Ward committees to enhance green cover

The corporation plans to plant 100 saplings in each of the wards in Shivamogga city

July 18, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:59 am IST - Shivamogga:

The Shivamogga City Corporation (SCC) has decided to form ward-level committees comprising officials, elected representatives and members of civil society organisations to ensure that its campaign to enhance the green cover in the city is successful.

S.K. Mariyappa, Mayor, told presspersons that the campaign will be held from July 18 to August 3. The Corporation has planned to plant 100 saplings in each of the 35 wards in the city, he said.

The officials have been asked to conduct a survey to identify places where the saplings can be planted. Open grounds around temples, schools and community halls are some spaces that will be used to plant the saplings. Civic workers would dig pits for planting in the designated places, he said.

Mr. Mariyappa said the SCC reserved ample funds in the budget of 2016-17 for the campaign. It would also provide tree guards, and the members of civil society organisations would be requested to shoulder the responsibility of watering the saplings regularly, he said.

He added that the SCC has purchased around 3,000 saplings from a private nursery in Honnali town. The Forest Department has been requested to provide the rest.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.