Taking a serious view of the growing ecological imbalance and increasing global warming, the Art of Living (AOL) Foundation has launched Mission Green Earth to encourage people to stand up and take action towards environmental sustainability .
The initiative has been launched in collaboration with the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC).
Over 10 crore trees will be planted all over the world under the initiative.
Over 10,000 will be planted in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to help reduce global warming and protect the environment.
The drive started late last month.
Saplings have already been planted in many parts of Delhi and the NCR. The target will be completed by October 16, 2008.
In east Delhi,AOL volunteers are working in full swing to plant as many trees as possible.
"We are requesting citizens, NGOs and RWAs to contribute towards this initiative. Saplings are being planted not just in barren land but in housing societies, schools, colleges, green belts, roadsides and other common places too," says Deepak Joshi, coordinator of the IP Extension area.In Noida, AOL volunteers are making people aware of the mission in order to motivate them. Different residents welfare associations (RWAs) in the city have extended full support to the programme.
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