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10,000 saplings planted at Lumshnong

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JOWAI: In a plantation programme organized by Star Cement Meghalaya Ltd., around 10,000 saplings of more than 20 species were planted at Lumshnong, East Jaintia Hills, recently.
The plantation was adopted as per the Akira Miyawaki method of Environment Forest Plantation which helps to rehabilitate degraded land, generate and enhance ecological wealth  out of native natural resources for attaining a stable ecosystem.
More than 700 people including officials of CPCB, Shillong, Resident Director, Devender Bansal, SCML and Group of Companies and Senior Environment Engineer, Central Pollution Control Board Dr. Shantanu Kumar Dutta, school children from CMCL Vidya Bharati School, Jagriti Ladies Club, members of Star Cement and employees, among others, participated in the plantation programme.
Unit head of SCML, S.P. Srimali and Jitendra Rout, in-charge, Environment mentioned that more than 20,000 saplings shall be planted during 2015-16 by adopting the Akira Miyawaki model of plantation with a target to make the premises green and to protect the environment.

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