The month of august was an interesting one. Jala Poshan, the citizen group I am a part of, was hosting a ten day long Vanamohotsava - a tree planting drive ; around Jakkur lake. The whole point of the Vanamohotsava was to increase the popularity of the lake and help fund Jala Poshan in its ventures to help improve the lake. To raise fund tickets were sold with which people could plant a tree around the lake . There were many varieties of trees planted like Gulmohar , Jackfruit ,Jamun and Mexican silk cotton to name a few. Most of these trees are fruiting ones to help attract more butterflies and birds to the lake. To attract people there were many activities held at the lake such as bird walks, nature walks, nature painting etc . The walks were conducted by Dr. Subbu Subramanya and Dr. Chandrashekar from GKVK . Special days were held for firms such as Hebron Properties and Menzies Aviation Bobba cargo .They helped sponsor the event and paid for essential equipment
