Garden city.
Few decades back Madras looked as arid as rain fed fields did in summer.The palm trees scattered scantily added to the feeling of living in a desert.
Bangalore then was a picturesque town with tiny hillocks that sloped into gentle green valleys bordered with gaily blooming rose in shades and fragrance that was breathtaking !The lush greenery was a grand feast to my eyes that were used to the stark barrenness and the dust and heat of Madras.
A couple of years earlier when I visited Bangalore after a gap of 20 years or so , I couldn't believe my eyes! As far I could see there were no trees or flowers that were once dime a dozen and lavished riotously on road sides. It had become bare ,dusty ,and noisy . It could no longer lay claim to its once proud tittle ' Garden city'.
When I landed back in Chennai I was greeted by greenery. I see different city now. Roads are lined with generous canopy of trees and residential cum commercial areas like T.Nagar,Adayar Alwarpet ,etc are drenched in the shade of aromatic flower bearing trees!
The careful and sincere tree planting exercise undertaken two decades ago has paid rich dividends. A city that looked as dusty as a wild west town in Holly wood films has now very many pockets of tree lined avenues surpassing the beauty of the once famed Garden city .
Trees not only provide shade to weary wayfarers but also absorb noise ,radiate coolness as well as a sense of peace and tranquility.It takes but a mug of water fed to saplings on alternate days for just year to transform, drab and dusty surroundings into posh and sophisticated tree lined avenues!
Bangalore then was a picturesque town with tiny hillocks that sloped into gentle green valleys bordered with gaily blooming rose in shades and fragrance that was breathtaking !The lush greenery was a grand feast to my eyes that were used to the stark barrenness and the dust and heat of Madras.
A couple of years earlier when I visited Bangalore after a gap of 20 years or so , I couldn't believe my eyes! As far I could see there were no trees or flowers that were once dime a dozen and lavished riotously on road sides. It had become bare ,dusty ,and noisy . It could no longer lay claim to its once proud tittle ' Garden city'.
When I landed back in Chennai I was greeted by greenery. I see different city now. Roads are lined with generous canopy of trees and residential cum commercial areas like T.Nagar,Adayar Alwarpet ,etc are drenched in the shade of aromatic flower bearing trees!
The careful and sincere tree planting exercise undertaken two decades ago has paid rich dividends. A city that looked as dusty as a wild west town in Holly wood films has now very many pockets of tree lined avenues surpassing the beauty of the once famed Garden city .
Trees not only provide shade to weary wayfarers but also absorb noise ,radiate coolness as well as a sense of peace and tranquility.It takes but a mug of water fed to saplings on alternate days for just year to transform, drab and dusty surroundings into posh and sophisticated tree lined avenues!
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