A week-long observance of the World Environment Day by the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) department of Vedanta ltd, Jharsuguda concluded here on Tuesday.
A mass plantation drive was undertaken under the leadership of CEO Abhijit Pati.
“It is a continuous and dedicated effort on our part, and in the days to come, we would intensify our efforts by partnering the community, the academia and the government,” said Pati.
Till date, the company has planted more than five lakh trees inside the plant periphery and over 1.5 lakh trees in the community, which includes areas like Beherapat, lohandaguda, Banjari and more.
More than thousand employees of Vedanta and its partner companies were present in the mass plantation drive.
An award ceremony was also held in which all the winners of the various competitions were felicitated.Among others, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Vice-Chancellor Prof Atal Chaudhuri, Smelter II head Gobinda Pal, HSE head Cho Yiu Chan, Business HR head Dilip Sahoo and Environment head ASP Mishra were present.