CS call to protect environment

Chief Secretary Raj Bala Verma on Friday said that protecting and maintaining a pollution free environment is everybody’s responsibility. Addressing people in Van Mahotsav programme conducted by CISF in collaboration with Forest Department on CISF premises at Tiril near Ranchi, Verma said that forest and environment give us everything so everyone should protect them to coordinate with the changing climate.

Addressing schoolchildren on the occasion, the CS asked them to be alert and responsible citizen. She added that 2.5 crore trees have been planted in one month.

Principal Secretary, Forest and Climate Change Sukhdeo Singh said that Van Mahotsav was started on June 28 and 90 per cent of the 2.5 cr seedlings are to be expected to survive owing to good monsoon.

CISF IG Anil Kumar said that the force has targeted to plant 6,000 saplings which will be added with additional 5,000 every year.

Principal-Chief Forest Conservator AK Prabhakar, Additional PCCF Y K S Chouhan, Additional Forest Conservator S B Gayakwad and other officers were present on this occasion.