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Brigadier - 12 Sector Rashtriya Rifles, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Shopian, Deputy Director, Forest Protection Force K-04 Shopian, Range Officer Shopian , Employees of Municipal Council Shopian,Staff and Children of various Schools participated in the events.
The events witnessed fervent participation from Army Personnel, civil society, school children, who collectively planted a significant number of conifer and Broad leaved saplings during the events. The event at Army Goodwill School Balpora Shopian, was kickstarted by Brigadier - 12 Sector Rashtriya Rifles, Vidur Ji Sharma. He also interacted with the Officials of Forest territorial and Forest Protection,and appreciated their role as Green warriors.
Speaking on the event he emphasized that “Planting a sapling is an investment in the future. He further reiterated that our goal should not be just to plant these saplings today, but to foster a culture of green ownership, where every individual should play a part in nurturing our natural ecosystem.
Divisional Forest Officer, Shopian during his speech at the event thanked everyone who participated in the Plantation Drives. Besides Plantation, a large number of conifer and broad leaved saplings were distributed free of cost by the Department of Forest to the local people during the events.