Set Our Trees Free

Prakash P. Gopinath

5/242013 Set The Trees Free Walk The Tree Walk, Trivandrum

The Secretariat Arc walk that took place on 18th morning

revealed to the participants the various ways in which the

trees are being treated once they overcome the

challenges of rooting and growing in the harsh city

atmosphere.

5/242013Set The Trees Free Walk The Tree Walk, Trivandrum

The trees along the Press Club road planted and

obviously nurtured with care are now choking within the

same tree guards meant to protect them. The walk SET

OUR TREES FREE was conceived with the idea of

liberating the trees from the metal wires and rubbish that

have been hampering their growth.


But on closer study we understood that not only is it

tough to remove the ring and wires of the tree guard

from the trees but the disposal of the waste would also

be problem.It was decided that we walk along the route

starting from Cantonment Police Station and identify the

main issues and problems that can be corrected and

solved by intervention and positive interference.


The small but efficient group of 15 including 4-5 young

participants did a meticulous walk observing the route

focusing on .


Identifying the trees whose tree guards need to be removed immediately

Locating the areas in the route where more planting can be done especially with

small trees or shrubs

Removal of flex boards and plastic signs and advertisements nailed or fixed on to

trees

Removal of garbage and disposal of garbage especially dumped in the tree guard

spaces.

Removal of the huge waste dump often burning diagonally opposite to the SMSM

Institute

Identifying compounds or spaces within which tree cover can be increased so that

shade on the roads will increase.

Declare the prestigious space around the Secretariat as Plastic- Flex free with more

greenery and providing disposal bins and strategy for collection .


The problems and issues have been documented by

photographs .It was decided to prepare a detailed

document highlighting the above issues and submitted to

the concerned authorities with a request to involve

citizen’s groups in the city in the process.

(Prepared by Anitha.S with photos from Veena.M) 5/242013

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