As many as 28,000 saplings were planted on Sunday on the banks of the Manjara river in Maharashtra's Latur district with students and others from 14 villages forming a human chain extending up to 10 km during the special drive.바카라 웹사이트The participants included a large number of college students, teachers, villagers, and state government officials.바카라 웹사이트
The Manjara river, a tributary of the Godavari river, originates in the Beed district neighbouring Latur in the Marathwada region. The river flows from the northern boundaries of the Osmanabad district and cutting across the Latur district goes to the Bidar district in Karnataka and finally Telangana.바카라 웹사이트
“Citizens have realized that planting the saplings is the need of the hour. Thousands of people joined the initiative today,” said Latur collector Prithviraj BP. The one-day tree plantation drive was launched by the Latur district administration on the banks of the Manjra river.바카라 웹사이트The collector, Latur Chief Executive Officer Abhinav Goyal and others planted saplings on the bank of the river in Bhatkheda village. 바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트
“Latur district is known for low rainfall in the country. The forest cover in the district is 0.6 per cent whereas ideally, it should be 33 per cent on average. Historically, the Latur district is known as a drought-prone area. Therefore, tree plantation is the need of the hour and it cannot be ignored," the collector added.바카라 웹사이트
Students of various schools and colleges took out a "vriksha dindi" or a tree procession to create awareness and chanted slogans. A college principal told PTI that the planting of saplings will help the Latur district get water for irrigation.
(With PTI inputs)
