WED-2022: Commissioner Secretary floriculture urges mass plantation
Udhampur: Commissioner Secretary, Department of Floriculture, Parks and Gardens, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmed, Monday appealed stakeholders to undertake massive plantation in Jammu and Kashmir to contribute towards preservation of environment for posterity.
Speaking at an event organised by Floriculture Department in connection with World Environment Day (WED-2022) at Jakhani Park here, Ahmad stressed on the importance of planting trees, and urged youth to take it as their prime duty to take care of their environment around by planting more saplings while motivating others for the same.
He also launched a plantation drive in Jakhani Park in presence of Director, Department of Floriculture Parks and Gardens, Jammu S. Jatinder Singh, Executive Engineer, Darshan Kumar Kaith, Joint Director, Sunil Singh, Floriculture Officer (H.Q) Ishtiaq Ahmed Malik, Assistant Floriculture Officers, staff and locals.
Similar plantation drives were conducted in different parks of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch and Reasi on the eve of WED-2022 where around 200 plants of different species such as Aurocaria, Plumeria, Ficus, Bottle brush, Oleander, Neem, Putranjiva, Jasminum and other shady trees were planted.
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