Shillong: West Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner P.S. Dkhar launched the School Nursery Plantation Programmes on Wednesday at the District Library Auditorium, Jowai, which will be carried out in succession in selected schools of the district that will be implemented by Social Forestry Department.Addl. Deputy Commissioner S.C. Laloo, Sub-Divisional Officer in charge of Amlarem, J.U. Kharpuri, EAC B.J. Kharshandi, officials from line department, bank officials, teachers and students attended the programme.
It was informed that debate, essay and painting competitions for school students will be conducted on May 28 while tree plantation drives on June 2 at Sajar Nangli Lake, Thadlaskein and on June 5 at Kiang Nangbah College has been planned.
Tree plantation will also be conducted in all three blocks of the district – Thadlaskein, Laskein and Amlarem – as part of the World Environment Day celebration.