Punjab-Based IRS Officer Starts Ambulance Service For Trees & Plants That Need Healing
Mehra's project is being termed as the world's first tree hospital and provides healing solution for all trees and saplings and even includes difficult procedures such as tree transplants. Mehra's team consists of experts like botanists and tree lovers.
An IRS officer from Punjab has started a tree ambulance and
clinic service to cater to the needs of trees and plants that are either rotten
or unhealthy.
While most of us take care of our gardens and plants at home, the vegetation outside is mostly neglected. In a bid to help the plants that need healing, Rohit Mehra set up a plant Ambulance service.
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Speaking to news agency ANI about his latest work, Mehra said, "We've collaborated with experts & provide different services for trees that need healing. Trees also have life as proven by our scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose."
Punjab: Rohit Mehra from Amritsar has started tree ambulance & clinic service at his residence.
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"We've collaborated with experts & provide different services for trees that need healing. Trees also have life as proven by our scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose,"he said
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Mehra's project is being termed as the world's first tree hospital and provides a healing solution for all trees and saplings and even includes difficult procedures such as tree transplants. Mehra's team consists of experts like botanists and tree lovers.
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Fondly called the 'green man,' Mehra is known for his exemplary work where he successfully created 75 human-made forests. Panning across India, the ¡®mini-forests¡¯ range from 2,000 square feet to 66,000 square feet in area in about three years.
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He is known to have used about 70 tonnes of waste plastic water bottles as pots to create vertical gardens in Ludhiana, Punjab. He is not only attempting to bring down air pollution but also to recycle single-use plastics with this unique initiative.