A special green drive by the Saha Charitable Trust was undertaken at the SVM College campus under the stewardship of Principal Prof Bijaya Kumar Patra along with GB member and senior journalist Sugyan Choudhury.
Notably, the Saha Charitable Trust has been undertaking massive green drives not only in Odisha but countrywide. Meanwhile, the trust has planted nearly five lakh trees throughout Odisha including the district of Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Kendrapra, Rayagada, Koraput, Sundargarh, Angul and other places.
Trust chairman Santha Jeevan Baba told mediapersons here that the trust would like to plant high yielding fruit bearing trees with a view to generating financial benefits for the support of meritorious and poor students pursuing their studies at SVM College.
Initially saplings were planted at the premises of the Botany Department and this will continue for a period of one week at protected areas in the college campus.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were noted social worker and member of the SVM college GB Binayak Patnaik, Madhuchhanda Mohanty, Prasanta Kumar Behera, Ananta Acharya, Bandita Das, Bijay Kumar Biswal, Subhendu Mouli Nanda, Nihar Ranjan Swain, Chitta Ranjan Das and students belonging to NCC and NSS camps.
Noted yoga guru from Mumbai Anju Taparia displayed yogic practices and inspired students to take to meditation and yoga to achieve excellence in their life.