Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to plant 75,000 saplings and create 5,000 rainwater recharge wells in Bengaluru as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations.

The civic body will identify spaces around the lake and plant the saplings along with the Horticulture Department, and the Lakes Department. The wells will be 12 feet in depth and 4 feet in circumference and it will hold approximately 4,000 litres of water.

This task is being taken up jointly by the BBMP and a nonprofit organization called United Way Bengaluru.

The project will help save rainwater and recharge groundwater around the city.