Mumbai: Bappi Lahiri, Chitrani Lahiri, Sudha Singh and Ashoke Pandit joined in the BMC’s ‘Be A Tree Parent’ Mega Vriksha Campaign by adoptin...
Mumbai: Bappi Lahiri, Chitrani Lahiri, Sudha Singh and Ashoke Pandit joined in the BMC’s ‘Be A Tree Parent’ Mega Vriksha Campaign by adopting a Sita Ashoka tree near Lahiri House in Juhu on June 19. They have joined the likes of MP and veteran actor Hema Malini, Ranvir Shorey and son Haroon Shorey, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Poonam Sinha, Ajay Devgn, Yug Ajay Devgn, Vatsal Sheth, Amit Behl, Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, Saniya Saiyad, Ashnoor Kaur, Advait Mote and MLA Shri Ameet Satam who are all proud tree parents!
World
Environment Day 2021 marked the start of BMC’s ‘Be A Tree Parent' Mega Vriksha
Campaign. Instituted by the K West Ward Asst Commissioner Vishvas Mote, along
with Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Make Earth Green Again Mega Foundation and Shaan
Lalwani from Vriksha Nursery, the campaign involves and encourages societies
and residents to adopt tree pits from the 348 Mumbai locations where trees had
fallen in the K West Ward, post Cyclone Tauktae, and replant identified,
fast-growing native tree species in those locations.
The
plantation was done with the blessing of Bappida at the hands of Chitrani
Lahiri, local councillor Sudha Singh, Ashish Desai of BMC, Ashoke Pandit and
Vedant Gill of Make Earth Green Again Mega Foundation and the BMC K West Ward municipal
staff.
Bappida
stated his enthusiasm for the project and he could not come plant it himself
due to health conditions, but that he and his wife would be adopting and taking
care of the tree from then on.
“I am elated
to see such an initiative by the BMC and Mega Foundation, and hope that Anusha
Srinivasan Iyer and Vedant Gill will plant many more such trees, with citizens’
help,” said Bappida.
Besides the
celebs, citizens have joined in and become the protector of the trees, thus
setting forth a movement that will make a difference leaving behind green
footprints.
“Receiving
support of this kind from Bappida just feels amazing. We are all blessed to
have the family’s assistance in our endeavour,” said Vedant Gill.
The campaign
has also seen active participation from police personnel and citizens alike.
And the numbers seem to only be growing. Check out the adjacent pictures!
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