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Plant 2,650 native trees around the Acacia riverbank in Jalandhar

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia riverbank in Jalandhar; $200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Arun E. Iyengar
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Jalandhar
The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 92 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 173 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 $200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $80 • Tools and protective gear: $40 • Waste removal and skip hire: $80 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Arun
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Arun

  1. Small update. $92 so far, the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled.

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  • Portia Victoria Quaye

    Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Arusha this morning. Love from Arusha.

    • Sinta Bunga Sihombing

      Sending love, Arun. This could happen to any of us. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too

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