SP sab of Morbi.
He who has health has hope, and who has hope has everything.
We have organized four free medical camps every year in different villages in the vicinity of DSPL, (i.e. haripar, devgadh, jajasar & bagasara) in association with IMA (Indian Medical Association), Morbi. We invited the specialist team of doctors and provided medicines free of cost to the patients as per prescribed by doctors.
This all villages don’t even have the basic / primary medical facilities also. This all villages are located in Taluka: Maliya (Miyana), of District: Morbi.
Even for taking primary treatment they have to travel to Maliya (Miyana), these camps proved to very helpful and successful, as the village people saved their time, money & most important they got précised check up by the specialist doctors.
Celebrating various occasions & festivals and spreading the joy in the children by doing various activities.
Our chairman Mr. D.S Jhala has asked the village people of Haripar to form a committee of 5 people and they will come forward with the problems they are facing in the village development. The committee requested on behalf of village to make Bhugarbh Gutter as they weren't having any proper sewage system in the village, due to which the water gets collected/deposited in the village streets and the possibility of transmitted diseases/infections. So, we help them by making Bhugarbh Gutter in 1000 mtr.
We inaugurated this work on 30th May'15, in the presence of Sarpanch and the villagers.
Inspired by our Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi, we have actively participated in the movement and initiated the following activities:
After seeing the activities carried out by Dev Wetland and Social Welfare Foundation. Mr. R.R Sorathiya (M.Tech), Ex. Employee Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Presently associated with Archean Chemicals Private Limited donated Rs. 2.5 lakhs to Dev Wetland and Social Welfare foundation.
This particular project was suggested by District Development Officer (DDO), Morbi. He had implemented this project on trial basis at GIBSON School, Morbi and found to be very successful. So, we have taken up this project at Haripar School of Maliya taluka. After seeing the improvement in health ratio we have started extending it to other schools in the vicinity of our salt works.
We celebrated world sparrow day by organizing a drawing competition in the schools of village Haripar & Devegadhin which the students were asked to draw a bird. This competition was conducted for students from 1st Grade to 8th Grade.Such a competition was held for the first time. Hence, the students were overwhelmed with joy. In both the schools, we divided students into 3 slots (i.e.,from 1st Grade to 3rd Grade, 4th Grade to 6th Grade; and 7th Grade to 8th Grade) and two winners from each slot were rewarded. We have also placed water pots for birds at different locations on both the school premises.
We were invited by GPCB, Morbi & 'Anandi', an NGO, for the celebration ofworld environment day at village Khakhrechi, with the motive of creatingawareness about the environment amongst the people. On the request of Mr.Sutreja, GPCB (Regional Manager), we provided dustbins for in 15 villages which were distrubuted by 'Anandi'.
The function was started by a rally in which students from 15 villages participated.Afterwards, we planted some tree in the schoolof Khakhrechi. Students from allaround the village shared their experience of work done in their villages for environment conservation. They also explained the importance of environment bythrough skits and dance.
We organized a Blood Donation Camp on 8th Dec'14 and on 5 th June'15 at our Salt works and Haripar. It was a voluntary camp and the employees of our salt works volunteered and managed to donate 20 & 28 bottles of blood respectively. Blood collected by Red Cross Blood Bank, Rajkot.
With request received from the villagers & school staff we have donated water cooler in the school of villages Devgadh & Hanjiyasar with the strength of 80 & 200 students respectively.