DNA:
Mumbai: Wednesday, 27 May 2015.
After nearly
two months of observation, Versova’s Neha Singh has decided to raise her voice
against rampant cutting down of trees in her area.
Thirty-two-year-old
Singh noticed that for over two months, several trees were being cut down in
her area. Agitated, she took to Facebook to express her annoyance at the axing
of trees.
To her
surprise, several citizens started to report similar concerns observed in their
areas, on her post. Singh said, “For nearly two months, I noticed that several
trees were being axed in and around my area. Along with my friend, we went to
click pictures of the trees which are either trimmed down or axed by the civic
body workers and posted them all on Facebook.”
Singh along
with her friend started an online petition to spread awareness among citizens
and to prevent the tree cutting activities. Singh added, “We have started an
online petition four days ago and till now it is signed by over 325 people.
Every time somebody signs the petition, the mail directly goes to the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner.”
Singh has
further filed an RTI to seek information on the number of trees axed by the BMC
and number of saplings planted by the civic body workers, in her area.
Dhruv Lohumi,
29, a resident of Versova, helped Singh in sharing the petition on social
media. Lohumi explained, “As an active citizen, I thought we need to take the
initiative to bring a change. The rampant cutting down of trees must be
stopped.”
The duo has,
so far, received over 100 images on their Facebook post, from across Mumbai,
showing cut down trees.
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