Dehradun: “You can never have enough trees,” says Principal Thsespal Kundan, Principal, Moravian Institute, Dehradun welcoming the plantation drive of 100 trees by Sustainable Green Initiative Foundation (SGIF) on its campus, in coordination with Earth Day Network, a Washington-based organisation.
The lush-green campus of the school will now have even more trees, which were planted by the students of the school themselves, who also promised to nurture saplings of Arjun, Acacia, Bael, Bottlebrush, Kachnar, Palash, Lemon, Amaltas and Neem that they planted. The students who braved the monsoon downpour and gladly got their hands dirty in the mud, also said a prayer for the saplings that they planted.
Affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE) board, the day-cum-residential school on Rajpur Road, established in 1963, provides quality education to underprivileged students of the city. “We would have loved to plant fruit trees, too, but the monkeys and our students ensure that there aren’t any ripe fruits left!” added Mr Kundan, on a lighter note.
It is worth mentioning here that SGIF (Sustainable Green Initiative Foundation) had also organised a session at the Moravian Institute on climate change, environmental degradation and global warming on August 3, which was attended by students of class six to twelve, who took active part in the discussions.
“Trees are the only and the most sure-shot way to fight global warming and we’re glad Moravian Institute is putting its weight behind the cause,” said Mr Durgesh Raturi, Co-trustee, SGIF.
The school protects and takes are of its existing trees and has two composting pits that turn fallen leaves, kitchen waste and leftover food into organic fertiliser for the campus trees. It is also actively considering the idea of rainwater harvesting in the immediate future.
