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Watering Saplings at Sainik Vihar



EVERY DAY IS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY!



Are you in Delhi NCR? Heat wave bothering you? Well, we always say – trees are the answer! Did you know that apart from having 10 of the top 15 most polluted cities globally, India now has the same set of numbers for the world’s hottest cities as well? So, keeping both things in perspective, we as citizens-led group, who believe in actual solutions, planted native trees in 2017 and 2018. We have been actively sharing on our social media that we take care of them regularly.



With the same objective, we assembled at Sainik Vihar park today. And if you are a regular follower of our page you would know we have about 150 amaltas saplings in this park. Amaltas, Delhi’s state tree, has beautiful yellow flowers when in full bloom. For very much the same reason it is also known as ‘golden shower’. These golden showers need regular water showers just like us humans who find it unbearable in the sultry weather enveloping our city these days. While we have solutions like coolers or ACs but these creatures don’t. So, our volunteers watered these saplings yet again.



The soil in which these amaltas are planted was unsurprisingly parched. Whatever amount of water we poured in was quickly gulped by a thirsty Earth only asking for more. Our volunteers did their best and made sure that even as they liked to stay hydrated in a scorching weather of a June Sunday morning, our saplings also got their required quantity of water. We must ensure these saplings survive and flourish to become fully grown trees… because trees are one of the most important components of our environment.



June 5 was a special day. Yes, India beat South Africa in their opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup in England. But it was also a commemorative day – the World Environment Day. Environment. The one thing upon which all life depends gets just one day to itself. Ironic, isn’t it? Yes, please let that sink in! We believe we don’t have to stick to just one day where we do some environmental activity to click selfies and post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and get LIKES to feed our ego. We need to feed our soul.



We believe environmental activities must be a continuous process. We all must be intrinsically driven and the sooner we realize that, the better. That’s why we believe that every day is World Environment Day. And to that effect, we shall keep on doing whatever we do the best. And during the course if we are able to inspire people to do the same – either by themselves or by joining us – that’s when we would feel we’ve accomplished something.



So, don’t wait. Let’s join hands to DO something.


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