The River Stretch
The first time I walked across my society into this
beautiful river bank, I fell in love with her. I crossed the dry, dusty, grey
concrete road, walked a muddy patch of 100 meters and ran down a 25 feet
stretch without losing my balance and there she was…. A soothing sight of a
myriad of colors and life oozing out of her, high in energy - yet silent and
calm in composure and an abode for zillions of organisms who were already
staying there.
I quietly made a wish.. Can I be part of this home???
I neither knew it was the bank of Mula (one of the important rivers in Pune) nor did I know there was the confluence of Mula and Ramnadi a lttle ahead. But I decided to adopt this stretch as part of Jeevitnadi’s programme and thus began a journey to getting to know her better. August 2017 we adopted this stretch! A group of 10-12 volunteers took the pledge to clean her off the plastic that was stuck all over her, from the branches, to the leaves, to the roots!
I however just wanted to keep going …
I quietly made a wish.. Can I be part of this home???
I neither knew it was the bank of Mula (one of the important rivers in Pune) nor did I know there was the confluence of Mula and Ramnadi a lttle ahead. But I decided to adopt this stretch as part of Jeevitnadi’s programme and thus began a journey to getting to know her better. August 2017 we adopted this stretch! A group of 10-12 volunteers took the pledge to clean her off the plastic that was stuck all over her, from the branches, to the leaves, to the roots!
I however just wanted to keep going …
