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Clean streams for Jodhpur: restoring the Lotus riverbank
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Lotus riverbank needs $400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 109 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 134 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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: $195
• Tools and protective gear: $35
• Waste removal and skip hire: $140
• Signage and educational materials: $30
I hope life is good to you.
- Ajay
Updates from Ajay
Good news. Because of your gifts ($36 in total) I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Sônia Edilene Almeida 🇧🇷 · $5
- Kanya Somchai F Rattanakorn 🇹🇭 · $75
- Esperanza T. Ochoa 🇲🇽 · $30
- Álvaro T. Estrada 🇪🇸 · $10
“My neighbor told me about this one. - San Sebastián”
- Carmela H. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Orla MacMahon 🇮🇪 · $16
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Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Thinking of you and your family, Ajay. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Jodhpur.
Thank you. If you're in Jodhpur I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.
Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Thanks for sharing this, Ajay. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Love from București.
good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 11 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Zaria.
More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Grand Rapids
Sending good thoughts, Ajay. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.