8,000 new saplings for Ulsoor

8,000 new saplings for Ulsoor
On Saturday morning, 1,000 Bengalureans planted 8,000 saplings on an acre at the Ulsoor Lake area. This marked the inaugural event of Koti Vraksha Sainya, a movement to green the city by experts, residents and social workers, launched in December.

Under the movement, only native plants are planted as a part of the urban dense afforestation technique which will eventually help in bringing up the ground water levels and address the issue of rising levels of air pollution. At least 70 varieties of native plants like tamarind, arasan, soapnut were planted during the drive.

TV Surabhi, one of the founders of the movement, explains, “Our experts have formed a blueprint for what type of plants to be planted in different types of lands, for instance, a lake area requires different types of plants from an empty land and so does the space on the medians. We will maintain the plants for two years to ensure their growth.” Residents worked for more than four hours to plant the saplings near the storm water drain at Ulsoor Lake. The next drive is slated for June in 100 different places in the city.

BBMP Commissioner BH Anil Kumar, Mayor Goutham Kumar, MLA Rizwan Arshad, MP PC Mohan and Corporators Mamtha and Sampath Kumar inaugurated and joined the drive.
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