Green Srinagar Initiative|DC Srinagar reviews preparedness for launch on March 15

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Tuesday reviewed the preparedness for launch of the ambitious Green Srinagar Initiative under Smart City mission on March 15.

The DC who was speaking ina meeting convened here said some 1.50 lac saplings will be made available forplantation across the district as part of the greening initiative. He saidstocks to the tune of 50000 saplings will be available during phase first ofthe project.

   

Hesaid the saplings will be available at seven distribution centres to be set upat different locations one each in all seven zones of the district adding thateach distribution centre will be equipped with six workers and a vehicle forprocessing orders for saplings and undertaking plantation activities in areasfalling within their respective zones.

He said orders for saplingscan be made using a mobile application which will be launched tomorrow addingthat use of mobile application therefor is aimed at enabling track of ordersand ensuring post-plantation maintenance thereof.

The meeting was informedthat some 20 thousand saplings will be planted in 100 schools identified acrossthe district adding that some 200 saplings will be planted in each one of theseschools.

Green Clubs of 20-30students created in each of these school will volunteer in plantation exercisein their schools and catchment areas.

Plantation alonginstitutional areas and on roads among other public spaces will be undertakenby the Landscaping division of the Public Works Department.

Concerned Tehsildars willmonitor plantation and post-plantation maintenance in their areas ofjurisdictions to ensure achievement of desired results.

Dr Shahid while speaking onthe occasion said the aim of the project is to make Srinagar green in the truestsense involving meaningful and smart plantation and post-plantation maintenanceto get the desired results. He said plantation under the initiative will beundertaken in a mission mode and will continue for a full month.

Green Srinagar Initiativeis an ambitious greening initiative under which 50 thousand Chinar saplingswill be planted in institutional areas, avenues and individual households inaddition to some 1 lakhs saplings to be planted by the Forest and SocialForestry departments. Plants exposed to public or vehicular movements will alsobe tree-guarded under the initiative

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