NMC launches ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0'
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) launched a large-scale tree plantation drive titled 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' to promote environmental conservation on the occasion of
on Thursday.
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The campaign was inaugurated with the planting of saplings in Gorewada. Saplings were also planted at all 10 zone offices, schools, parks, fire stations, urban primary health centres, and other public places.
Information, education and communication team of the NMC raised awareness about environmental conservation among drivers at Samvidhan Square using placards. The civic body also took out an awareness rally to pledge commitment to a plastic-free environment.
The rally, which commenced in the presence of NMC officials and NGO Green Vigil, received enthusiastic response from citizens. During the rally, eco-friendly cloth bags were distributed amid chanting of slogans urging people to avoid using plastic bags.
Later, municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari unveiled a sculpture 'Earth', highlighting the threat posed by plastic to our planet, near Mahesh Chowk, Traffic Park, through a collaboration between the NMC and a private cable network.
Notably, this sculpture is crafted from 'discarded plastic bottles'. The bottle-shaped sculpture serves as a reminder to citizens of the need to be vigilant against the dangers posed by plastic to Earth.
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