A banyan plantation drive was kicked off from the Hara Gouri temple of Sibtala village last week. The Balangir Block Chairman in the presence of Balangir BDO Ramdutta Bhoi planted a banyan tree there.
Later, the Chairman also planted a banyan tree, besides other trees including Neem and Jamun, in the plus two college at Sibtala in the presence of staff and students. On the occasion, the Sarpanch of Sibtala announced incentives for planting trees. Besides, another banyan tree was planted in the Sibtala PHC. Later, BDO Bhoi addressed a SHG members’ meeting wherein he called upon the women members to take up plantation of Morianga and other plants like Jamun. He also shared his success story of a village near Kantabanji cultivating morianga and sending it to the Raipur market where people are earning a lot.