Rajasthan’s women plant saplings, wow to nurture ‘green kin’

Members of Taranagar block planted 5,100 saplings to combat desertification

A 100 women each in the 33 village panchayats of Taranagar block in Rajasthan's Churu district planted 5,100 saplings simultaneously earlier this week to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The women pledged to treat the plants as “green members” of their families as part of a unique Harit Marubhumi (green desert) campaign. The campaign highlighted the crucial interconnection between humanity and nature, making the tree an inseparable part of the “family consciousness”, which in turn brings every issue related to plants, trees, leaves and the climate to the ecosystem for generating environmental sensitivity and empowerment. All the 33 village panchayats in Taranagar block joined the drive after identifying land where the plantation was taken up. Block Development Officer Sant Kumar Meena said the inaugural programme at Gajuwas panchayat witnessed the plantation of 251 saplings of desert species, such as khejri, rohida, neem, ber, bakayan and sheesham.