Student who nurtures saplings is a 'Hasiru Rakshaka' (Green Savior)

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Student who nurtures saplings is a 'Hasiru Rakshaka' (Green Savior)

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Students have got an opportunity to nurture saplings in their name on the city's roads. If student preserves the plant for three years and turns it into a tree, student will also get the title of 'Hasiru Rakshaka' (Green Savior).

 With the aim of making the green roads under the BBMP, the 'Green Bengaluru' project is being implemented by the Forest Department from next week. BBMP does all the digging, planting of saplings with soil-fertilizer, shielding. Students should do its maintenance.

Children from all schools of BBMP are being given opportunity under the 'Hasiru Bengaluru' scheme. They are given the task of nurturing saplings on the roads near their respective schools. Each student is given responsibility for a sapling, which is labelled with their name. The forest department of BBMP will do all kinds of work and the student should take charge of it.

 After planting, is it getting the water it needs, should it be fertilized? Check if there is any problem. If the information is given to the head of the school, the forest department will come and look into it. Thus, if a sapling named after them is nurtured into a tree for three years, they will be given the title of HASIRU RAKSHAKA 'Green Guardian' and a certificate will be distributed. BBMP Deputy Conservator of Forests Sarina Sikkaligar said there is also a scheme to reward the best performers.

Target to plant 1 lakh saplings

The BBMP Forest Department has set a target of planting one lakh saplings on the city's roads under the 'Hasiru Bengaluru' scheme. Tamarind, Jamoon, Honge, Tabobia, Mahogany, Banyan, Cotton saplings are planted. Children can choose the plants they like.

 Schools are responsible: DCF

 "Initially we are giving opportunity to 5th to 7th class children of 16 schools of BBMP. It is up to the head of the school to decide who will take care of the registration and who will take care of the plant. After the students nurture the sapling for three years, it is the responsibility of the school to save the tree," said Sarina Sikkaligar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, BBMP.

 Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Sivakumar said that on Environment Day, children should be given the responsibility to grow a plant and nurture it. Similarly, we are starting the 'Hasiru Bengaluru' project. If private school children are interested in participating in this, they can contact the BBMP forest department through their school principal, he said.

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