Human take treatment, animals are treated, but have you ever heard of the treatment of plants?
When people are sick, they are being taken to the hospital by ambulance, What if the same rules are applied to our friend, oxygen supplying plants?
Yes, such a different initiative has been taken in India. This different, eco-friendly project name is 'Tree Ambulance'.
It has been taken to protect our Mother Earth. The Initiative has been proposed by Chennai-based environmentalist K Abdul Ghani, who is also known as the “Green Man of India”.
Chennai was the first to launch such a tree ambulance service in India.
On a occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22, 2019 India’s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the tree ambulance service.
The second phase of the project has been launched by Kiran Bedi in Puducherry. During the inauguration programme she has launched the 'Tree Tee Ambulance Mobile app' and Tree Ambulance helpline telephone number, 8939 085 085.
Now, many cities of India like Jaipur, Kalkata are under this service.
The main purpose of the initiative is to provide a platform to battle climate change by replanting the uprooted trees.
The idea has been came during the Cyclone Vardah and Cyclone Gaja that struck South India in November 2018.
The services of Tree Ambulance project are providing First aid treatment, plant distribution, aiding tree plantation, Increase tree plantation, seed bank, seed ball distribution, shifting trees, uprooted tree planting, making survey of trees,
removal of dead trees etc.
However, this ambulance will also accompanied by plant experts and volunteers. Another activities of this project is to visit schools and educational institutions to educate people on the importance of trees.