The Central Reserve Police Force is going to complete 78th year of its establishment on July 27. On the eve of its establishment day the 22nd battalion of CRPF, having headquarters at Hazaribagh, organised a special programme in which the officials and jawans of 22nd unit started plantation drive.
This year the Inspector General of CRPF IPS Sanjay Anand latkar has directed the units of CRPF to celebrate 78th establishment day with planting 78,000 plantlets in the State. The local unit started this drive in presence of Chief Guest DIG Surendra Sharma, who along with Commandant Vishnu Gautam, other officials and jawans planted about 400 saplings in the premises of 22nd battalion headquarters.
Addressing the gathering DIG Bokaro range, Surendra Sharma, said that in this era of urbanization we are losing the green cover rapidly. Trees give us oxygen which has become a rare thing for the people living in urban areas. This drive will help restoring the green cover and to provide pure oxygen to the people suffering with the problem of pollution.
On this occasion it was announced that tomorrow the officials and jawans of CRPF 22nd battalion will take part in massive plantation drive in and around Hazaribagh town. Second In Command Prem Kumar, Vipin Kumar Singh, Deputy Commandant Mrityunjay Kumar and other officers will lead the jawans in this plantation drive going to be held in different areas of the town and in adjoining villages.