Addressing the state-level function organized on World Environment Day, Agriculture Minister Badal said that common people must contribute to environmental protection by adopting an environment-friendly lifestyle in their daily activities and also inspire people. He said that by implementing small steps and measures at individual and community level, we have to enhance a healthy environment. At present, environmental protection is very important. Badal was speaking today at a program organized jointly by the Department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change with Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board and Centre for Energy and Environmental Development (SEED) at Project Bhawan.
He said that why environmental protection is necessary in today's time, it is well known, but how to preserve it is worth considering. People of Jharkhand should plant a maximum number of trees and plants by bringing changes in their lifestyle, paying attention to small things, energy conservation and water and land conservation, environmental protection by boycotting plastic.
Principal Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force, Dr. Sanjay Srivastava gave detailed information regarding the programs being run by Jharkhand for more than a month under Mission Life.
Satya Prakash (Hazaribagh), Manoj Kumar (Hazaribagh), Surendra Prasad Singh (Hazaribagh), Jagdish Mahato (Bokaro) were honoured with certificates for their selfless contribution in the protection of environment, forests and wildlife. At the same time, short video films made on the programs of Mission Life, contributing to environmental protection and bringing changes in lifestyle and energy conservation were also displayed.
Shashikar Samant, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chairman, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, along with other officials of the department, employees and members of the Chamber of Commerce were present in the programme.