THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Kerala joined the nation in observing World Environment Day today with the government taking lead by distributing one crore saplings for planting across the state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his Environment Day message sought the support and coop
Governor P Sathasivam planted a sapling at the Raj Bhavan compound as part of day’s celebrations.
Schools, local self-government bodies and voluntary associations took part in the plant sapling programmes of the government under ‘Green Kerala Mission’.
Importance of this year’s tree plantation is that government has done away with acacia and eucalyptus that draw a lot of groundwater and distributed only fruit bearing and environment friendly trees.A campaign titled ‘Connecting People to Nature’ was also launched besides starting a programme to cut down trees that were harmful to the environment.
Meanwhile, BJP as part of its green campaign ‘Jalswaraj , distributed more than 10 lakh saplings across the state for planting.
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