KMC adopts new policy of tree plantation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has adopted a new policy on tree plantation. As part of the policy, trees which do not get uprooted easily during storms would be planted across Kolkata, which include fruit-bearing trees, flower-bearing trees as well as woody trees.

Trees having this specific quality are already present in many places. With the help of this new policy, though, many more such trees would be planted.

According to the new policy, the civic body’s Parks Department will plant arjun, chhatim, bakul, jarul and mahogany, which need comparatively less space too, as well as fruit-bearing trees like mango, jamun, guava, litchi and jamrul, which also help counter pollution.

As part of new tree plantation policy too, in order to conserve Kolkata’s green cover, KMC will be distributing saplings to the citizens for free. The saplings will be sourced from the many nurseries that KMC runs. Any citizen who has enough land in and around the house can approach their concerned borough office and collect saplings.

Source: The Times of India

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Taru Mitra Scheme to encourage tree adoption

Kolkata Municipal Development Authority (KMDA) has started a scheme to make Kolkata a more environment-friendly city. The scheme, Taru Mitra, was recently inaugurated at Rabindra Sarovar in Kolkata.

The State Government already has the Sabujshree Scheme, by which mothers of children born in government hospitals are handed a sapling each. The purpose is for the family to take care of the sapling like it would the child, so that after 20 years, when the tree would be fully grown, the wood can be sold to benefit the person, who is now in his or her youth.

KMDA officials said they were very happy with the response to the scheme. On the first day itself, 1,500 people expressed interest in being a part of the scheme.

Gradually, educational institutions and corporate organisations and government offices would be made a part of the scheme. Advertisements would be taken out in newspapers too.

As part of the scheme, people have to adopt a tree or taru. The sapling can be either collected from KMDA or one can plant a tree of one’s choice. The tree would be taken care of by KMDA, for which the adopter has to pay Rs 1,000 per year. The name of the adopter would be engraved on a plaque and placed beside the tree.

In this connection, it should be mentioned that HIDCO has a similar scheme for Rajarhat-New Town, which was started a year back.

 

‘তরু মিত্র’ প্রকল্পের সূচনাতেই মিলল তুমুল সাড়া

ইচ্ছে মতো পচ্ছন্দমাফিক গাছ লাগান -এই লক্ষ্যে পরিকল্পিত ‘তরু মিত্র’ প্রকল্পের সূচনা করা হল। আনুষ্ঠানিক ভাবে প্রকল্পের প্রচারে নামল কেএমডিএ৷

একটি পদযাত্রার মাধ্যমে আবেদন করা হল, নিজের পছন্দ মতো বেছে নিন গাছ৷ দত্তক নিন৷ অথবা গাছ লাগান নিজের পছন্দমাফিক৷ প্রচারের প্রথম দিনেই অনেক মানুষের সাড়া মিলেছে। পরিবেশ সচেতনতা বাড়াতেই এই ব্যবস্থা চালু করা হয়েছে৷

শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, সরকারি অফিসেও এই আবেদন করা হবে, সংবাদমাধ্যমেও এ ব্যাপারে বিজ্ঞাপন দেওয়া হবে বলে দন্তর সূত্রে ইঙ্গিত মিলেছে৷

কেএমডিএ সূত্রের খবর, পছন্দমতো যে কোনও গাছ দত্তক নেওয়ার জন্য বছরে দিতে হবে এক হাজার টাকা৷ নতুন গাছ লাগানোর ক্ষেত্রেও টাকার অঙ্কটা একই৷ গাছ দত্তক নেওয়া ব্যক্তির নাম ফলকে লেখা থাকবে৷ দন্তরের ওয়েবসাইটেও নাম উল্লেখ থাকবে৷

Source: Ei Samay