The Bhubaneswar Unnayan Parishad with support of the Rotary Club and the Odisha Parents’ Federation undertook plantation activities in over 223 schools in the city on Saturday.
While Khordha district Collector Shitanshu Rout planted trees in the Unit I Girls’ High School, MLA Sushant Rout planted saplings in the IRC Village High School. Similarly, IAS officers Dr Tribikram Pradha and Amar Patnaik, IPS Pranabindu Acharya planted trees in the Unit I Boys’ High School, Harihar Bidyapitha and Vikash School, respectively. Pradeep Jena, Anu Choudhury, Shovana Mishra, noted freedom struggler Bhabani Charan Patnaik, Manoj Jena, Mahesh Sharma, former Rotary Governor Ajay Agrawal and Dr Basant Choudhury planted trees in the Capital High School. Besides, plantation was undertaken in other schools by noted persons.
The Bhubaneswar Bar Association undertook such a drive in the court premises here where the District Judge planted trees.
Parishad president Basudeb Bhatt, Secretary Punyashloka Mohanty, Bhubaneswar DFO, Chandaka DFO, Bhubaneswar DEO and BEO and many others led the drive at different schools and locations.
Rotary Bhubaneswar Kalinga’s Ashok Mohapatra, Sharmishta Mohanty and Sanjay Bose, Rotary Ekamra Kshetra’s Anuradha Mohanty and Bijaylaxmi Mohanty and Rotary Bhubaneswar Capital’s Prashant Mihsra and Nikhileswar Sahoo graced as guests. Social activists like Durga Samantray and Amiya Patnaik were present. The Lions Club Bhubaneswar also provided cooperation.