QR code placed to get information about trees in Thane Municipal Parks

The QR code has been placed on the trees so that the citizens can easily get information about the trees in the parks in the Thane municipal area. After scanning this code on the mobile phone, information about the tree will be available to the citizens in two languages, Marathi and English.

QR code has been placed on the trees so that the citizens can easily get information about the trees in the parks in the Thane municipal area. After scanning this code on the mobile phone, information about the tree will be available to the citizens in two languages, Marathi and English.

As per the directives of Commissioner Abhijit Bangar, the Parks Department and the Tree Authority are trying to make municipal parks more citizen friendly. Accordingly, nature libraries have been started in some parks under the 'Chala Vachuya' campaign. They are getting enthusiastic responses from citizens. Deputy Commissioner Sancheti informed that now the initiative of putting this QR code has been taken up in the same series.

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After registering each tree, these QR codes have been prepared accordingly. In this way the information of about 2000 trees has been collected. These more than 2000 trees have been tied with nylon rope while applying these QR codes. Sancheti also explained that care has been taken to ensure that no harm is done to the trees.

Such information will be available

• Scan the QR code placed on the tree on the scanner in your smartphone.
• After scanning the QR code, a link to the Wikipedia website will open. Click on it to get information about that tree.
• This information can be found in Marathi and English.
• The information includes tree name, botanical name, characteristics of trees, place of origin etc.
  
  
  

QR code in which park

Majiwada - Manpada

• Traffic Park
• Kai Shantaram Vishram Shinde Biodiversity Park

Vartak Nagar

• Kai Pramod Mahajan Nature Park
• Kai Vasantrao Dawkhare Park
  
  

Wagle Estate

• The Hanging Garden
• Lokmanya Nagar - Savarkar Nagar
• Kai Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb Udyan

Uthalsar

• Garbage Pond Park
• Bramhala Lake Park
• Vrindavan Society Park

Naupada- Kopri

• Lokmanya Tilak Park
• Dattaji Salvi Nature Education Centre
• Shree Ganesh Park
• Kai Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Udyan
• Ram Ganesh Gadkari Dyeing Park
• Dadoji Konddev Playground Park

Kalwa 

• Nakshatra Van
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Park
• Kailaswasi Mukund Keni Sports Complex
• Kharegaon Lake

           
Diva

• Khidkali Lake

           
Mumbra

• Raut Park