Mass plantation drive held at Kasom Khullen
Source: Chronicle News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, July 05 2022:
In a move to gen erate interest and fascination for planting trees among the general population, the administration of Sub-Divisional Office, Kasom Khullen carried out a mass tree plantation programme at the sub-divisional headquarters on Tuesday.
Held under the theme 'Make an effort to plant at least one tree a year', the mass plantation drive was an initiative of the SDO administration.
SDO Duna Duo said that the motive behind the initiative is to motivate the public to plant more trees.
He continued that he has been planting trees and advocating mass tree plantation since he joined the service in 2012 and appealed to all to make concerted efforts for protecting trees and environment from destructive human activities.
He thanked all those who participated in the plantation drive.
Along with the SDO administration, police personnel, medical staff, and locals of Kasom Khullen area including village chiefs/headmen and youth took part in the drive.
More than a thousand saplings of fruit bearing trees like apple, lemon, orange, jackfruit, Burmese grapes, guava, gooseberry and aesthetic trees like cherry and gulmohar were planted in and around government office premises during the programme.