PROJECT – Tree Plantation
10,000 trees planted in KOLKATA
Moving Towards a Lakh by 2030
Centre for Contemporary Communication is committed to working for Kolkata city’s Urban Bio-Diversity, Ecosystem and Greening. Trees also go a long way for Climate Change Adaptation. Trees reduce intensity and severity of Climate Change impacts. Kolkata city is declared as a climate hotspot by UNFCCC.
Since 2012, 10,000 trees have been planted in Kolkata with a survival rate of 75%. Trees planted are today 25-30 feet tall and growing.
We maintain the trees for a period of 2 years from the day it is planted.
Trees have been planted in Kolkata Maidan, inside Fort William, several City Parks, Community homes, Schools and Colleges, Slums and Bustees, Rabindra Sarobar National Park, Subhash Sarobar and Green Verges in New Town (NKDA), Kolkata.
Our Partners are KMC, KMDA, PWD, NKDA, Corporate Houses, Educational Institutions, Eastern Command at Fort William, other NGOs.