Plantation drive, wall painting marks International Day for Biodiversity in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, May 22: Committed to conservation, enhancement and restoration of biodiversity, Tata Steel celebrated International Day for Biodiversity at various locations across Jamshedpur.

Pranay Sinha, Chief Corporate Services, Tata Steel graced the occasion as Chief Guest along with Shailesh Kumar Singh, Vice President, Tata Workers’ Union. This year the theme for International Day for Biodiversity is “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”.

A host of activities were organised from sapling plantation drive to wall painting to sensitization of children on Biodiversity. Early in the day, more than 1200 children from ongoing Summer Camp 2023 at JRD Tata Sports Complex planted more than 500 saplings at Jubilee Park to mark International Day for Biodiversity. This was followed by plantation driver at Security Flats, Garamnala where more than 300 saplings were planted.

Later in the day, a special wall painting was done at Kadma Biodiversity Park. A wall measuring 17-metre was painted to make the day more special and memorable.

In another programme organised by the Sports Department a special session was also conducted to sensitise these children on Biodiversity and its importance for a sustainable living at the JRD Tata Sports Complex later in the day, where in more than 200 students participated in the session.