Tree Plantation Drive by Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

As a part of social responsibility Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce successfully undertook a tree plantation drive on the 21st July 2016 at Nagari Van Udyan, Warje, Pune.

The drive was inaugurated by Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College who emphasized on the importance of tree plantation to save our ecology. He said serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to lessen the effects of global climate change and one such effort is massive tree plantation drive which can prevent pollution and increase the green cover around. On the occasion Dr. Kharosekar also informed that Kaveri College, in its bid to fight climate change and Global warming, has launched ‘One Student, One Tree Campaign’ and has resolved to plant 1100 trees till 15^th August 2016.

As a part of this Campaign, about 200 students from Kaveri College and staff members planted saplings of Bauhinia Variegata(Kanchan Tree), Ficus Religiosa(Pimple Tree), Bauhinia recemosa(Apte Tree), Banyan tree(Wad), and Azadirachta indica(Neem Tree) in the premises of Nagari Van Udyan.

Forest Conservator Mr. M.P. Bhavsar said that the real challenge after tree-plantation would be to see that all the saplings that have been planted, grow and survive. He requested the students to visit the Udyan regularly and nurture the saplings till they grow into trees.

Representatives of Pune Forest Department, Ms. Devyani Pund and Ms. Neelam Chavan were also present on the occasion.

Staff members Mr.Anand Buddhikot, Mrs.Bhakti Dandekar, Mr. Sachin Deokate, Mr. Rohit Tambe, Mr. Nilesh Nemade and Ms. Swaroopa Barve planted saplings and contributed towards the green drive.