Pledges, awareness rallies mark Environment Day celebrations
At an event hosted by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment and Puducherry Pollution Control Board at Gandhi Thidal, Lt Governor K Kailashnathan presented prizes to the winners of environmental awareness competitions and government departments and industries that excelled in promoting environmental awareness.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Speaker R. Selvam, K. Lakshminarayanan, Public Works Minister, Sharat Chauhan, Chief Secretary, Ashish Madhaorao More, Secretary of Science, Technology and Environment and Y.L.N. Reddy, Special Secretary participated.
The Lt. Governor also administered the environmental day pledge to officers and staff at a function at the Raj Nivas.
At the Chief Secretariat, Sharat Chauhan, Chief Secretary administered the World Environment Day pledge to officials and staff. S D. Sundaresan, Secretary to Government and Labour Commissioner, read out the Tamil version.
At JIPMER, the Department of Horticulture led the celebration with a special mass tree plantation drive, themed 'One Tree for Jipmerite.' Arulrajan, Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of Forestry and Wildlife, along with Vir Singh Negi, JIPMER Director, launched the campaign.
According to a press note, the campaign will be carried for a year. All employees of JIPMER will be planting one tree on their respective birthdays inside the campus using saplings supplied by the Horticulture department.
In Cuddalore, NLC India Limited organised an event at the 'Golden Jubilee Park', which was attended by Samir Swarup, Director (Human Resources), M. Venkatachalam, Director (Power), Appakannu Govindarajan, Chief Vigilance Officer, and with senior officials, representatives of recognized Trade Unions, OBC Association, SC/ST & ST Welfare Federations, employees and the public.
A 'Waste to Eco-Friendly' exhibition showcasing innovative models and concepts demonstrating how waste materials can be transformed into useful and environment-friendly products was opened by Mr. Swarup.
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