World Environment Day is observed

By Our Special Correspondent

The district administration, various departments and voluntary organizations in the district celebrated World Environment Day with rallies and planting saplings in Ongole on Sunday.

As part of the drive, the MC will plant more than 48,000 saplings, clean 1,800 parks and green belts, tap all the market welfare associations to promote plastic ban, encourage composting with the help of resident welfare associations home and set up a bag-making unit to utilise the waste cloths donated by people.

He advised the public to use bicycles in the place of petrol and diesel vehicles to reduce pollution. Sathanuthalapadu MLA TJR Sudhakar Babu advised the public to be part of the government's initiatives in controlling pollution. Ongole Mayor Gangada Sujatha asked the public to reduce the usage of plastic and protect trees. Mayor Sarbjit Kaur on Sunday launched a ‘Back to the Roots’ campaign for tree plantation. Speaking on the occasion, she said that the MC is going to observe the Environment Week from June 5 to 11.

MC commissioner Anindita Mitra, meanwhile, said “We shall be planting indigenous varieties of trees with life span of 100-150 years like Neem, Moulsari, Camphor, Sita Ashok, Amla etc. These plants also have health benefits and medicinal value.”

The district judge said that everyone should take the responsibility to protect the environment around them and protect the saplings they plant until they grow perfectly to reduce the pollution.