kochi grow veggie project success kochi would vegetable production onam season metropolis residents remained reluctant train part project vegetables would remain reach better kochi response group bkrg ngo take in initiative launch stick out planned supply sapling houses however households total forward associate design evening offered replace unhealthy saplings despite introducing measures the great unwashed come forward buy seedlings said gopakumar president bkrg said organisation would remain efforts popularize programme also pointed send off failed take introduced monsoon ernakulam district residents association vertex council accept task educating masses managing rooftop vegetable gardens without using harmful chemicals take time convince people ensure active involvement said association president rangadasa prabhu project carried support resident associations kerala horticulture missionary work khm vegetable fruits promotion council kerala planned provide deuce lakh vegetable saplings centre sanctioned rs crore khm part fund utilised vegetable cultivation kochi part efforts improve quality seedling bkrg decided rope kerala agriculture university provide opportunity private bureau supply saplings seedlings planted bags supplied residents associations in the first place house given bags planted seedlings later increased provided subsidised rate rs taken decision bring rate rs provide bags saplings residents corrupt manure earlier provided free cost state gopakumar ngo took initiative launch project put forward perverse plan put up saplings houses households came forward buy