With the theme of ‘Air Pollution’ for World Environment Day 2019, Indore celebrated the day by major plantation drives around the city on Sunday. Among many private plantation drives by various communities, five major plantation drives were done with help from forest department in townships in the city.
Taking the initiative to spread further, Nukkad Natak, quiz and educational workshops were organised in townships.
There are four important forest types: Tropical Moist, Tropical Dry, Tropical Thorn, and Subtropical broadleaved Hill forests. Based on composition, there are three important forest formations namely Teak forest, Sal forest and Miscellaneous Forests.
Species from these forests that can grow easily in Indore were shared in the workshop.
“We discovered various species like Gultara, Sweet Neem, Karanj, Peepal, Shetut and Paras Peepal that can grow easily in our climate,” Atul Mittal, coordinator, said.
Various issues of township including Narmada line, incomplete roads, traffic jams and safety were discussed with corporators Jeevan Pancholi and Sanjay Katariya.
Cyclists of the city also took the initiative of planting saplings in outskirts of the city. Cyclists Lokesh Data said, “We are cycling to work for reducing air pollution, but it cannot replace what trees do to purify the air.”
Taking the initiative to spread further, Nukkad Natak, quiz and educational workshops were organised in townships.
There are four important forest types: Tropical Moist, Tropical Dry, Tropical Thorn, and Subtropical broadleaved Hill forests. Based on composition, there are three important forest formations namely Teak forest, Sal forest and Miscellaneous Forests.
Species from these forests that can grow easily in Indore were shared in the workshop.
“We discovered various species like Gultara, Sweet Neem, Karanj, Peepal, Shetut and Paras Peepal that can grow easily in our climate,” Atul Mittal, coordinator, said.
Various issues of township including Narmada line, incomplete roads, traffic jams and safety were discussed with corporators Jeevan Pancholi and Sanjay Katariya.
Cyclists of the city also took the initiative of planting saplings in outskirts of the city. Cyclists Lokesh Data said, “We are cycling to work for reducing air pollution, but it cannot replace what trees do to purify the air.”