GBA’s plantation drive draws 236 requests for over 43,000 saplings ahead of deadline
The Greater Bengaluru Authority has received over 236 requests for 43,000 saplings as part of a city-wide plantation drive. Officials are verifying sites to ensure the project's success and plan to implement a geolocation tracking system for transparency.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights urban greening efforts and the role of community participation in improving city environmental health.
Ten days after Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda invited citizens to collaborate in a sapling plantation drive, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has received a whopping 236 requests for 43,409 saplings.
GBA data accessed by The Hindu shows that citizens in the Bengaluru North City Corporation have requested 14,807 saplings. Around 5,285 saplings have been requested by citizens in the West Corporation, followed by 4,800 in the South Corporation, 4,067 in the East Corporation, and 885 in the Central Corporation.
In addition, citizens living outside the GBA limits have requested 13,565 saplings, the data shows.
A senior GBA official said the response has been overwhelming and far exceeding their expectations. The target set by Mr. Gowda is to plant 64,000 saplings with the help of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs). However, the number of saplings requested has already crossed 40,000, and the GBA has urged more citizens to participate.
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