Sri K.K. Sharma, Principal Chief Engineer, Southern Railway, plants a sapling and watering it
Sri Hari Shankar Verma, watering the plant
A school child trying her hand on planting a sapling
College Students and teachers planting saplings during the Mass tree plantation
Sri Hari Shankar Verma assisting planting of a tree
School Children planting trees as a group
The picturesque landscape where mass tree plantation was done
As
part of its ambitious project of planting 5 lakhs tree saplings and maintain them,
Salem Division, Southern Railway, organized a Mass Tree Plantation Program at
Kottagoundampatti Village, in between Omalur and Magnasite junctions, in which
5001 tree saplings were planted, in 4.5 acres of land on both sides of the
railway track. The saplings were planted at a safe distance away from the
railway track, with a view to not hinder the future expansion of railway tracks
on both sides.
Sri
K.K. Sharma, Principal Chief Engineer, Southern Railway, participated in the
tree plantation program as Chief Guest and planted a few saplings, in the
presence of Sri Hari Shankar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem. About
500 school children from the nearby Govt. School and the students and teachers
of Padmavani Arts and Science College, also participated in the tree plantation
program and planted saplings enthusiastically, along with the officers and
staff of Salem Division. Various varieties of trees such as Neem, Vagai, Badam,
Bamboo, Silver Oak, etc. were planted by the participants. Drip irrigation has
been arranged for watering of the trees. In future, there is also a plant to
install solar powered pumps for drawing water for watering the plants. The tree
saplings were provided by the Rotary Club of Salem Junction, Pokkisham and
Renature (both NGOs), members of which also participated in the tree
plantation.
While
addressing the gathering, Sri K.K. Sharma said that it is not important how
many trees we plant, but it is important that how well we maintain them. In
line with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modiji’s
vision of a clean and green India, Indian Railways is taking various steps
towards this goal, under the guidance of Sri Suresh Prabhuji, Hon’ble Railway Minister,
he added. He further suggested that the plants that survive the local climate
should be planted and preserved.
During
his address, Sri Hari Shankar Verma insisted that the trees should be planted
in a proper mixture, as the nature needs all types of plants, not only the cash
crops/plants. He expressed his happiness about the school children and college
students participating in large numbers in such programs.
Sri
M. Mariappan, Divisional Engineer, Salem,
welcomed the gathering and also proposed the vote of thanks. Sri Chandra Pal,
Addl. DRM, Salem, Sri Ma. Vignavelu, Sr. Divisional Engineer, Coordination,
Salem, and other officers and staff of Salem Division participated in the
program in large numbers.
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