Dr. Vinod Chavan

Latur college students & staff turn crematorium lying in neglect into garden Latur, Nov 16 (PTI) Students and staff of a college here in Maharashtra have planted over 300 trees in a crematorium premises over the last seven years and developed it into a lush green garden as part of a nature conservation drive taken up by them. The Khadgaon crematorium, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Latur Municipal Corporation, had been lying in a neglected state, with no gate, tall wild grasses grown all over the premises and stray animals making it their home. But, students and other staff of the Smt Sushiladevi Deshmukh Senior College decided to give it a facelift. Corporator Rajkumar Jadhav, under whose jurisdiction the area comes, lauded their efforts. The college principal, Dr Ajay Patil, told PTI that since 2014, they have planted over 300 trees of different varieties, include Neem, Banyan, Gulmohar and Peepal, in the premises after taking permission from the civic body. " The...