Push for urban greening

BELAGAVI

Various government departments, private groups, schools, and colleges celebrated World Environment Day in different ways in the district. The slogan for this year was ‘Beat Plastic Pollution'. Meanwhile, the forest department launched the work of planting several saplings under the urban greening project. Noted theatre artiste, former Rajya Sabha member B Jayashree and her team participated in Environment Day programmes. Under the urban greening project of the forest department,

MLA Asif Sait, accompanied by officials, planted saplings in various places in city and delivered a message of environmental protection. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Asif Sait said that a project to plant about 25,000 saplings was launched in the North constituency, including Rani Bagh, Queen's Garden, Asad Khan Dargah, and the highway in city. Various environmental organisations and volunteers joined the planting programme.

Purushottam Ravji, Range Forest Officer, said that about 20,000 saplings were distributed, and steps were taken to implement the project to grow and save the environment.

Awareness was created to protect the planted saplings until they grow into trees. Cantonment CEO Rajeev, forest officials Vinay Goudar and Siddharth Chalwadi were present.

Belagavi Cantonment organised an environmentally conscious event titled A Tree for Mother. On this special occasion, the school community paid tribute to motherhood by bringing alive the sentiment of planting A tree in a mother's name. During the programme, more than 50 saplings were planted, with enthusiastic participation from students, teachers, and mothers alike. School Principal Mhendra Kalra appreciated the initiative, stating that when emotions connect with nature, every action becomes a movement.

Members of the Border Development Authority, Ashok Chandaragi, Sarvamangala Aralimatti, and Neelam Gutthigol, participated.