Van Mahotsav 2016

2016-07-15

Global warming and climate change has become a worldwide concern to be tackled.  The environmental change has affected the natural circle of seasons, causing the disaster of drought and cyclonic storms. Environmental imbalance and the increase of pollution have contributed to the changes in environment, and these changes have affected the human lives drastically. To reduce the imbalance and its effect in nature Maharastra Government passed a resolution to plant 2 cores plants all over Maharashtra with Government and people’s participation. With this initiative Green Maharashtra concept is materialized.

 

Karunya Trust collaborated with Maharashtra Forest Department, Gram panchayats and Zilla parishsad schools in Kalyan Block, along with the collaboration motivated tribal from the project area to participate actively. We have become part of this drive by our personal and Church participation. Form our parishes nearly 100 people consist of youth, men and women, 40 Holy Cross School Students and 42 Karunya staff, 250 people from Sansag organization and students from neighboring school participated in tree plantation at Chowra. We planted the plants in the area allotted by the Forest department at Chowra, Kalyan Block. Regional forest Officer (RFO) Mr.Magdum and Mr.Shivaji Gude the forester appreciated our collaboration and were present personally during the plantation drive.  Beside Chowra forest our staff went to 16 Grampanchyats of Kalyan Block to elicit participation of people and schools, where Karunya Trust donated 2,500 plants.  By the support of volunteers Karunya Trust became the instrument to plant an average 7000 samplings  in Kalyan  Block.

 

The tree plantation drive has created a responsibility among the government, NGOs and people to protect the mother earth and combat the pollution which is filthing the nature. It will not remain mere a one day activity. The government has passed the resolution to form the committees consist of Government departments and local people.  For four years the committee will protect and care for the plants. Karunya Trust as NGO will join with local people to care for the plants. Our strategic initiatives also envisages  that people of  our project area get  cooking gas from the government and people stop cutting  plants/ trees as a  fuel.

 

1st July 2016 has created a record in Limca book and it will have large effect to reduce the pollution and promotion of healthy environment and lives.

 

 Let us Pledge - “I am a Child of Mother earth and I will care and protect my mother…"