On the eve of World Environment Day CM Raghubar Das announced that the Government will launch tree plantation drive across Jharkhand. Das, will himself participate in a drive on Sunday at Chakulia in East Singhbhum district.
Talking to media persons in Jamshedpur on Saturday the CM said that he was concerned over the decreasing green cover in the city and has planned to embark on a green drive. If everything goes as planned within few months will witness plantation of trees, landscaping activities.
Das said that the plantation campaign will be organised on the lines of Yojana Banao Abhiyan. He asked all the Government officials and public representatives to plant saplings across the year.
later Das also presided over a meeting to review development schemes in East Singhbhum district. “Our Government is focussed on a time-bound program to improve infrastructure both in rural and urban areas. Roads, electricity and water are our priority areas along with improving infrastructure in schools and we are working on these areas. We are confident to complete the projects as per our plans,” said Das. He also expressed a need to take steps to stop wastage of water in the State.
He went to add that the Government plans to ensure road connectivity across village, blocks and districts in the State by December 2017, providing free electricity connections across villages and habitations by March 2018, a massive rainwater conservation measures with construction of one lakh mini-ponds, 2000 ponds using machines across State by June 15, 2016.