 Early Times Report
RAJOURI, June 5: NSS Unit of Govt. PG College Rajouri in collaboration with Department of Environmental Sciences, Botany and Veterinary Science organized a mega plantation drive on the eve of "World Environment Day, 2024". The entire event was organised under the overall supervision of Principal Govt. PG College Rajouri Dr. Shamim Ahmed Azad . The event was coordinated by Prof. Khaleeq Ahmed NSS Programme Officer, Prof. Naveen Sharma, HoD Environmental Science, Prof. Altaf Ahmed, Prof. Antima Gupta, Prof. Tejinder Singh HoD Botany and Dr. Suhasani Tandon. The themes of this years World Environment Day focuses on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience under the slogan "Our Land Our Future. We are #Generation Restoration." To commemorate this a mega plantation drive was conducted in the campus of Govt. PG College, Rajouri in which numbers of indigenous saplings were planted. The prominent species includes Syzygium cumini (Jamun), Psidium guajava (Gauva), etc. Talking on the occasion Principal of the College Dr. Shamim Ahmed Azad being himself a renowned Botanist shed light on how this generation can be a change maker in protecting the environment. He also appreciated the joint efforts of NSS unit, Department of Environmental Sciences, Botany and Veterinary Science for organizing such a mega plantation drive
A good number of NSS volunteers actively participated in the plantation drive and pledged to take care of planted saplings in the future. |
