Get down to greening: Students on a tree planting drive Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
Create a cool spot by planting trees.
It's going to be a tough summer thanks to the trees that have been axed,
boulevards cleared of canopies and replacement of green cover with
concrete jungles. But undeterred by all this, young green thumbs of the
city are making it a point to make the city clean and green.
At Abhaya School, Kompally, every Monday during the gardening class the
children clear the dried leaves and junk around the base of the trees
and even climb and pluck out dried leaves. They participate in the tree
planting drives as well.
Great change
Raghav, a Std. IX student, was a part of the tree planting drive held at
his school three years ago and can see the difference. “The greenery
around has changed the environment around the school. The flowers and
fruits attract butterflies and many small birds which are a pleasure to
see. We have noticed the difference in the pollution level of the air
between our school and our homes. These trees that we nurtured have made
a difference.”
In the heart of the city, where construction work is at its peak with
skyrises everywhere, students of Learnium School make it a point to
celebrate World Wetland Day, Vanamahotsavam and other festivals to
create awareness about the importance of various ecosystems. Apart from
planting saplings, they also come up with songs that bring out awareness
on environment that they present on these occasions.
Lotus Lap Public School had 5,000 children attending the “green drive.”
This event was conducted to sensitise children, their parents and the
residents around about the need to plant more trees. Most of the
children carried saplings during the walk. Rasee Reddy, a Std. IX
student who participated in the drive suggests, that the most important
step that they can do is to restore some balance in nature by planting
more trees.
No comments:
Post a Comment