TREE PLANTING BY ECO-CLUB
OF MAHARISHI VIDYAMANDIR, RAYAGADA
A Tree Planting programme was organized by Eco_Club of Maharishi vidyamandir in association with Lioness Club of Rayagada and JK Paper Ltd, Rayagada.
For this programme a meeting was organized which was graced by Mr. TBK.Das, the Soil Conservatyion Officier of Rayagada, as the Chief Guest. Liness T Vani, the ex Lion President and Mr. Mallikarjun Patnaik, Asst Manager(Pl) of JK paper Ltd,rayagada.
Mr. K. Bharat Kumar, Prseident of the Eco-club high lighted the activities of the club and Mr. Debasis Gantayat read out the Annual Report of the club for the year 2007. The Future action plan of the club was read by Mr. Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Teacher Incharge of Eco-Club, Rayagada. Dr. Gayatri Samantroy, Principal of the school, said that every year their club is planting saplings in nearby primary school of Kottaguda village and the saplings have grown to trees.
The Chief Guest for the occasion Sri T.B.K.Das said that we are heading towards disaster because of Global warming and this can be checked only through planting trees. Planting trees is very easy but to care to grow to a tree requires dedication and care. Hence I request the eco Club members to please keep an after care track to all the plants that we are going to plant. Lioness. T Vani, said the efforts of the Eco-Club members are praise worthy.
Mr. Mallikarjun Patnaik of JK paper Ltd, Rayagada informed that we have facilitated in forming eco-clubs in Rayagada District since from the beginning of Eco-clubs. Since then we have helped the children to grow more plants every year. It was good to listen that today many of these schools do not have enough space to plant trees in Rayagada proper. This gives a good sign for our environment of the children.
The Eco Club members of the school planted saplings in the school as well at the Nagavali Boys Hostel, Tayagada
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