As temperature in coal town has crossed 40 C mark, posing various difficulties like dehydration, low energy level and heat stroke to the birds population, a group of coal town social activist have launched an initiative to provide food and water to the birds by installing and distributing thermocol made pots to provide drinking water to the birds.

The group led by Jharia based environmentalist, Akhlaque Ahmad has already distributed around 10 such theromocoal pots in Katras More locality of Jharia have plans to install or distribute altogether 70 such jars.

Ahmad said, “Though we are installing the earthen bowls in various parts of coal town since last five six year, this year we discovered that thermocol made water pots are comparatively more effective as there are lesser chances of there being destroyed compared to earthen pots which are fragile.”

Divulging more details he said that these thermo coal pots can be easily made at home by adding four five pieces of thermocol sheets and then applying some additives to fill the gap.

“These thermo coal pots are heat resistant meaning that it keeps the water cold for a longer period of time compared to earthen pots” said Ahmad and added that even if the water gets heated in these pots after a long time it soon again turns cold during the evening.

Divulging more details he said, the basic aim of our distribution drive to sensitise common people about the difficulties faced by birds during summers and prompting them to take measures on their own to help the beleaguered birds facing tough time during summer which has been aggravated during the last several decades due to mad rush for urbanization leading to loss of green vegetation.

“We are trying to integrate the school going children with our initiative and are sure that which the students joining our drive to provide support to the birds our initiative will get more success” said Ahmad who is also joined in drive by other members of Youth Concept, Including Pinku Chandravanshi, Anup Sao, Ravi Kumar etc.