India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday is celebrated today across the country as Children’s Day. Keeping in tune with Children’s Day, two leading organizations working for environmental conservation in the Rani area on the western outskirts of Guwahati – namely the Biodiversity Management Committee and Madhyantika – planted saplings today with the help of students at the ‘Farm The Eco Resort’ premises in Belguri, Rani.
More than 30 students led by Chandan Sharma, Headmaster of Rani Nallapara Anchalik High School, and 12 students led by Phanidhar Rabha, Headmaster of Moirapur Primary School, participated in the sapling plantation programme.
The programme was inaugurated by noted environmentalist and President of the Biodiversity Management Committee, Apurba Goswami, by planting a mahogany sapling. Several prominent persons including Devajit Kalita, Rabin Daimary, Ramesh Boro, Manoranjan Das Boro, Praneswar Rabha, who have been working for environmental conservation, and Ratan Sinha, Managing Director of Farm The Eco Resort, were present on the occasion.
In the programme, which saw the participation of more than 40 students, many saplings of various indigenous species were planted in the resort premises. Pencils, pens and drawing materials were also distributed among the participating students.
