Ninety youngsters get together on weekends to create gardens for any Bangalorean who is interested
Ninety youngsters get together on weekends to create gardens for any Bangalorean who is interested
The people behind the initiative Green on Call want Bangalore to justify its Garden City tag.
"It is an attempt to reclaim Bangalore's green city status," said S Pankaj Kumar, an entrepreneur and member of the team. "We have several initiatives to increase the city's green cover."
On offer
The team offers landscaping, gardening and saplings for free to anyone who is interested on weekends.
"We visit places based on the calls to our help line number," explained Pankaj. "We study the site before recommending the landscape.
All we need is approval from owners of the site." Among other sites, the team has landscaped the central police station at Chamrajpet.
The team comprising students, working professionals and businessmen also conducts green lessons to make citizens in general and the students in particular aware of the need for increasing the city's green cover.
"This is a unique attempt that adds to several ongoing green initiatives in city," said S Vishwanath, general secretary, Outer Ring Road Companies Association, a body that also supports green initiatives in the city.
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"We plan to join hands with the Green on Call group and help them spread their campaign."
Contactu00a0JIYO
JITO - Bangalore Chapter, #17, New High School Road, V V Puram , Bangalore ufffd 560 004.
Ph : +91 80 2663 7854 / 93 437 26354, email : info@jitobangalore.com, web: www.jitobangalore.com
The people behind the initiative Green on Call want Bangalore to justify its Garden City tag.
"It is an attempt to reclaim Bangalore's green city status," said S Pankaj Kumar, an entrepreneur and member of the team. "We have several initiatives to increase the city's green cover."
On offer
The team offers landscaping, gardening and saplings for free to anyone who is interested on weekends.
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| Members of Jain International Youth Organisation during one of their initiatives |
"We visit places based on the calls to our help line number," explained Pankaj. "We study the site before recommending the landscape.
All we need is approval from owners of the site." Among other sites, the team has landscaped the central police station at Chamrajpet.
The team comprising students, working professionals and businessmen also conducts green lessons to make citizens in general and the students in particular aware of the need for increasing the city's green cover.
"This is a unique attempt that adds to several ongoing green initiatives in city," said S Vishwanath, general secretary, Outer Ring Road Companies Association, a body that also supports green initiatives in the city.
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"We plan to join hands with the Green on Call group and help them spread their campaign."
Contactu00a0JIYO
JITO - Bangalore Chapter, #17, New High School Road, V V Puram , Bangalore ufffd 560 004.
Ph : +91 80 2663 7854 / 93 437 26354, email : info@jitobangalore.com, web: www.jitobangalore.com
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