Watering and Maintenance of Hauz Khas and Sangam Vihar Saplings

PED TO LAGAYA… PAANI DIYA KYA?

No. of volunteers = 6

No. of saplings watered = 57

Amount of waste collected = 6 kg

Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking. - Wangari Maathai

In any greening project, planting a sapling is always the easy part. Ensuring that it grows up to become a tree is the real challenge.

Not all seedlings can take root and a 100% survival rate is not attainable. It needs regular watering, weeding and monitoring to prevent damage or decay. It needs protection from animals, pests and vandals.

Most importantly, it needs human neighbours allowing it to take root. Our volunteers understand the struggle of a growing sapling and hence, like every weekend, went to nurture our existing saplings at Hauz Khas and Sangam Vihar.

They not just watered the saplings but also did some mulching and cleaning of the place. Thus, the three basic amenities - water, food and shelter, are taken care of. One hour per week… this is what they want from us in trade of years of life we get from them.

Our volunteers are all set for it. Are you? Join us in our drives for a greener and cleaner Delhi. Details: http://wmtc.org.in

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