Plantation and Cleanup Drive at Sangam Vihar

POLLUTION? SOLUTION!

No. of volunteers = 37
No. of saplings planted = 53
Amount of waste collected = 54 kg

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James

You know what the best thing about volunteering is? A volunteer always believes that he/she is powerful… powerful enough to bring a change.

It’s this spirit that keeps our volunteers going. And for that we don't go extra miles, we just focus on how we all can walk lightly on this planet while giving it back whatever we can. Giving back to nature… That’s what our volunteers did today with Sustainability Struggles.

We gathered at Sangam Vihar DDA Park where our native tree saplings were waiting for us to be planted as well watered. Our team took help from the gardener of the park for arranging their home (pits), food (compost) and water.

With a good volunteer turnout, we started with the collection of waste littered in the park with the biggest culprits being bottle caps and tobacco packets. Within less than two hours, we collected around 50 kg of waste and handed it over to MCD.

Having all the arrangements done, we planted amaltas, papdi, kaner and neem alongside our existing amaltas saplings. As we always say, maintenance is more important than plantation, we wrapped up the drive with watering the saplings - not just newbies but also the existing ones.

We now have 66 young green warriors in the park to groom. Hope you’ll help these warriors too.

Join us and let’s contribute to a greener and cleaner Delhi! Visit http://wmtc.org.in

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