Following the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save water and secure the future, thousands of citizens join hands for water conservation and planted thousands of trees across the district on Sunday.
Aiming to conserve water, over lacks of sapling were planted under ‘shram daan’ (voluntary work) by people. District administrative officials including Bokaro DC KN Jha, DDC Ravi Ranjan Mishra, Land and Revenue Minister Amar Bauri, members of several NGO’s and other PSUs have participated in the campaign by ‘Shram Dan’ under the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan.”
Amar Bauri planted trees at Fusro and Adarakudi Panchayat in Chandankariyari block, Bokaro DC KN Jha along with other officials planted saplings at Sadar Hospital campus, DDC planted saplings at Panchyat Bhawan Kashijharia. Dumri MLA Jagarnath Mahato planted saplings by shram dan at Gujridilh Panchyat under Nawadih bock.
A large plantation drive was also conducted on the bank of Barakar River at Durgapur Village at Nirsa block under Dhanbad Forest Division. Over a lakh saplings were planted across the district including Tundi, Baghmara, Nirsa, Gobindpur, Topchanchi blocks under ‘shram dan’. Local MP PN Singh, MLA Arup Chatterjee, Dhanbad DC Amit Kumar also participated in the campaign.
On Sunday Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched Nadi Mahotsav by planting trees on the bank of the river Jumar which will continue till August 6. About nine lakhs saplings would be planted on the bank of 44 rivers across 24 districts of the State. It will help check soil erosion and provide groundwater to the trees, said an official.
Bokaro DC KN Jha urged mass to make it (plantation and water conservation) a people’s movement. He asked them to join the drive to make Bokaro clean and green.
“Trees have played a vital role in human life. Even from an economic point of view, trees have their own importance. By planting trees like Sal, Sagwan, Forest, and Teak, future expenditure can be meted out,” he said.