Trees - The Lungs of Our Planet
To find a last minute solution to scanty monsoon, authorities has now prepared a plan to conduct Cloud Seeding experiment in Maharashtra. On 1st September 2012, Cloud Seeding would be conducted in the catchment areas of reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai, the most populous city of India which would make clouds precipitate synthetically resulting in some possible rainfall.
Sadguru Bapu (Aniruddhasinh) always stresses that we, as a part of Society and responsible individuals (Shraddhavan) should contribute in reducing the problems faced by the society at large. Even on this issue of water shortage and scanty rainfall which has economic, social and national implications, Bapu (Aniruddhasinh) has given his practical guidance.
It is an accepted fact that the deforestation results in less rainfall. Therefore, mass plantation of trees is a very effective remedy for bringing effective rainfall and in preventing soil erosion, desertification and, of course, global warming.
Even a small step taken at the individual level does have repercussions at social and national level. Accordingly Bapu (Aniruddhasinh) has guided all the shraddhavans urging and making them understand that "every ‘plant’ cultivated in the space available - be it a pot in our window sill, is equally important". Accordingly, Tulsi (Indian Basil), Rose, Mogra, Ginger, Curry Leaf plant and Zipri plants are being planted by shraddhavans at their homes. To demonstrate this and drive home a point that these plantations can also be carried in even the smallest possible area, Nandai herself has cultivated a small garden on the terrace of Happy Home and has planted many such trees and shrubs there.
It is indeed a matter of great pride for us that, with the encouragement and guidance of Bapu (Aniruddhasinh) and Nandai, more than 1,00,000 saplings have been planted till date in several parts of the country under the auspices of our sanstha, with initiative being taken in particular by the various Upasana Centres, as also by Aniruddha’s Academy of Disaster Management and Ahilya Sangh. It is further heartening to know that the success rate of trees planted by us is in the region of 75%. We must continue to maintain the momentum and, in the process, also try to create and spread the awareness regarding the importance of aforestation amongst the people at large.
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