Chirang to observe Van Mahotsav

Our Correspondent

Bongaigaon, June 28: The Chirang district administration, in collaboration with the Regional Laboratory-cum-office of the Bongaigaon Pollution Control Board, is all set to observe the Van Mahotsav week from July 1 to July 7 in a befitting manner. In this connection, the district administration has already formed a district-level Van Mahotsav observation committee with Additional Deputy Commissioner Karmadev Brahma as chairman, Assistant Commissioner Sauvik Bhuyan as member secretary and Regional Executive Engineer of Bongaigaon Pollution Control Board, Rajen Sharma and Chirang Divisional Forest Officer Raju Kr. Brahma as members.

Meanwhile, the committee has decided to observe the Van Mahotsav programme centrally at Uttar Kajalgaon village, which has more than 100 households, with an aim of transforming this village into a clean and green one. Accordingly, the committee has already interacted and held awareness meetings with the villagers of Uttar Kajalgaon for mobilization on the Van Mahotsav week.

During the programme, every household of Uttar Kajalgaon village will be given neem and medicinal plants for plantation by the forest department. The villagers will also be mobilized on the importance of clean and green environment. Meanwhile, the district administration has asked the Bongaigaon Oil Refinery to adopt Uttar Kajalgaon village for its all-round development.