World Earth Day celebrated at Tamenglong
22nd April 2022
World Earth Day celebrated at Tamenglong
In continuation to its long drawn efforts to promote afforestation and create awareness amongst the locals regarding benefits of tree plantation, 44 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ 22 Sector AR/ IGAR (East) organized a drive to revisit last year's saplings planted by the battalion. Last year through various initiatives under Vanmahotsav, the batallion had planted 82,000 sapling in various parts of Tamenglong and KPI district.
The Van Mitra abhiyan aims at revisiting last year's planted saplings to ascertain their growth, nutritional requirements, cutting, pruning and weeding process. The event witnessed jawans of the unit planting fresh saplings to replace the dead ones.
One of the objective of this drive was to spread awareness among locals and troops about importance of trees and also of the secondary advantages acquired like prevention of soil erosion and landslides. These saplings induded local varieties like Parkia (Bitter bean), Palm, Orange, Tamarind, Lemon, Guava and Jackfruit.
The fragile ecology of Tamenglong requires concrete efforts by all residents at all levels. Spreading awareness and working together with locals, Assam Rifles desires to initiate a change, a change for sustainable development alongwith balancing the ecology of the region.
Addressing the participants of this drive Commandant, Tamenglong Battalion stressed on the ownership of the saplings planted by each individual. This initiative by the unit will go a long way in creating a healthy green zone for locals of Zeliad region. He further called upon youth the be the one, to take the lead in plantation drive.
World Earth Day celebrated at Tamenglong
Lt Col Mohit Vaishnava,
PRO (Defence)
Imphal, Manipur
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This Press Release was posted on 23 April 2022
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