The Forest Department on Saturday organised a plantation drive at District collectrate campus and police line to mark Van Mahotsav.
Garhwa MlA Satyendra Nath Tiwari and Bhawnathpur MlA Bhanu Pratap Shahi were the main guests on the occasion.
Guests of honour was Chief Conservator of Forests. A large number of local people, besides officers of the district administration, Forest Department, Social Forestry, participated in the plantion drive. About 500 saplings were planted on the occasion.MlA Satyendra Nath Tiwari said that and the forests played a significant role in absorbing pollution. While MlA Bhanu Pratap Shahi said that in order to keep the environment clean and green plants are necessary to our life.
DC Neha Arora lauded the efforts put in by the Forest Department for generating awareness and involving people in the plantation drive. He emphasised the importance of the forests and the need to have them in the city.
Garhwa SP Priyadarshi Alok said that 200 fruit saplings of different species were planted in and around the police line. Also present on the occasion were RCCF, DFOs among others.