SILIGURI,: Treevolutuon, a mega tree plantation drive where 10,000 saplings were planted in 4 hectares of forest land under Bagdogra Range in Kurseong Forest Division on Tuesday.
This was the CSR initiative of HDFC Bank under 'Parivartan' project and it is a first in Naxalbari block after their recent plantation of 6,000 saplings plantation in Chandigarh.
Additional Divisional Forest Officer, Kurseong, Rahul Dev Mukherjee and Rishi Ganguly, State head-operations of HDFC raised the curtain of the project jointly at Nandalal village under Naxalbari block.
Mukherjee said that it was not possible for the Forest department to plant such a large number of saplings and maintain it with proper solar fencing, irrigation facilities and regular monitoring by their staffs. He appreciated and thanked the bank officials for making history in this region.
Ranger Bagdogra forest ranger Sonam Bhutia also highlighted the importance of trees and appreciated the name given as ‘Treevolutuon’ which is unique and helpful in making a green environment and saving forest land from encroachment.