Watering Saplings in Rani Bagh

VOLUNTEERING IS IMPORTANT!

Dear Delhi NCR residents,

Feeling the record-breaking heat? Above average seasonal temperature? Dust storms? It’s affecting us all, isn’t it? Yes, all of us. It includes our parents, siblings, spouses, children, friends, relatives etc. Yet we all are being extremely ignorant. At best, most of us are only merely giving lip service in terms of doing something – that we must plant trees etc. or we just forward WhatsApp messages like:

50 hazar ka AC lagwa sakte hain, leking 50 rupye ka ped nahi laga sakte

Environmental protection requires action. We need to go out and DO things rather than just talking or forwarding messages. How many of us are really DOING something?

It’s high time we all woke up and shunned our ignorance, our laziness and our comfort. It’s already costing us a lot! And it’s only going to get worse. Most of us KNOW IT, yet we don’t take any action. Why does environment take a backseat among all our priority matters? Is it because we are now too used to the comfort of apps delivering us latest phones, trendy clothes and even food?!

Let’s not depend upon ANYONE else to take care of environment. Let’s come out of our comfort zones. Let’s volunteer to save ourselves!

It’s this same thought that united a few AWAKE human beings on a Sunday morning to water our native tree saplings that we planted in Rani Bagh. We have alstonia, amaltas, neem and semal who would grow up to give us shade and protect us from this scorching heat. Please help us in ensuring the growth and survival of these saplings for our collective benefit. Only then we would be able to watch future cricket world cup tournaments!

Volunteer with us! Or without us… but do something! It’s important!

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