TREE PLANTATION

With the rise in temperature in our city, the green crusaders at Levellers Foundation decided to plant trees with and under the able guidance of the Tree Man of Nagpur, Shri. Baba Deshpande and Rohit Deshpande, who have planted over 10,000 trees across the city of Nagpur so far. Together we planted 25 trees at the Ravi Nagar ground, Nagpur. Levellers Foundation being an architects’ NGO, took special care with the proper digging of the pits for the plantation. Each volunteer carried two-four litres of water to nurture plants’ growth even post plantation. Baba Deshpande and Rohit Deshpande mentored the Levellers Foundation team on effective plantation techniques and thus fostered the team to plant efficiently without any breakage. With

the careful plant selection of Karanji and Rain tree done by Rohit Deshpande, such that they are shade providers, not eaten by cattle nor require too much maintenance to grow, we began our plantation drive. The event witnessed participation from passer-by’s too joining hands for the plantation. A lot of parents with their children joined the initiative to inculcate good value system in their kids through the plantation activity. We also added bamboo support systems to the plants to avoid damage during harsh weather. Our event concluded with an awareness programme guided by Shri. Baba and Rohit Deshpande on the role of architects in bringing social impact and how and why planting trees is the way to look forward to save our planet from the rising global destruction. Ar. Samruddhi S Chaphale, Founder, Levellers Foundation with a team of young enthusiasts- Nidhi Joseph, Shivangi Prasad, Tanaya Chaphale, Santosh Bawiskar, Rohini Kalambe and volunteers- Vinil Lanjewar, Maithili Lanjewar, RJ Preeti, Ali, Raghuveer Jaiswal, Shubham Hete, Ashok and Arya Muttavarappu, pledge to continue to work towards such causes in the longer run. In the words of Shri. Baba Deshpande, be and remain a dedicated nature lover, lets continue to take steps in our day to day life for an equal, greener and peaceful society.

We at Levellers Foundation, continue to participate in more plantation drives where in our volunteers go and plant trees along with environment enthusiasts. So, its an ongoing mission!

Jai Hind!

Written by

Samruddhi S Chaphale

Founder

Levellers Foundation