Journalists’ union celebrates vanamahotsava in Kadri Park

Journalists’ union celebrates vanamahotsava in Kadri Park

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 27: MCC Commissioner Dr. K. N. Vijayaprakash inaugurated the DK Working Journalists’ Union’s vanamahotsava celebrations at Kadri Park on July 27 Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that celebrating vanamahotsava is very meaningful because it makes the city green and clean. 

Admitting that the MCC killed a number of trees to widen roads within the city, he lauded the union’s initiative to plant new trees. He said that schools, colleges, and organizations planted around 20,000 saplings last year, adding that 22,000 more saplings will be planted this year. The saplings will also be taken care of, he added.

 

RFO Clifford Lobo said that 18,000 saplings will be planted in the beach area, 200 – 300 fruit saplings will be planted in Kadri, and 40,000 – 50,000 saplings will be planted at Bengre to check sea erosion.

He also said that the flower saplings will be planted according to particular designs so that they will look beautiful in full bloom. He said that nobody will cut the new trees planted at Cascia, Nandigudde, and other places. 

DKWJU President Harish Rai delivered the welcome address. Pradeep D’Souza, the assistant director of the horticulture department and Madhu, the environmentalist, were also present.