The Indian Council of Forest Research and Education (ICFRE) director general Dr Ashwani Kumar launched a cleanliness drive at the Forest Research Institute campus on the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi here on Thursday.
The FRI director Dr PP Bhojvaid administered the Swachchh Bharat pledge to all employees of the institute. Speaking on the occasion the institute director said that the cleanliness programme should not be limited to a one-day formality. All will have to comprehend their moral obligation in order to develop India into a clean and healthy nation.
The ICFRE DG, Dr Ashwani Kumar, DDG Dr GS Goraya, the council secretary Sudhanshu Gupta and others used brooms to clear the area in front of the FRI’s main building to formally launch the cleanliness programme. later under the directions of all the division heads of the institute, various departments, offices, hostels and other buildings inside the FRI campus were cleaned on the occasion.