Tree Plantation Campaign in Bhondsi Village

In a village people need water for irrigation and drinking, health services and hospitals, schools and colleges, electricity and many more. As it was mentioned before, every aspect of life and living is controlled by a government department. Each department functions independently. 

 

 The road department has no connection with the sanitation department. Health department has no connection with the education department. The water department has no connection with the horticulture department Each department has certain milestones to achieve during one financial year.

 

The village of Bhondsi near Delhi had very few trees, so the forest department was given the task of planting trees. The work was not carried out properly. It was handled by inept and inefficient employees of the government and the target was nowhere near completion. To complete the target in a short time seeds were sprinkled over large tract of land from a helicopter. The seeds were of Keekar tree that grows very fast. The forest department had to show that they have been able to plant a forest. The forest department did not bother that Keekar consumes a lot of water which it sucks from its land. The water table fell drastically in Bhondsi disrupting the water management. 

 

 

There was no participation of the people of Bhondsi. No suggestions were taken from the people to find what kind of trees should be planted. Panchayat or the people have no control over any decision of any department whether good or bad.