NE NEWS SERVICE
BENGALURU, AUG 9
The ”Cauvery Calling” campaign, to revitalise river Cauvery, is to plant 1.1 crore saplings across the river basin by November this year, according to the Isha Foundation.
The campaign was started last year by founder of Isha Foundation, a spiritual organisation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. “Within November this year, 1.1 crore saplings will be planted across the Cauvery basin in private farmlands in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu,” the Isha Foundation said in a statement.
This is what it takes on the ground. Undaunted by torrential rains and the pandemic, #CauveryCalling team has been working in the Cauvery Basin districts to support sapling distribution for farmers. Their relentless commitment is Inspiring. Congratulations. –Sg pic.twitter.com/wtMAMxXaOH
— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) August 8, 2020
The foundation said the campaign promotes tree-based agriculture on private farmland in the Cauvery basin and aims to enable over 50 lakh farmers to plant 242 crore high-value trees on their farms for economic gain.
This would not only put one-third of the river basin under shade and improve soil health and groundwater tables but would also increase farmer income, the foundation said.
The campaign would recharge all water bodies in the region, including augmenting source flow of river Cauvery, the foundation added in its statement.
