Q1.
What are some of the ways by which we can take care of nature and our neighbourhood? List a few.
Answer
We take care of nature and our neighbourhood by doing small things, again and again.
- Plant saplings and keep watering them until they grow, as the children did on Van Mahotsav.
- Do not break branches or pluck flowers and leaves without reason.
- Throw waste only into a dustbin, and keep dry waste and wet waste in separate bins.
- Put leaves and food waste into a pit. They become manure and improve the soil.
- Close the tap while brushing, and repair a leaking tap at once.
- Switch off lights and fans when you leave the room.
- Carry a cloth bag to the market instead of bringing home a plastic one.
- Keep a bowl of water for birds in summer, and do not disturb their nests.
- Tell an elder about a broken street light, an overflowing bin or a leaking pipe.
- Join a cleanliness drive in your park or lane with your friends.
Why it works: Nature and the neighbourhood belong to everyone. One child watering one plant looks like a very small act — but thirty children watering thirty plants turn a bare park into a green one.