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Clean air and water for Kolkata: restoring the Union wetland
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Union wetland needs $400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 79 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 109 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist.
The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade.
All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $140
• Tools and protective gear: $105
• Waste removal and skip hire: $120
• Signage and educational materials: $35
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Yamini
Updates from Yamini
Wanted to say thank you properly. 32% funded and I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire.
Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($88). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
- Sachin J. Randhawa 🇦🇺 · $20
- Bogdana Alyona Dmitriev 🇮🇹 · $50
- Vinayak R. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $20
- Sanjay E. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $10
- Rafael S. Paredes 🇲🇽 · $50
- Liza A. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $5
- Lộc Duy Thai 🇺🇸 · $34
- Mahesh Thilina Zoysa 🇱🇰 · $33
“Wish I could do more. Hope the February deadline works out. - Negombo”
- Angela Bianchi 🇮🇹 · $50
- Sami Hadi Fahmy 🇸🇦 · $5
“Thought of Yamini all day after reading this. - Dammam”
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best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings
Good luck, Yamini. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking