Pictures from a tree planting Sunday

1.Shanthi Road and Maara collaborated with local residents of Amarjothi Layout of Domlur Bangalore in an outreach programme of tree planting in a vacant plot to be developed as a park in the future. The idea of appropriating public space to convert it into a common park area, is a secular act with ecological and social repercussions.This can be viewed in the context of the depletion of urban environment in the city of Bangalore.

This programme is significant because it involved the local residents to be part of the process of planting, maintaining and nurturing a patch of greenery for the common good. The involvement of the local corporator Mrs. Geeta Srivinasa Reddy also adds a formal and political angle to this event. The participation of young children is significant in changing mindsets about urban ecology for the future.

More than 25 families planted 109 trees!

Mrs.Geetha Reddy kick starting the activity