Around 400 enthusiasts consisting of Allahabad Banks’ employees, students from KIIT/KIIS and many others including customers here on Friday participated in an environment awareness drive undertaken by the bank.
The bank organsied a three-km walk starting from 120 Infantry Battalion to the bank’s Zonal Office at Nayapalli as part of the initiative to create environment awareness among people.later, a seminar on ‘Allahabad Bank-a journey through 150 years’ was held wherein RBI Deputy Governor HR Khan and Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) UN Behera and bank Executive Director J Singh Kharb participated.
On the occasion, the Additional Chief Secretary, Finance inaugurated three rural branches at Parikhi (Baleswar), Kayan (Jajpur), Harianta (Cuttack) and semi-urban branch at Boudh making the total number of branches of the bank in the State as 89.The bank also launched an area based scheme for fish farming in coordination with the NABARD.