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Plant 3,400 native trees around Lotus Creek in Mumbai

A neighborhood-led restoration of Lotus Creek needs $350 for saplings and equipment.

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India1,060 views
Ayaan N. Kapoor
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Mumbai
Lotus Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 30 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 66 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 $350 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $185 • Tools and protective gear: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $40 • Signage and educational materials: $60 Glad we found this place. - Ayaan

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  • who gets the funds, you or the nursery?

    • Ayaan N. KapoorOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      I get the payout and then pay the nursery. Every payment goes in the updates. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Caloocan.

    • I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

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