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Born out of Cyclone Fani, The Green Army of Unmukt Foundation is a group of individuals committed towards working for the environment.
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When Cyclone Fani ravaged coastal Odisha including the state capital of Bhubaneswar, the scale of destruction wreaked was something that hadn’t been seen for at least two decades. As many as two million trees had fallen in Bhubaneswar alone – young, old, fifty-year-old grandfather trees had fallen. Three members of our team met up with the City Divisional Forest Officer, with an aim to restore as many trees as possible. Three became twenty by next morning, and by the end of two weeks, a 120-member strong volunteer team called The Green Army had restored more than 2,000 trees in the capital.
With the onset of monsoons, The Green Army took up large scale plantation programs across the city, focusing specifically on fruit trees, and cyclone-resistant varieties. Team members also visited various schools to conduct awareness drives among school children.
This is just the beginning. We need to get more residents on board. Caring for the environment shouldn’t be a momentary thing. The movement must sustain for human beings to sustain. A gargantuan effort is needed to offset the damage inflicted. At the national level. At the local community level. At every level howsoever big and small. Which brings us to The Green Army initiative. The initiative has five-fold targets –
i) Improving Air Quality
