INDIA 1988 VOLUNTEER IMPROVE 100 FORM FOUR NORTH PERSON CRISIS PATNA DISTANCE KILOMETRE STOP
Patna was one of ___’s most polluted cities. In ___ a group of young ___ decided to do something ___ it. They wanted to ___ the quality of life ___ everybody so they cleaned ___ the city and planted ___ of trees. The volunteers ___ a group and called ___ Tarumitra ( Friends of Trees ). ___ secondary school students organised ___ bicycle ride in the ___ of India to tell ___ about our planet’s ecological ___. The boys rode from ___ to New Delhi – a ___ of more than 1,045 ___. They went from place ___ place talking to people ___ protecting and planting trees. ___’s hard-working volunteers won’t ___ fighting to protect the environment.
One of its greatest achievements is a 10-acre nature reserve in Patna. They planted hundreds of types of trees there. In 2010 the state government started cutting down trees near the Patna airport. Schoolgirls carrying “Save the Trees” posters demonstrated to prevent this action. As a result, the government stopped cutting down the trees. If Tarumitra succeeds, it will also change the way people in India celebrate the Holi Festival. Every spring people celebrate this festival by lighting big fires with branches from trees. In Patna, they burn rubbish instead of trees and now in some other areas too. If these volunteers didn’t do such good work, Patna wouldn’t be a model for other cities in India. Today Tarumitra has got members in over 1,000 schools and colleges all over India.
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Have fun....and take care!
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Have fun....and take care!
