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Restoring the Acacia canal: a volunteer-led project in Nagpur

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia canal needs $200 for saplings and equipment.

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Payal J. Srivastava
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The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 73 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 89 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: • Waste removal and skip hire: $70 • Native saplings and stakes: $125 • Signage and educational materials: $5 Glad we found this place.

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

    • Payal J. SrivastavaOwnerAnswerID verifiedPhoto verified

      It's all in the list in the story. waste removal and skip hire is the big one at $70, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Happy to explain more.

  • Sending love, Payal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes

    • Hope it all works out, Payal. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless

      • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Nagpur

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