ICAR CCARI organised plantation drive under # Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Programme @MissionLiFE

 

    ICAR CCARI hosted a tree plantation event on September 17, 2024, as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ #Plant4Mother campaign under Mission Life. This initiative, launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on World Environment Day 2024, aims to honour both our mothers and Mother Earth through tree planting, which has now grown into a widespread movement. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, emphasized the importance of the campaign and urged the staff to take responsibility for nurturing the seedlings they planted. The event saw the active participation of all scientists, KVK members, and staff of Institute in planting hybrid cashew grafts in the ‘C’ block of the ICAR-CCARI farm. A total of fifty hybrid cashew grafts were planted in a newly designated area. Forty people participated in this event.  The programme was coordinated by Dr. A. Raizada, Dr. A.R. Uthappa, Shri Omar D’Souza, and Shri Vishwajeet Prajapati.