Water-saving eco-marathons "One million trees" held in Kashkadarya region

AKIPRESS.COM - The water-saving eco-marathon was held in Karshi city of Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan on November 13-14 within the "One million trees" initiative in cooperation with Public Movement Yuksalish.
300 trees were planted using the "hydrogel" technology, which will subsequently allow the efficient use of water resources during plant watering.
A similar water-saving tree planting campaign with "Yuksalish" and the use of the hydrogel technology has already taken place on November 4-5 in Gulistan city of the Syrdarya region, and it is also scheduled for November 19-20 in Termez of Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan, the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia said.
The two-day event united the city improvement services employees, representatives of local authorities, teachers from universities and schools, students, NGOs, and the media around the idea of maintaining the ecological balance, as well as a productive and efficient approach to the natural resources.
The first UzWaterAware eco-marathon was organized in Kokand (Fergana region) in March 2019. Several events on raising public awareness on efficient use of water resources were held there, including master-class on planting 2000 trees with hydrogel and eco-lesson for teachers. Eco-marathon in Nukus was in a training format with participation of young journalists and NGOs from the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm region, as well as the students of the Karakalpak State University of Berdakh.
UzWaterAware project is aimed at raising public awareness and is implemented by CAREC with financial support of the European Union. The national partner is the Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan.