NE NEWS SERVICE
JODHPUR, JULY 16
General Officer Commanding of Konark Corps Lieutenant General Anil Puri and Colonel (Mrs) Sonya Puri have spearheaded a massive plantation drive at Jodhpur Military Station to give it more green cover, a Defence release said.
After launching the green drive at Konark Corps, Lieutenant General Anil Puri emphasised on the importance of increment in green cover as a medium to sustain a healthy environment, free of pollution and healthy life.
The plantation drive was celebrated with creative exuberance and upheld values of environmental preservation and sustainable development.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #GreenEnvironmentCleanEnvironment Cadet Jignesh of #26GujBn Swami Vivekananda College #Surendranagar
planted trees around his home #TreeplantationPakhwada @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @ROBgujarat @MunjaparaDr @PIBAhmedabad @InfoGujarat @Info_Srn pic.twitter.com/qArPJ5V1lJ— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2020
“In a joint effort by the Army and the Rajasthan and Gujarat Forest Departments, more than 11,000 saplings of numerous varieties of Gulmohar, Neem, Amaltas, Bougainvillea, Guava, Shehtut amongst many others were planted. Sustainable and eco-friendly methods of drip and sprinkler irrigation were utilised while planting the saplings over an area of 12 square kilometres in the number of pockets across Jodhpur military station,” the release added.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #TreeplantationPakhwada
Cdt Vyas Jaydev of 26GujBn from rural area of Surendranagar has a message for the public. @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @ROBgujarat @Tri_Service @PBNS_India @airnews_abad @PIBAhmedabad @GujForestDept @tv9gujarati pic.twitter.com/mu2oFCQxwE— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2020
With due consideration of social distancing norms, all ranks and their families came together to plant saplings across the station.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Rajpipla Cadets of 3Guj(I) Coy led by CO Col Vivek Chaturvedi donated blood at #GNLA @IndianRedCross @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @CMOGuj @tv9gujarati @DDNewsGujarati @PIBAhmedabad @ROBgujarat @PBNS_India @MoHFW_INDIA @drajaykumar_ias pic.twitter.com/wFI97Qf3O8
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2020
The event marked the raising of consciousness and traditional societal consciousness to environmental protection that is the hallmark of our national heritage in general and the Indian Army in particular.
A great opportunity for NCC cadets @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @gujarat_ncc @DDNewsGujarati @PIBAhmedabad @mygovindia @IndiaSports @CMOGuj @drajaykumar_ias https://t.co/4kW1SPTxLU
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2020
The sight of everyone working hand-in-hand with frolic and cheer for a better tomorrow was heartening.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #GreenEnvironmentCleanEnvironment #TreeplantationPakhwada Cadets of #26GujBn H&HB Institute of Science, Rajkot planted saplings led by Lt VR Rathod. @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @DDNewsGujarati @airnewsalerts @InfoGujarat @MunjaparaDr pic.twitter.com/4FBjvDBnOk
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2020
