World Environment Day – Plant a tree towards a greener, cleaner World
Three people planted 7 plants .
A small step for a man and if every one participates it could be a Giant leap for Mankind!!. Remember Neil Armstrong’s words on setting his foot on the moon.
World Environment Day, WED in short started off in 1972 as a global annual event to celebrate positive environmental actions. This is one of the biggest and widely celebrated events towards a better environment. Though these activities go on continually around the globe, 5th June of every year is designated as WED. A day to stimulate awareness among various sections of public, get people together to take some initiatives towards a greener world.
Being a resident of the millennium city Gurgaon was delighted to know from the Organization called “IAMGURGAON” that in August 2011 we the people of Gurgaon will be planting 5,00,000 saplings. It sounded an aggressive goal but unless you aim high we wont achieve much. This reminds me of my management days’ BHAG in short for Big Hairy Audacious Goal. That worked very well for me. Hope it does help us making Gurgaon renamed as Green City.
To help in this endeavor, me and my family got up early on the morning of 5th June 2011 and with the help of DLF horticulture team planted 7 saplings in the park in S-Block of DLF Phase III of Gurgaon, India. I was very happy to hear that DLF has offered to water these plants and maintain them..
Hello IAMGURGAON, now you have to only plant 4,99,993 plants in August.
I read an article about shortage of clean blood in India due to lack of participation by public in Voluntary Blood Donations. The article said that in India, if every man (used in general sense to depict human being) were to donate ONCE in their life there will be no shortage in the country. On the same analogy if every man plants a tree imagine what the world would look like GREEN!!
Today three of us planted 7 trees, imagine what we can achieve in Gurgaon with an estimated population of over 10 lacs (The figures could be much more).
Gurgaonites, let us make it happen, let us make the dream come true – Green and Clean city. Pick up a spade and a shovel, plant a tree and nurture it
