Indian Navy committed to preserve environment; helps in aerial dispersal of 5 lakh seed balls in Ramanathapuram district
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Navy committed to preserve environment; helps in aerial dispersal of 5 lakh seed balls in Ramanathapuram district

The Hindu  

In a joint initiative, the Indian Navy, Mata Amritanandamayi Math and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department have come together to protect the environment in Ramanathapuram district. Towards achieving this goal, as a first step, it was proposed to aerially disperse 5 lakh seed balls across a vast expanse of 3715 hectares of land within the district during the monsoon period. On Saturday, the Indian Naval authorities organised a function at the INS Parundu Station in which the Math Trustee and Treasurer Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri presented the seed balls to Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra, Flag Officer, Commanding, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval area, which would be dispersed in the district led by Captain Vikrant Sabnis, Commanding Officer, INS Parundu. The officials from the revenue and forest departments said that the drive would certainly enhance the green cover in the district and hoped to complete the dispersal of five lakh seed balls with the help of the helicopters in the Naval station here.

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