Bridge of Hope concludes plantation drive to mark 'World Environment Day'

With an aim to make earth a better planet, believers Church's child care project Bridge of Hope concluded 15 Day sapling plantation drive across India.

The drive was started on June 5th 2016, on the occasion of World Environment Day. More than 3 lakh saplings were planted across 29 states and seven Union Territories of India by 80,000 children and 5000 staff members of the organization.

As a part of the drive, children and staff conducted various rallies, skits, street plays and distributed one sapling a home and asked them to take care of it. The children also motivated and urged the citizens of the country to purchase one tree for their home and nurture it to give a better future to the coming generations.

Under this project the team also planted saplings in local government offices and identified various road side medians and planted saplings in the area.

The first sapling of the drive was planted by Rajnath Singh (SHO) of Towari Pur Police station, Gorakhpur, UP in the presence of Gorakhpur Diocesan staff and other members of the organization.

"It is a great move by Believers Church. I really laud them for taking these measures to protect environment as well as combat global warming. I will extend full support to them whenever they carry out such socially significant activities," said Rajnath Singh.

"We at Bridge of Hope are committed to improve the environment which is currently depleting at a very rapid pace due to global warming, felling of trees, setting up of various industries and multiple other reasons. It is no more a choice but a necessity to save our environment so that this planet is livable for our future generations," said Director Bridge of Hope, Prince Josiah.

"I really thank children, countrymen and our staff for making the 15 day drive successful. We believe in making our mother earth a great place to live in and this is one such step in that direction. Preserving and protecting the environment for a better future of our country men is top most priority. I request our citizens to help us in the drive and each family to plant a tree to maintain the ecosystem for our coming generation," said Metropolitan of Believers Church' Dr. K P Yohannan.

Last year, in a similar drive Bridge of Hope planted one lakh saplings across India.