Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Mar 20: The city corporation has not been able to water the plants on the road dividers regularly. Because of the summer heat, many of these plants are on the verge of dying. As such, the city corporation has planned to arrange for drip irrigation so that water is not wasted and the plants get water regularly.
In order to improve the look of the city, various plants have been planted on the road dividers. In some places, organizations and volunteers keep watering the plants while in some places they have been withering for want of water. The corporation, taking cognizance of this situation, has thought of implementing drip irrigation.
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Initially, pipelines for the drip irrigation will be laid for the road dividers located in Mannagudda and surroundings. The corporation spends about Rs 22 for planting a sapling and Rs 39 on annual maintenance.
City mayor Preananda Shetty, said that in order to maintain the plants that have already been planted, the city corporation is resorting to drip irrigation. Initially, this is being implemented in Mannagudda and in course of time, it will be extended to other areas, he stated.