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Plant 1,900 native trees around the Unity riverbank in Thane

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity riverbank needs $300 for saplings and equipment.

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Anil L. Dubey
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Thane
The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 34 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 77 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 $300 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $95 • Tools and protective gear: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $85 • Signage and educational materials: $55 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Anil

  1. Update from Thane: the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. We're at 71% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $106 so far, I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Quick update: $96 raised so far (32%). the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Anil all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”

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  • Yaa Georgina Appiah

    Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Kisumu.

    • Sarah Roth

      wishing you peace, Anil. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

      • Ochieng Mutua Ssebuliba

        Thanks for sharing this, Anil. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Varanasi donated after I showed her your page. Blessings

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