A tree plantation drive was organised at GC CRPF Campushere on Saturday on the eve of the World Environment Day. Head of Odisha Sector, CRPF Wives Welfare Association Sharmistha Mohanty graced the occasion as chief guest.
SK Mohanty IG CRPF Odisha Sector and other senior officers, Jawans and their family members of the CRPF campus/offices attended the event.
Sharmistha Mohanty emphasised that the environment suffers immense pollution with contaminants and toxins, which have a harmful impact on health. They cause respiratory diseases and types of cancer. The World Environment Day inspires us to do something about these problems and aims to fix the environment, she said.
Varieties of trees including 300 coconut saplings were planted inside the GC campus. Officers and Jawans with their family members participated in the plantation drive.