A silent movement towards saving the greenery, enriching the localities with fruit-bearing trees and reducing air pollution is picking up pace in the city.
It all started during the peak of summer, when residents had to bear scorching temperatures and shortage of drinking water due to deficient rainfalls in the last two years. A group of students from various colleges came together and decided to do something to protect the declining green belts in the city due. Their ideas took shape and the project was launched under the banner “Green Saviours” on April 10.
On their first day, the team of boys and girls started saving the saplings and young trees which were being cut to pave way for road-widening works. Subsequently, they were re-planted and fenced. They made shop-keeper and resident responsible for the saplings.
Seeing their efforts many joined them. Today, the team has 100 activist volunteers, who have so far collected 400 saplings from the road sides and residential compounds for re-planting. They have been supported by Department of Forests-Social Forestry, which agreed to take care of the sapling at the nursery in Channamma Nagar.
In addition to sapling-collection and re-plantation, the Green Saviours are getting free saplings from the forest department and planting them in various localities. They have so far planted 1,500 saplings. The drive will continue throughout the year on every Sundays from 7-30 a.m. to 10-13 a.m., said the team members.
Future plans
The team has planned to conduct harvesting drives across the city. The Green Saviours have appealed to the public to get in touch with the team members with information about saplings that can be saved.
‘Green Saviours’ is an initiative by like-minded individuals.
To join the Green Saviours initiative, contact 9611313919 or email to greensaviours2016@gmail.com.
