<p>More than 700 volunteers from various organisations took part in a drive to plant saplings organised as part of the Roots of Kodagu campaign, on Mysuru-Kodagu highway on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Members of Kodavaname, Java and Yezdi Motorcycle Club, Forest Department, Karnataka Shakthi Pade, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Tata Coffee and others participated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With the message of “Let Us Unit for Cauvery,” members took part in the campaign. Saplings were planted at three places between Aanechowkooru and Titimathi forest areas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Women, children and senior citizens, who were also part of the campaign, sowed seed balls on the occasion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Say Trees Organisation from Bengaluru had donated 50,000 seeds balls. Titimathi forest department and others are planning to plant 10,000 saplings on the vacant land.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Art of Living Teacher Committee Head Alamengada Don Rajappa inaugurated the campaign by planting saplings. He said that there was a need to conserve River Cauvery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Medical Practitioner Dr Suresh said, “Health can be maintained only by keeping our rivers and rivulets clean.”</p>
<p>More than 700 volunteers from various organisations took part in a drive to plant saplings organised as part of the Roots of Kodagu campaign, on Mysuru-Kodagu highway on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Members of Kodavaname, Java and Yezdi Motorcycle Club, Forest Department, Karnataka Shakthi Pade, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Tata Coffee and others participated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With the message of “Let Us Unit for Cauvery,” members took part in the campaign. Saplings were planted at three places between Aanechowkooru and Titimathi forest areas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Women, children and senior citizens, who were also part of the campaign, sowed seed balls on the occasion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Say Trees Organisation from Bengaluru had donated 50,000 seeds balls. Titimathi forest department and others are planning to plant 10,000 saplings on the vacant land.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Art of Living Teacher Committee Head Alamengada Don Rajappa inaugurated the campaign by planting saplings. He said that there was a need to conserve River Cauvery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Medical Practitioner Dr Suresh said, “Health can be maintained only by keeping our rivers and rivulets clean.”</p>