OSAI

Date: 28th May, 2009. Narasipuram, Vaidehi Falls, Coimbatore.

National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore conducted a week long NSS camp near Narasipuram, Coimbatore. As a part of Camp an awareness on nature and Eco-Trek was taken up by students along with OSAI members. OSAI members gave a talk on Forests of Coimbatore, Water, and Elephants.

Eco observation

We found a big site about 2 acres, where soil was removed for constructing road and bridges. It was shocking to find this near the forest boundary and a water stream.

We found and collected a lot of litter, especially plastic waste near the falls and on the way to waterfalls. We also found a snake among the dry leaves, lot of Mud-puddling (gathering liquid nutrients) butterflies, and elephant dung in many places. The list of butterflies we spotted is given below

• Common Grass Yellow - Eurema heccabe
• Common Gull - Cepora nerissa
• Common Emigrant or Lemon Emigrant - Catopsilia pomona
• Lime butterfly - Papilio demoleus
• Common Bluebottle - Graphium sarpedon
• Red Pierrot - Talicada nyseus
• Common Pierrot - Castalius rosimon
• Common Cerulean - Jamides celeno
• Branded Shift - Borbo cinnara