An initiative to enhance ecology and create green cover in the Field Firing Ranges of Hema and Berchha has been undertaken by the Infantry School. This project will be undertaken in phases and completed over a period of two planting seasons.
In the first phase a total of 5000 trees will be planted and the process will be completed over the next two weeks. The Commandant, Infantry School lt Gen KH Singh UYSM, AVSM, YSM, and Deputy Commandant, Maj Gen AS Rawat, YSM, SM, VSM and 500 Officers, men, defence civilian staff, ladies including school children and teachers of the Bayonet School, participated in the curtain raises event on the 08 Jul 2016.
A total of eleven varieties of locally hardened species are being planted to ensure maximum survivability. A mix of green, flowering plants and shrubs have been selected to ensure maximum beautification as well as aesthetics. The area of Hema range has already become greener than the previous years due to the persistent efforts of the soldiers and the range staff who have managed to stop trespassing and cutting of shrubs.
The effort was appreciated by the locals who actively supported the effort. On completion of the plantation, Mhow will boast of having added more than 20 square kilometres of green cover to its environs. lt Gen KH Singh while addressing the participants commended the soldiers, families and the school children and encouraged them to be ever forthcoming for all future green initiatives.