Bengaluru marks World Environment Day with tree drives, green pledges across sectors

p>Bengaluru: Government offices, transport corporations and local communities across the city marked World Environment Day on Friday with tree plantation drives, anti-plastic campaigns and green pledges..The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) launched a drive to plant at least 10 saplings at every bus depot. Senior officials said its 1,750 electric buses save 3 lakh kilograms of carbon emissions daily. Solar panels on BMTC buildings also contribute to clean energy generation.."Protecting nature is our shared social duty and we must adopt eco-friendly lifestyles to fight rising pollution," a BMTC official said..World Environment day: Forest dept, MCC to plant 2.46L seedlings to enhance Mysuru's Green cover.At the KSR Bengaluru Railway Station, the South Western Railway (SWR) concluded its Climate Change campaign. Railway Chief Ashutosh Kumar Singh led staff and passengers in taking a green pledge.

Scouts and Guides performed a short play on the dangers of plastic, and the team distributed cloth bags to passengers..The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) launched a website to enable the public to participate in a tree plantation drive on June 27. BDA Chairman NA Haris said the authority aims to plant 15 lakh saplings to restore the city's 'Garden City' character..The Karnataka Central Diocese, led by Bishop Vincent Vinod Kumar, began a month-long drive to plant more than 1,000 trees across churches and schools..At Kuvempu Park, residents and 50 schoolchildren from the HSR Citizen Forum participated in a 'Feed the Soil' drive, nourishing local plants with organic compost made from household kitchen waste. Forum president BNS Ratnakar said healthy soil is the foundation for a healthy planet.