NLC is known as one of the best green spots in our Nation due to its vast coverage of greenery . So it is the responsibility of each and every Neyvelian to work together to uphold the name and increase its greenery through variety of plantations said Shri Sarat Kumar Acharya CMD, NLC during the World Forest Day Day organized at Neyveli.
“The World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests was established in the year 1971 at the 23rd General Assembly of European Confederation of Agriculture. And it was decided to be celebrated as an annual event celebration on 21st of March by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. World Forestry Day was established in the Conference of States members of Food and Agriculture Organization by voting to establish it. This event was originated in a well planned manner to give support in contributing towards the public awareness about the importance of the forests.
In Neyveli, the Corporate Environment Cell, of NLC celebrated the World Forest Day at Various Units of NLC. Shri Sarat Kumar Acharya , CMD, NLC, in his key note address at the World Forest Day Celebration held at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Neyveli said “ In the name of development world conquered the Jungles at the cost of the Environment which lead to depletion of greenery and caused global warming .
He appealed to one and all to be part in protecting environment by protecting greenery of earth by growing tress in large scale and need to provide a great avenue for our future generation . He happily informed that NLC has taken an ambitious plan to plant 2 lakh tree saplings in the Township in a year to increase the greenery and urged students and employees to be the part of it to make this a grand success.
To mark this occasion, CMD distributed free tree saplings to some of the school students of Kendriya Vidyalaya,Neyveli . After this, a Mass Tree Plantations were organized in the Mine II & Mine I (where 600 Red Sandal tree saplings Planted) and Thermal Units of NLC and thousands of saplings were planted by senior officials, employees and representatives of Trade Unions. At Mine II, plantation programme Shri Sarat Kumar Acharya , Happily informed that NLC recorded highest Lignite Production in a day since its inception by producing around1.7 lakh Tonnes of Lignite i.e Mine I & Mine IA ( 99720 T) and Mine II (71350 T), put together .
Functional Directors of NLC Shri Subir Das , Shri V.Thangapandian, Shri P. Selvakumar, Shri Shiv Raj Singh CVO ,NLC, Shri N Muthu ED (HR), and Shri S.K Khalid ,ED (Mines) graced the occasion and participated in the tree plantation.
