Ongole SP Urges Residents to Protect Newly Planted Saplings

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Ongole Superintendent of Police V. Harshavardhan Raju launched a tree plantation drive at the District Police Office on Wednesday under Mission Harithandra. He planted saplings and urged residents to protect them until they are established.

Raju said trees support other living creatures and strengthen local biodiversity. He also asked people to limit unnecessary travel and fuel use, and avoid single-use plastic. Additional and Deputy Superintendents attended. The Hindu reports that the event had no stated planting target, survival data or detailed plan for continued care. Similar drives had been held earlier.

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Planting is the easy part. Watering, guarding and assigning responsibility will decide whether these saplings survive. Claims about biodiversity should be matched with records, not ceremony. The report gives no target or follow-up system, so residents cannot yet judge the drive’s scale. A later count of surviving saplings would provide the clearest test.

Source: thehindu.com

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