TNV India

An Informal Pressure Group of Environmentlly
Restless People

About Us

Welcome to

THE NATURE VOLUNTEERS SOCIETY

The Nature Volunteers (TNV) Society is a leading conservation movement NGO and a not-for-profit organization functioning from Indore, MP. It celebrated its silver jubilee in 2016-17. TNV is a registered organization with a top track record of variety of works such as wetland conservation, bird habitat protection, save tiger campaign, raising environment and climate issues at national and international fora, publishing books to create awareness in the masses, especially among the student community, organising bird watching camps, participating in bird surveys, vulture counts and so on. Much before the climate change and environment degradation emerged as global challenges, TNV had started its modest field work in these areas.

Feathers in the TNV cap

Trail from the past – Complete conservation of Sirpur Lake, Indore

Indore’s famous Sirpur Lake, which is 120 years old, was a natural bird habitat but fell on bad days due to the negligence of its owners, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC). TNV, led by its president – an acclaimed environmentalist, Bhalu Mondhe (Padma Shri), took upon itself to conserve the wetland and its flora and fauna. He, along with his young journalist friend Abhilash Khandekar, then working with Free Press Journal as a sports correspondent, set up The Nature Volunteers (TNV) — “An informal pressure group of environmentally restless people”. Their love for the city and its well being was a common point of interest. They teamed up to save Sirpur. It was 5th June 1992. Since then their untiring multi-pronged efforts have resulted in the lake and its biodiversity being protected completely. It took them and their colleagues almost 15 years of sustained efforts which brought back to life this Heritage Lake, the biggest chunk of carbon sink around Indore and ensured it regained its pristine glory. The successful conservation of Sirpur Lake, as an urban water body, is now a well known success story across the country. We refer to it as the Sirpur Bird Sanctuary (SBS) in reverence to the 150 colourful species of resident and migratory birds.

Our Publications

Sirpur Birds Check List

Pug Marks in the media

On the Horizon

Save Sarus Campaign

Launching Save Sarus Campaign at Yashwant Sagar, Indore: Yashwant Sagar is another iIndore’s vicinity. It was designated so because of the breeding population of the threatened Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone). The wetland is engulfed by various problems that require immediate attention.

Lesser Florican

Large scale awareness campaign for the highly endangered Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) in the districts of Dhar, Ratlam, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

Save tiger campaign

Renew the Save tiger campaign in Central India.

Migratory patterns of birds

Intensive study of migratory patterns of birds at Sirpur and other wetlands of the Malwa region

Nature Knowledge Centre

The construction work is under progress of a wetland Nature Knowledge Centre in the Sirpur Lake area, Indore, with the help of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC). The upcoming Centre will be a highly advanced interpretation centre. It will provide an incredible insight into all aspects of nature, focusing on wetland ecosystem and wildlife of Central India.

Nature Knowledge Centre

The Nature Knowledge Centre will include the following:

1. A Butterfly Conservatory
2. A Biodiversity Park
3. Auditorium and amphitheatre for environment related programmes
4. Residential facilities for researchers

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On our Trail

Headoffice: 130, Sutar Gali, Indore, MP

Field office: Interpretation Center, Sirpur Lake, Dhar Road, Indore, MP

Email: volunteersnature@gmail.com

Tel: +91-9039395161

Reg No. 03/2703/09468/06 Estd.
1992
80 G No.F.No. CIT-
I/Ind/Tech/804/07/2011-12

TNV Bank details:
The Nature Volunteers,
A/C No: 12010100015777,
Bank of Baroda, AB Road Branch
IFS code: BARB0COLIND
(Fifth letter in the IFS code is zero)