Scores of students of a government high school were apprised of the seed ball culture in a bid to infuse the concept of environment conservation and afforestation here on Thursday.
An initiative of Samskruthi Women’s Sphere, the event was held at the Government Model Higher Primary School, Ashokapuram, and the objective was to introduce at least 500 children and 200 lady volunteers to the concept of seed ball. The organisers said the chances of seed ball germination and subsequent growth as a plant was more owing to initial nutrition available for seeds as soon as it sprouts. Honge, arali, bevu, hunase, nalli, alle, and sithaphal seeds were used in the making of seed ball as these are indigenous and require minimal maintenance. The seed balls will be dropped along T.Narsipura-Mysuru Highway linking the Mysuru-Nanjangud Eoad apart from the Outer Ring Road, Lingambudhi Lake, and other places, according to sphere president Sridevi S. Bhoopalam. The seeds and mud were procured from the Forest Department.
