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Plant 1,550 native trees around the Cedar canal in Mumbai

Help us clean and replant the Cedar canal before the September planting window closes.

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India969 views
Rony Masud Talukder
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Mumbai
The Cedar canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 47 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 82 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $300 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $145 • Tools and protective gear: $45 • Waste removal and skip hire: $80 • Signage and educational materials: $30 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Rony

  1. We're at 76% thanks to 6 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($219 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 65% now ($194). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

Donations

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  • Damilola Chiamaka Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Kiran B. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Hope this helps. Hope the September deadline works out. - Petrópolis”

  • Wellington Guilherme Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Only $20 but hope it helps. - Curitiba”

  • Leila Rasha Rashid 🇪🇬 · $135

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the September deadline works out. - Giza”

  • Kevin G. Bautista 🇺🇸 · $48.50

    “Praying for you. Only $49 but hope it helps. - Anaheim”

  • Rina Sri Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $10

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  • Daniel Diego Monteiro🇧🇷Verified donor
    Reliable and compassionate

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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  • Jaxon P. Smith

    Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Los Angeles

    • Vidya H. PanickerQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rony

      • Rony Masud TalukderOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $145, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Shirley G. Tucker

      Stay strong, Rony. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.

      • Pierre Marchand

        Sending good thoughts, Rony. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 23 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything

        • Umar Wahyu KurniawanID verified

          Praying for you, Rony. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless

          • Lauren D. Whitaker

            Best of luck, Rony. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Uberlândia

            • Karina F. RíosQuestionPhoto verified

              is there anything that isn't money that would help Rony?

              • Karolina Głowacki

                Best of luck, Rony. Shared this with my family. Love from Abbottabad.

                • Donna Sandoval

                  Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best!

                  • Agus Candra Gozali

                    Take care, Rony. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Lecce.

                    • Humaira Shazia Abbasi

                      Stay strong, Rony. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from London

                      • Natalia Monika Walczak

                        Thinking of you, Rony. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care.

                        • Dae-hyun Tae-yang Hwang

                          thinking of you and your family, Rony. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to London so I could bring a meal.

                          • Supriya L. Karandikar

                            Sending good thoughts, Rony. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                            $371 raised of $300

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