Now, the Mahila Mangal Dal has assigned the duty oflooking after the forest to a group of village women. The responsibility is shared among 15 women in rotation. Thus the duty for each woman comes after 15 days. As one woman said, "On these days we leave our work and protect the forest, because our oak trees are like our children." Once, when a migrant shepherd allowed his goats to graze in the protected forest area, the women took away the goats and fined the shepherd < 200. Villagers themselves are fined up to Rs. 100 for cutting trees for firewood.
Thanks to Nature, and thanks to the strength of women, the mixed natural oak forests are now recovering in all parts ofGadhwal. But the women still have to be veryvigilent. In 1980, for example, the Mahila Mangal Dal agreed to help the Forest Department in tree planting. They dug 15,000 pits, but then they found that the Department was only interested in planting poplars. The women refused to allow the planting of the poplar, which is a foreign commercial tree. Instead, they forced the Forest Department to plant different kindsofindigenous foddertreesthat would benefitthem directly. Thus the natural forests are now regenerating in the hilly areas in many parts of Uttar Pradesh. In addition to supporting local agriculture and animal husbandry, the regenerated forests have reduced the intensity of floods and soil erosion, and have ensured a permanent water supply. The practice of community protection of forests has spread to many neighbouring villages. In fact, this is probably the only effectivewaytotackle thisterribly urgentnational task.us is different in many ways, both physically and mentally. We ought to understand our own nature and the nature of others for our own happiness and well-being in life. The shapes and size, temperaments and characters of people have lot of variations that must affect our health and happiness.
According to A yurved, physical diseases occur mainly owing to external factors like wrong diet or exposure to pathogens. Mental diseases arise mainly from internal factors, like wrong use of the senses and the increase of negative emotions. We ought to develop the habit of positive thinking. It has a good positive effect on our emotions. However, both physical and psychological diseases are usually mixed and one seldom occurs without the other. Some diseases, like acute infections, have almost entirely physical causes and can be treated purely on a physical level. However, most diseases have psychological cause and all lasting diseases have psychological effects. A physical disease disturbs the emotions and weakens the senses, which may result into physical troubles. They lead to dietary problems, strain the heart and nerves and weaken the physical body. In the modern developed world, our problems are mainly psychological. We have sufficient food, clothing and shelter, which prevent us from getting most physical diseases. Though most of us have no major physical problems, we still suffer from psychological unrest. This unrest may manifest as feelings of loneliness, not being loved or appreciated, anger, stress, or anxiety. It can lead to the weakening of our physical energy and prevent us from doing what we really want to do.
STD 1 TO 2 PRGNA DAINIK NODHPOTHI
NEW MASVAR AAYOJAN 2021
