JAMMU: Under Tree Plantation Program-2023, 160 battalion CRPF today organized a tree plantation drive at Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu. On the occasion, Sh. Rakesh Shetty, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range Jammu, Sh. Hari Om Khare, Commandant 160 Battalion, Sh. Kamal Jeet Singh, 2nd Officer in Command 160 Battalion, Sh. Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commandant, Dr. B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor Sher-e-Kashmir, University, Jammu, other officers along with faculty members and students planted different types of saplings.
After the plantation drive, Mr. Rakesh Shetty, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range Jammu informed that the Central Reserve Police Force, which is leading in the security of the country, always strives to make the environment clean and pollution free. In the last years too, thousands of plants were planted and taken care of under the tree plantation drive. This year also under the direction of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 160 Bt. CRPF has set a target of planting 10,500 saplings. To fulfill this goal, this plantation program was organized.
Dr.B. N Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir, University, Jammu, expressed gratitude for the cooperation in the plantation drive and expressed hope that the Vice-Chancellor will ensure comprehensive measures at his level for the protection of these saplings.