Horticulture Society Jamshedpur hosts Garden of the Year contest

Plants and trees provide positive energy: Chanakya Chaudhary

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, Feb 18: The prize distribution ceremony for the Eighth Garden of the Year contest organized by Horticulture Society Jamshedpur courtesy Tata Steel was organized on Saturday, February 18 at the Beldih Club.

The chief guest on the occasion was VP, Tata Steel Corporate Services, Chanakya Chaudhary. In his inaugural address, Chanakya Chaudhary observed, “The citizens of Jamshedpur are greenery lovers. Seeing trees, plants and flowers soothes the mind and reduces stress. Leaves and flowers of different colors and designs provide peace to our mind. As such, plant trees in front and at the backyard of your homes. Plants and trees provide positive energy.”

Chanakya Chaudhary appealed to the people to take more interest in planting plants and trees.

The champions and best performers in 10 different categories were awarded at the function. Many dignitaries were present on the occasion including Society’s President Sumita Nupur.

The winners in different categories included (Individual Flat/Terrace: 100 Sq feet): Champion- Ruby Chowdhary, Second- Geeta Shukla, Third- Nitil Parsai, Rekha Samuel: Certificate of Merit- Manish Kumar; (Individual Flat/Terrace: 101 sq ft and above): Champion- Kilol Kamani and Vijay Gangwani, Second-Nakul Kamani and Renuka Gupta, III-Officer Mumtaz, Certificate of Merit-Onkar Gupta; (Individual House up to 250 sq. ft.): Champion-Sk Ghulam Shabbir, IInd-K Raghavan, IIIrd-BN Bose, Certificate of Merit-Akhilesh Chowdhary; (Individual House/Bungalow up to 500 sq ft): Champion- Brajraj, II- Chetna Bahadur, III- Prerna Todi, Certificate of Merit- Uday Pratap Singh;  (Individual House/Bungalow — 501 sq ft and above): Champion-Manju Bhamra, Second-Dr Sanjay Panda, Third-Sujata Dash, Certificate of Merit-VK Mehta and Savak Rustam Patel; (Company Maintained Bungalows– 1000 Sq. Meters & Above): Champion-Sumita Nupur, II-Directors Bungalow ISWP, III-Chanakya Chaudhary; (Company Maintained Bungalows Upto 1000 Sq Meters): Champion- Probal Ghosh & Chaitali Ghosh, II- DB Selja, III- Maitreyi Chakraborty, Certificate of Merit- Sanjeev Paul; (Schools and Colleges): Champion-DBMS College Kadma, II-Loyola School, III-Carmel Junior College, Certificate of Merit-DBMS English School BH Area; (Academy/Institution): Champion-XLRI Jamshedpur, 2nd-Beldih Club, 3rd-CSIR NML & United Club, Certificate of Merit-Shri Sai Center; (Corporate Office): Champion-Ram Krishna Forging Plant-5, II-R&D Tata Steel, III-ISWP MD Block & Steel Strips Wheels Limited, Certificate of Merit-Tube Division.