Tree Ambulance is an initiative that has been initiated to support "save trees" with the “vision to save the Earth”. This initiative has been proposed by the Chennai-based environmentalist K Abdul Ghani,[1] well known as the “Green Man of India”.[2]

The initiative was launched for the purpose of providing a platform to battle climate change by replanting the trees that were uprooted due to Cyclone Vardah and Cyclone Gaja,[3] which struck South India in November 2018. Tree Ambulance is also tasked to provide services such as “first aid treatment, seed banking, seed ball distribution, uprooted tree planting, plant distribution, aiding tree plantation, shifting trees, and surveying of trees and removal of dead trees”.

First Phase

The firet phase was flagged off and inaugurated in Chennai on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2019, by the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu.[4][5][6] with the idea to save trees by caring for sick ones and helping bring back uprooted trees and protect the trees.[7][8]

Second phase

The second phase of Tree Ambulance was flagged off & launched by lieutenant governor of Puducherry & retired Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi.[9][10]

See also

  • K Abdul Ghani

References

  1. ↑ "In A First, Chennai Environmentalist Launches 'Tree Ambulance' To Give First-Aid To Trees". indiatimes.com. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  2. ↑ "आता झाडांवरही प्रथमोपचार! 'भारताच्या ग्रीन मॅन'ने सुरु केली 'Tree Ambulance'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Chennai: 'Tree Ambulance' service launched". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  4. ↑ Goled, Shraddha (2019-05-23). "Chennai Gets Ambulance To Nurture Afflicted Trees". thelogicalindian.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  5. ↑ ANI (2019-06-05). "Chennai gets 'tree ambulance' for aiding plantation drive". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Chennai gets 'tree ambulance' for aiding plantation drive". ANI News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Venkaiah flags off tree ambulance".
  8. ↑ "ETV Bharat". www.etvbharat.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. ↑ editor. "Dr. Kiran Bedi launched the 2nd Phase of the Tree ambulance at Puducherry | ChennaiCityNews". Retrieved 2020-04-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "Tree Ambulance Phase II with Tree Spade by the Hon'ble Governor of Puducherry".
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