Environment Awareness Campaign undertaken, trees planted and railway staff counseled in Salem Division, Southern Railway, during the World Environment Day, today (05.06.2016)

 Poster on World Environment Day

 Sri Verma seen discussing with officers before the campaign

 Sri Verma during the awareness campaign

 DRM watching planting of a tree sapling in the railway colony

 Sri Verma assisting a colony resident couple to plant a tree

Sri Verma is distributing the awareness pamphlet to a railway staff and his family members 

The World Environment Day was observed today (05.06.2016) at the Salem Division, Southern Railway. During the day, Sri Hari Shankar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, lead a campaign in the Railway Colonies in Salem, meeting the colony residents, for creating awareness on the causes for Global Warming and the necessity for saving energy. Pamphlets were distributed  to the railway employees, residing in the railway colony, carrying  awareness slogans on not using incandescent bulbs, using of CFL/LED lamps for lower consumption of energy, planting more trees, maintain  them, not to throw garbage on streets/drainages, maintain the colony premises neat and clean, etc. In the awareness campaign, Sri R.S. Sinha, Addl. Divl. Railway Manager, Sri Ma.Vignavelu, Sr. Divl. Engineer/Coordination, Sri Viju Vin, Divl Commercial Manager/Coordinatio, Sri P. Kamban, Sr Divisional Finance Manager, Sri E.Harikrishnan, Sr. Divl. Operating Manager, and others participated along with Sri.Verma.

While Sri Verma was interacting with the colony residents, some of them complained about the smoke/foul smell emanating from the nearby cremation ground that is health hazardous. DRM immediately issued orders to raise the compound wall on that side and plant tall plantations such as bamboo trees, to reduce the risk. He also assured them that a letter will be addressed to the Salem Corporation officials, requesting  them to consider the possibilities of shifting  the same away from the residential area.

70  trees were also planted in the East Railway Colony by the colony residents in the presence of Sri Verma. He encouraged every one of the colony residents to plant a few plants/trees in their individual residences, including medicinal/herbal plants.

Later, while interacting with the media persons, Sri Hari Shankar Verma told that Indian Railways is taking all steps to reduce its carbon footing, improve the railway premises including stations by keeping them clean, abolish use of plastics in railway premises by replacing them with disposable eco-friendly bio-degradable materials, etc. He also expressed his satisfaction that Salem Division staff are more focused towards these goals.