Latur, 24 Jul: As many as 28,000 saplings were planted on Sunday on the banks of the Manjara river in Maharashtra\u2019s Latur district with students and others from 14 villages forming a human chain extending up to 10 km during the special drive.
\nThe participants included a large number of college students, teachers, villagers, and state government officials.
\nThe Manjara river, a tributary of the Godavari river, originates in the Beed district neighbouring Latur in the Marathwada region. The river flows from the northern boundaries of the Osmanabad district and cutting across the Latur district goes to the Bidar district in Karnataka and finally Telangana.
\n\u201cCitizens have realized that planting the saplings is the need of the hour. Thousands of people joined the initiative today,\u201d said Latur collector Prithviraj BP.
\nThe one-day tree plantation drive was launched by the Latur district administration on the banks of the Manjra river.
\nThe collector, Latur Chief Executive Officer Abhinav Goyal and others planted saplings on the bank of the river in Bhatkheda village. \u201cLatur district is known for low rainfall in the country. The forest cover in the district is 0.6 per cent whereas ideally, it should be 33 per cent on average. Historically, the Latur district is known as a drought-prone area. Therefore, tree plantation is the need of the hour and it cannot be ignored,\u201d the collector added. (PTI)
\nStudents of various schools and colleges took out a \u201cvriksha dindi\u201d or a tree procession to create awareness and chanted slogans.
\nA college principal told PTI that the planting of saplings will help the Latur district get water for irrigation. PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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