Earth Day was observed by varied NGOS at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam on Monday.
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The Garden of HOPE Trust (GoHT), together with varied different non-governmental organisations which are working in direction of the conservation of the Nilgiris and its ecology, observed Earth Day 2024 at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam on Monday.
The occasion was held in collaboration with the JCI Kotagiri, Rotary, Lions, Rotaract Club of JSS and a coalition of voluntary organisations, together with Muddy Boots Nilgiris, Nilgiri District Social Leaders Federation, Nilgiris Primitive Tribal Council, BERU Foundation, MOB (Make Ooty Beautiful) Project, United Nations Ecosystem Restoration Project, NEST, Heritage Foundation, Longwood Shola Watchdog Committee, Kotagiri Wildlife Association, and INTACH Nilgiri Chapter (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage).
“The collective efforts of these organisations reflect a shared commitment to address pressing environmental challenges, including the urgent call to action set this year’s theme for Earth Day 2024, “Planet vs Plastics.” Through collaborative motion and neighborhood engagement, we endeavour to boost consciousness, mobilise collective motion, and foster sustainable growth in the Nilgiris area and past,” mentioned Arun Bellie, Management Support Officer from the Garden of Hope Trust in a press release.
The Earth Day celebration featured quite a lot of actions aimed toward elevating consciousness and fostering sustainable growth fashions for the Nilgiris, together with interactive periods on plastic air pollution, biodiversity conservation and sustainable growth.
The consortium has appealed to the Nilgiris district administration to right away regulate the entry of autos to protect and preserve the ecology of the Nilgiris by lowering the impacts of tourism, and likewise guarantee a greater high quality of life to the district’s residents by enabling smoother site visitors circulation that may end result from fewer autos.
They additionally mentioned that the “expansion of roads without conducting Environment Impact Assessments has contributed to environmental degradation… [and] landslips during the last monsoon season,” including that they emphasised the want for conducting thorough assessments earlier than enterprise any infrastructure growth tasks in the area.