Sunday, May 18, 2008

“Global warming—the answer is the tree”

The Departments of forest and education of the Kerala government are launching a joint programme this year to spread greenery in Kerala. Last year they had run a campaign called ‘my tree’ which saw school children planting and taking care of more than 2.5 million saplings in school compounds, public lots and home back yards. This year’s campaign named ‘our tree’ will start on June 5, the World Environment Day with higher secondary / college students planting at least one million saplings of rain trees across the state. School children will also participate with fresh supply of saplings. It is heartening to note that many school teachers, public personalities, academics, and poets like Mrs. Sugatha Kumari are active participants in greening of Kerala with the purpose of slowing down global warming. (Source: The Hindu, May 17, 2008)

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