The 74th Jajpur District level Van Mahotsav Week was celebrated at Pachhikote Government High School, Pachhikote, Korai, under the chairmanship of headmaster Ajay Kumar Behera.
Korai Block Chairperson Jayanti Dalei attended as chief guest while environmentalist and scribe Dushmanta Kumar Rout attended as chief speaker. Cuttack ACF Anil Kumar Ray, former Wildlife Warden of Keonjhar Nrusingha Charan Dhir, Mrutunjay Singh of Mo’ School Avijan, Sarapanch Geetanjali Sethy and youth leader Santosh Tarai attended as guests of honour. Rout and Ray discussed briefly about the environmental degradations and called for more plantations.
Jajpur Road Forest Range Officer Jyoti Ranjan Mohapatra delivered the welcome speech. He spoke about the significance of the Week. Some students of the school were felicitated for their outstanding performances in various competitions held on the occasion. Before the meeting, a mass plantation programme was conducted at the school ground. Forester Nilima Priyadarshini, forest staff Saraswati Sahoo, Swarup Nayak, Nirmal Mallik, Trilochan Das, teachers and many locals attended.