Saimer in focus Planting trees as a solution for pollution While at an annual public event in Pune, Pragati and her friends realised that participants were ignoring cleanliness while focusing on tradition and culture. The road was littered with fruit peel, plastic bottles, biscuit wrappers and more. Next day they went into a huddle and set out on a cleanliness drive. The brainstorming in June 2022 has now bloomed into an NGO – Volunteers of Helping Hands Punekar – which has conducted more than 24 cleanliness drives in forts, temples and gardens. More than 700 trees have been planted in the locations taken up for cleaning. “My love for planting trees is driven by a desire to leave a positive legacy for future generations,” she says, and adds: “Save trees now; try to be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution. It should be everyone’s dream to keep the earth clean and green.” 9 Pragati Popat Mohite DMPK, Shamirpet
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