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Restoring the Union wetland: a volunteer-led project in Dwarka

Volunteers are restoring the Union wetland in Dwarka; $350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Vivaan J. Sandhu
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Dwarka
The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 54 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 124 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $350 goes: โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $20 โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $70 โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $260 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  • Carol MayQuestionPhoto verified

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

    • Vivaan J. SandhuOwnerAnswer

      Signage and educational materials is $20 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • Sending good thoughts. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Quezon City

    • Keep going, Vivaan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

      • You're not alone, Vivaan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

        • praying for you, Vivaan. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

          • praying for you, Vivaan. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

            • Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 5 people at work. Take care

              • Wishing you the best, Vivaan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

                • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Rochester this morning

                  • Thinking of you and your family, Vivaan. Your post was clear and honest. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

                    • Wishing you the best, Vivaan. Shared this with my family.

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