Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) is set to launch a citizen-driven greening initiative titled ‘Amara’, aimed to plant 30,000 tree saplings across the city this monsoon. The initiative, will be jointly be conducted by MCC, Dakshina Kannada district administration, and Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) in collaboration with the Forest Department, ward committees, and citizen groups, proposes to plant the saplings in 60 wards of the city to restore the city’s green cover for a sustainable future, making Mangaluru a greener, healthier and more livable city.
It has been proposed to plant at least 500 saplings in each ward during this monsoon. The slogan of the initiative read: “Plant a tree sapling, adopt a tree, prakruthiye pragathi.”
Referring to the timeline of action the Commissioner said that after launching the initiative, the adoption of wards to support the greening project will begin on April 30. The identification of locations for planting will begin on May 15. The plantation drive begins on June 5 on the World Environment Day by distributing the saplings.
