St Joseph Vaz College undertakes Mangrove Plantation

On the occasion of World Earth Day, St Joseph Vaz College of CortaliM in association with Nisarga Nature Club, Chicalim Youth Farmers Club and Goencho Ekvott organised a mangrove plantation drive, as a 2nd restoration cycle of Mangrove Conservation Initiative at Sancoale on April 24. The locals from Sancoale joined the initiative titled ‘Come, lets Man-groove’ along with Paulina Azavedo, a member of the VP Sancoale. A total of 25 volunteers participated in the initiative. Fr Bolmax Pereira, the co-ordinator of the initiative, welcomed the volunteers for the 2nd Phase of mangrove plantation. “The outcomes of the first phase have taught us many things about this conservation drive. The do’s and don’ts will be implemented during this phase and the next for a successful drive this year for securing the vulnerable River bank at Bondebhat” he said. Around 500 mangrove propagules of Rhizophora mucronata species (the Red manrove) were planted along the Zuari river bank at Bondebhat, Sancoale. Collection of the mangrove propagules and year old plantlets was done at Cortalim by the students and staff of St Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim on April 22 observing the Earth Day. Under this initiative "Come let's Man-Groove," it is proposed to complete 5000 propagule planting before the monsoon sets in.