Imphal, July 20 NNN: As part of the Go-Green Mission 2012, the Maram Students’ Union/ Maralui Karalimei Swijoikang (MKS) Senapati in Manipur in collaboration with the district administration organized a programme under the theme “Environment Interface cum Massive Tree plantation towards Climate Change and Global Warming on Friday.
The event, which was the fourth annual initiative taken up by MKS since 2009, was held at the Multipurpose Hall, Mini Secretariat, Senapati.
PK Jha, Deputy Commissioner, Senapati, Kh Ibohal, DFO, Senapati and K Raisong, president Maram union attended the event as chief guest, guest of honour and honorary guest respectively.
The Go-Green Mission is a part of MKS campaign on tree plantation to combat climate change. For this year, MKS will plant about 4000 saplings in different places of the district under the mission.
A massive tree plantation will be carried out at market and public places along National Highway-2 on July 21. One sapling each will be planted at every business communities in the surrounding areas of town and markets. One July 23, MKS will also plant large scale saplings at Willong Barren Land.MKS said it believes the concern for environment and forests does not ended with the responsibility of the concern Department alone, rather, it stresses the vital role on how one’s action in a corner of the world affects those in another corner and ensure the participation at every level, every individual, family, the community, organizations, businesses, departments, etc as combating climate change goes beyond the ability of one entity.
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