2019 Monsoon Plantation Kickoff

LET’S BUDGET TIME FOR PLANTATION!

Our beloved monsoon season is here. It brings respite from the scorching heat of harsh summers of Delhi. And it is also the best time to plant some saplings which would grow up to become trees.

The two most essential elements for survival of life – water and air (that too oxygen, specifically) – are in dire need of revival in our country, especially in a large metropolis like Delhi NCR. We have been consistently stressing upon the significance of trees to solve the problem at the root level. Yes, trees are the best answer.

But not just ANY tree! We have also been quite vocal about plantation of native tree saplings. To reiterate, all life forms in a given region are somehow dependent upon each other. And that includes various insects such as bees, birds, squirrels etc. Life forms are adapted to trees of their local region. Thus, for their survival it is important we plant only those trees that support the local ecology. For instance, palm trees do not have any role in Delhi’s ecology. They are purely ornamental in the city’s context.

So, what are some of the trees native to Delhi? Trees such as amaltas, shehtoot, bael patra, pilkhan etc. are the trees native to Delhi. In fact, amaltas is Delhi’s state tree. Besides these, native Indian trees such as neem, peepal, banyan, baheda, marodphali, semal, mango, jamun etc. should also be planted in huge numbers. Again a fact, one of India’s names is Jambudweep – the land of jambu (jamun) trees. The best part about most of these trees is they require very less water and grow up huge to provide shade – yes, that shade is the true green cover!

Continuing our humble efforts towards reviving the air and water quality of our city and also to tackle the issue of rising temperature, we kicked off this year’s monsoon plantation by planting amaltas trees in Sainik Vihar district park.

We believe that as responsible citizens of our beloved country, all of us must do our bit to protect our environment. We request everyone to please come forward and help us in our mission.

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

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