State Bank of India, being Corporate Citizen organised a Tree Plantation Programme in Bhopal to celebrate the World Environment Day(WED).
SBI is celebrating the day on the theme ‘Air Pollution’ across the country this year.
Rajesh Kumar, Chief General Manager, Rajeev Kumar Saxena, Kaushik Sinha, General Managers Brahm Singh, DGM & Circle Development Officer and Pramod Kumar Bansal DGM (B & O) Bhopal, planted the trees in the premises of Local Head Office.
All the branches and offices of SBI in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh organized tree plantation programmes involving its staff.
An Essay Competition based on the Effects of Air Pollution on our Environment was also organized for the staff members at Local Head Office for creating awareness.
All the staff members took the pledge on sustainability and environment conservation.
On this occasion Rajesh Kumar, Chief General Manager, said that SBI has decided to declare the months of June/July as ‘Green Environment Months’ for planting of trees at Bank Level for the benefit of the society and the generations to come.
Rajesh Kumar further said that we have set the target of planting 25,000 trees in the Circle with the vision to keep the year-end target of planting at Bank Level approximately 5,00,000 trees for the financial year 2019-20.
SBI is committed to play its role for the Sustainability and healthy environment, said the Chief General Manager.