DAVANAGERE: “We have planned to plant over 1.9 lakh
saplings during this
monsoon in different parts of
Chitradurga district,” said DCF (
social forestry) Cholarajappa. The plantation drive will be launched on Friday under the concept of greening of urban zones. “We have prepared a large number of saplings including neem, mango and tamarind at our ten nurseries spread out in six taluks of the district.
It is the responsibility of every citizen to plant a tree and nurse it,” the DCF said on the eve of World Environment Day. .