Category : Tree Plantation | Location : Puducherry | Posted on 2021-08-04 23:45:10
PUDUCHERRY: The forest department and Puducherry pollution control committee (PPCC) in association with several non-government organizations and industrial units and with the participation of students, volunteers, and the public undertook a massive exercise to plant 75,000 saplings across the territory on a single day on Tuesday to commemorate the celebrations of the 75th Independence Day.
"The highlight of this exercise is that people, who plant the saplings will be responsible for their upkeep and maintenance to ensure that the saplings grow into massive trees and sustain for a long time. This will be the underlining point of success of the entire exercise," said deputy conservator of forests Vanjulavalli Sridhar.
Lieutenant governor (additional charge) Tamilisai Soundarajan inaugurated the plantation exercise in the presence of chief minister N Rangasamy, speaker R Selvam, home minister A Namassivayam, public works minister K Lakshminarayanan, agriculture minister C Djeacoumar, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister A K Sai J Saravanan Kumar and MLAs R Senthil Kumar and Ashok Babu, chief secretary Ashwani Kumar, secretary (information) C Udayakumar, secretary (forest) R Smitha and other officials at 8.30am at Manapet village, Bahour commune.
