Save Soil Movement in Coimbatore – 5 km marathon and plantation drive to plant 2 lakh trees was held on World Environment Day.
Coimbatore: Save Soil Movement in Coimbatore - marathon and plantation drive on World Environment Day.
A 5-km marathon and a plantation drive held in Coimbatore, was held to commemorate the World Environment Day and demonstrate support for the Save Soil Movement.
A 5-km marathon was conducted in Coimbatore to raise awareness about the impending threat of ‘soil extinction’ and in effort to prevent it through the Save Soil Movement.
Commodre Ashok Roy, Commanding Officer, INS Agrani, flagged off participants from the starting line at R.K.Sri Rangammal Education Center near VOC Park. Hundreds, including school and college students, participated.
The awareness drive started from Sri Rangammal Education Center and came to an end after a stretch of about 5 km.
As part of the state-wide initiative to Save Soil, farmers across Tamil Nadu pledged to plant 2 lakh saplings in three days – June 3, 4 and 5 – to mark the World Environment Day. The plantation drive was organized and enabled by the Cauvery Calling Movement.
Accordingly, farmers planted around 20,000 saplings on 63 acres of land in Coimbatore and Tirupur on 5 June to mark the World Environment Day and in support of the Save Soil Movement.
Farmers planted cash value trees such as teak, red wood, sandalwood, mahogany and neem. These species have proven to, not only improve the ecology but also significantly improve farmer economics. The Cauvery Calling Team on ground studied the soil and water quality of agricultural lands and recommended soil-friendly saplings for planting.