The Bushwalk corridor along the Buckingham Canal is a community-led initiative.
| Photo Credit: Special arrangement
A patch of burnt soil, damaged drip irrigation pipes and blackened tree trunks now mark a section of what is called Bushwalk corridor along Buckingham Canal in Egattur, thanks to a fire that swept through it roughly 10 days ago. Residents of House of Hiranandani Upscale had ploughed in considerable resources to build this green corridor, located in the space along the Canal, behind the towers. And they would have to allocate more resources to repair and restore the damaged elements. But that can wait; the focus is now on a public event, a walk down the Bushwalk corridor on June 5, marking World Environment Day. Open to both residents and outsiders, the early-morning walk (free; and can be undertaken between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.) will have volunteers explaining the native species lining the corridor and broader objectives of the urban forest. Among the native species are Indian tulip, Indian beech, Arjuna, Jamun, Indian fig species, Indian gooseberry, neem and vilvam.Participants will get to take home a sapling. No, the damaged section will not be shielded; participants will be allowed to take a look at it, the restoration plan explained to them. Interestingly, the corridor made possible through home-grown efforts, which include resident-volunteers carting buckets of water for saplings, had grown massive enough to make administration by a trust (Bushwalk Trust, as it is called) necessary.
