Water for elephants – sponsor a tank!

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Thirst at SNT

Every year in the Sigur Region, the Forest Department provides water to wildlife during the dry season. In collaboration with this effort, we also provide water – every day of the year.

In general, we have only a few elephants and other animals coming. Right now, we have approximately 20 elephants per night, not mentioning the cheetal, the sambar, the sloth bear, leopard, birds, etc. As a result our open well got exhausted.

The reason we face this hardship is because this year is the worst drought on record in Tamil Nadu. Moreover, because of political uncertainty, the Forest Department does not have the possibility to provide as much water as it is used to.

We approached the Forest Department and the DFO gave us the green light to help. The Forest Guards and Rangers will deliver water to different water holes in the vicinity.

We will provide 6 tanks of 2,000 liters to the Forest Department every week. Additionally, we will purchase the same quantity. A water tanker costs Rs 500. Till the first rains, we will need approximately Rs40,000.

First Forest Department water hole.

If you are willing to contribute:

  1. Very important: we can receive only donations from India.
  2. Our bank details: Sigur Nature Trust, Indian Bank, Masinagudi, Branch ID 00218, IFSC Code: IDIB000M018 [IDIB triple zero M zero 18], Account 564501164.
  3. Inform us by mail (sigurnaturetrust@gmail.com) if you make a transfer.
  4. We will follow donations every day and will inform about donations on our Facebook page. All donations will be used exclusively for the purpose of delivering water.

Second Forest Department water hole.

Once you contribute:

  1. We and the Forest Department personnel, thank you in the name of some ungrateful elephants.
  2. If you give Rs3,000, we will send you our book Giant Hearts (worth Rs1,000), within India.
  3. If you give Rs10,000, you can stay at the Trust (once the rain starts) 2 days AND get Giant Hearts. This is a unique opportunity but please contact us if you are interested because we have strict guidelines (maximum two persons, no children, relative silence, no wandering…).

Thanks in advance.

Jean-Philippe Puyravaud