Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 25 2010:
CRPF organised saplings plantation drives at different Battalion headquarters and Company locations today.
The drives were conducted as a part of a joint initiative launched by CRPF and Zee News under the theme, My Earth, My Duty.
CRPF Wives Welfare Association organised the event at Loktak Project under the aegis of 32 Bn CRPF.
1500 saplings were planted in the area by CWWA members, NHPC officials and their wives and local people.
109 Bn Mongsangei planted around 1350 saplings at Battalion headquarters and Company locations.
Commandant Premjit Singh, CRPF officers and their wives and all ranks participated in the campaign.
143 Bn CRPF officers, men and their families took part in the plantation drive conducted at Unit Hqs Lamphel.
Commandant Harjinder Singh motivated the participants to make success of the campaign.
Around 1000 saplings were planted in the drive conducted by 69 BN CRPF at Mantripukhri and Tamenglong.
Inaugurating the campaign, Commandant UB Mishra motivated unit personnel to take this drive seriously.
Under this initiave, CRPF and ZEE News have pledged to plant one lakh saplings, said a press release.