N 103  Green Taunggyi @ Nar Poung

 Nar Poung village is about 8 miles from Taunggyi, on the Taunggyi – Kakku Road.It was the place we looked for to plant trees after Sin Taung. At first we checked at Loi Kaung monastery compound, but found it was already packed with trees,and the monk directed us to look at Nar Poung. So we came to be at this place which is farther away from Taunggyi , but were excited and happy to find a vast compound where hundreds of trees can be planted. We also got permission from the Abbot to plant trees in the compound.

It was June 30^th when we went to plant there. For this day’s planting our Green Taunggyi group was joined by a walking group of 30, who are friends of USTM. After eating breakfast of fried rice and fritters at our gathering place we left for Nar Poung, amid mists and light rain, taking with us tree saplings, tools, stakes, sacks of fertilizers, and some refreshing drinks.

The compound is a perfect place for tree planting. Only some places are weedy while most of the place is covered only with grass. But I heard that there are termites, so I prayed that all of our trees will not be destroyed by these pests.

As holes had already been dug by workers the group happily planted the tree saplings and after about an hour or so nearly 400 trees were planted and marked by bamboo sticks which made the field more attractive.

So our third day of tree planting at Nar Poung ended without mishap or inconvenience which left everyone satisfied and happy with renew spirits to plant more the coming week.