The Vruksha Yatra Program was held on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10 am in the Mini Forest Ishwar Temple, Sadashiv Nagar, near Bagalkote-Basavan bagewadi ring road. The program, jointly organized by Muthoot Finance Ltd. - India, Institute for Rural Development (IRD) - Vijayapur, and Vijayapura Municipal Corporation. Miss. Mahejbeen Abdulrajak Horti, Mayor of Vijayapur City Corporation, Mr. Dinesh Halli, Deputy Mayor of Vijayapur City Corporation, Mr. B.S. Soudagar, Commissioner of City Corporation, Mr. Mohammad Jaffer, Regional Manager Muthoot Finance, Kalburgi, Mr. Chandrashekharayya, Regional Admin Manager, Muthoot Finance, Kalburgi , Mr. S. I. Gaddagimath, President of Sadashiv Nagar Abhirudhi Sangha, Vijayapur, Mr. Kumar (Mallikarjun) Gadagi, Corporator City Corporation, Vijayapur, Miss. Mangala Annasaheb Patil, Station Road, Vijayapur Branch Manager Muthoot Finance, Mr. Yogesh Kishan Kalburgi, Mr. Abhay Pathak, participated as chief guests. The event featured the planting and protection of saplings through Tree guards, as well as the release of earthworms into bins specially prepared for solid waste management.