Jharkhand Energy department plants 10k saplings to mark World Environment Day
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More than 10,000 saplings were planted in offices and grids of Jharkhand Energy Department across the state to mark World Environment Day
More than 10,000 saplings were planted in the offices and grids of Jharkhand Energy Department across the State to mark World Environment Day, an official said on June 5.
The Energy Department has also set a target to plant over 50,000 saplings by the end of this year to make its offices and grids green and eco-friendly, the official said.
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Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) director Manish Kumar said that officials and staff of every office in the State participated in the green mission of planting saplings on June 4.
“We want to make every office eco-friendly and develop an energy park on the premises of each office. To make the offices people-friendly, shed is being constructed, water filter being installed and token system being introduced,” Mr. Kumar said.
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