Like every year, UN has chosen a specific theme for world environment day 2024- “Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience”. RDCIS SAIL also celebrated world environment day on 5th June, 2024. As precursor to this celebration, earlier an Essay-cum-presentation contest was held for all employees of SAIL units of Ranchi in the thematic direction relevant in the context of Steel Industry. Besides, a drawing competition was also held among children of SAIL employees and also children of some local schools.
On 5th June 2024 morning, a tree plantation ceremony was organized near football ground in SAIL Satellite colony, where S. K. Verma, ED (CET) & S. K. Kar, ED (RDCIS) along with other Chief General managers and General managers of SAIL units of Ranchi planted saplings and vowed to protect the environment.
In the afternoon, a programme was organized in RDCIS lecture hall to celebrate the day in a befitting manner. In his welcome address, I. N. P. Gupta , GM (E & E) elaborated on efforts of RDCIS in celebrating the day. In his inaugural address, P. Banerjee, GM (C-C & E-E) highlighted various dimensions of the looming challenges related to the theme. In his theme address, ED (RDCIS) highlighted that the theme itself is recognition of the wide scale nature of environmental effects which is threatening human existence.
He specifically discussed the dimensions of the challenges in the context of steel industry and the specific efforts required to mitigate the same. In the programme, a number of very short films on the theme were also shown. At the end, prizes were distributed among all winning employees and children who had participated in various competitions. The celebration-cum-prize distribution function was chaired by ED (RDCIS), Shri Sandip Kumar Kar. Other General Managers and senior officials of RDCIS, SAIL were also present.
