A large group of Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University’s teachers and students planted saplings having medicinal properties in the varsity campus as a fitting gesture to mark the 'Teachers Day'.
The sapling plantation drive was launched under the joint aegis of Chhattisgarh State Medicinal Plants Board (CSMPB) and University Social Service (USS) of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), a press release issued by the University on Sunday stated.The Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof. SK Pandey, Vice Secretary Dr KK Chandrakar, NSS unit Co-ordinator, Dr lS Gajpal and the head of different departments along with more than 100 teachers and 75 students planted saplings of different species including Neem, Aloe-Vera, Amla etc.
More than 300 saplings with medicinal properties were planted.The programme aimed to encourage the students for nation building and social service. Besides, it was an attempt to increase greenery and cleanliness in the varsity campus.
Dr Dipendra Singh, Dr Kamlesh Shukla, Dr Manmohan Satnami, Dr Amber Vyas, Dr Ashok Pradhan from USS along with the varsity students’ union president, Charlie Choudhary, Abhay Tiwari and lokesh Sahu from Azad Hostel and Kritan Dhruv, Surendra Sahu, Ashwini Vyas, Bhageshwar lodhi, Sandip Patre and Hemprakash Verma from Gandhi Hostel along with students from all the departments of varsity participated in the drive.