Watering and Maintenance of Native Tree Saplings

PED TO LAGAYA… #PaaniDiyaKya?

No. of Volunteers = 10

Saplings Watered = 124

Find out what your gift is and nurture it.

- Katty Perry

Be it birthday, festival, wedding, job promotion or any normal day, we all like gifts. Don’t we? Right from receiving, unwrapping and to discovering what’s inside - we are so amped and it doesn’t end there - we lovingly keep the gifts with utmost excitement and care. But, where does our excitement disappear for the most precious gift we got from mother nature?? GIFT OF LIFE!

Everything we need to survive, and thrive, is provided by the nature around us: food, water, air. Yet, Many of us have conveniently disconnected ourselves from the natural world. Whilst, we humans may have forgotten but mother nature continues to be giving as ever, even in times when it is unfortunately vanishing bit-by-bit.

Let's not forget, trees are a beautiful part of the natural environment and such amazingly efficient machines—constantly making our Earth a healthier planet. Did you know one tree can sequester more than one ton of carbon dioxide in its lifetime? Planting trees and nurturing them is one way we can retrieve the imbalance we, humans have created.

Our volunteers are doing their bit by planting native tree saplings. Not just this, we understand the struggle a sapling undergoes in the initial years. Thus, we take continuous care of the planted ones. Following this, we were again with our saplings at Hauz Khas, Sainik Vihar and Sangam Vihar this morning. Some carried filled water bottles from homes whilst others refilled them from a nearby source, all-in-all, we made sure to quench the thirst of our little saplings.

Your support is needed too! Join us and let’s fight against pollution together: http://wmtc.org.in

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