‘One must plant at least 5 trees a yr’

Brig S S Lamba,president,Dehu Road Cantonment Board,Mohan Kulkarnim senior general manager,environment dept,TATA Motors,Kishor Ghude,assistant general manager,horticulture and environment department,Shrirang Dhavale,senior manager,community development dept,Hemant Agarwal,brotherhood foundation,Dr Shrirang Gokhale,president,Rotary Club of Akurdi were present on the occasion. ‘

Tata Motor’s institutes Yamunanagar Community Development Centre and Shahunagar Community Development Centre,along with students and teachers of Modern High School,participated in the drive.

Ambardekar said the problem of global warming is getting graver by the day. “Every day,carbon is generated on a large-scale globally. To reduce its percentage and increase the oxygen level,tree plantation is necessary on a large-scale too.,” he said.

Though Tata Motors has vowed to plant one-lakh trees this year,around two lakh hands are required for it,said Ambardekar. Emphasis on conservation along with plantation is necessary,he added.

Gen Murthy expressed concern over the reduction in the green layer of earth owing to rapid urbanisation,” he said.