Updated On: 04 June, 2023 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Katyayani Kapoor
World Environment Day 2023 is celebrated to promote environmental protection. Mumbaikar Chetan Soorenji through his efforts towards environmental protection has transformed his urban dwelling into a nature retreat

Chetan Soorenji with his passion fruit plant that has not only given him fruits but green roofing over his terrace
World Environment Day 2023 is bringing together people from all over the world to promote environmental protection for the current as well as future generations. With the receding green cover in the cities, the ways in which today’s generation is finding solace in nature has shifted from the backyard and the courtyards of houses to the city`s outskirts. Ask anyone in the city what they do to get away from the cacophony of city traffic and the coldness of the concrete jungle, and the answer would lie in the lush green nature resorts outside the city limits. But for Chetan Soorenji, the answer lies in the nature retreat that he has created right at his home.
Vibrant birds sing in his courtyard, bees make honey on the terrace. Butterflies rest on the flowers that have bloomed in his backyard and passion fruits hang from the vines as his fruit of labour, providing a cool shade from the sun.