Digital monitoring system for trees using QR codes
Prayagraj: The Prof Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) State University has launched a digital monitoring system for trees through QR coding on the occasion of World Environment Day on Thursday.
Apart from planting saplings, the university has taken an unique initiative of QR coding of trees to conserve them on its campus.
Vice-chancellor of the university prof Akhilesh Kumar Singh said that along with the planting of saplings, there is also a need for QR coding of trees to study the progress of environmental conservation, monitoring of plants, and various environmental protection schemes.
Environmentalist and prof N B Singh, coordinator of the program says that this technology will be more useful only when the new plants being planted, along with the old trees that have grown, are also included in its scope.
On World Environment Day, as many as 50 saplings were planted on the campus. University registrar Sanjay Kumar was also present on the occasion.
Professor N B Singh said that QR coding of trees will help in collecting environmental data along with the species, age, time of planting, and place of the tree to give digital identity to the trees. This will promote environmental education and awareness. The most important thing is that after planting the saplings every year, the important data required for knowing the actual status of those saplings was not available through tagging, which will be possible through QR coding.
Meanwhile, city denizens took pledge to protect the environment by planting saplings and protecting them under the theme 'beat the plastic pollution.' Admitting that plastic pollution is a major challenge before the masses, there is a strong need on the part of individuals to create awareness, said environmentalist Ajay Krantikari, adding, "We should reach out to every individual to take active participation to eradicate plastic pollution," he added.
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