The school education and literacy department will soon launch 'Vriksha Lagao Abhiyan' - a tree plantation drive across all government and private schools in the state. Chief minister Raghubar Das has directed all schools to organize an oath-taking ceremony for the plantation drive during morning assembly from June 20-30.
The month-long programme will begin July 1. As part of the initiative, schools have been directed to sow fruit and flowering plants on campus. Schools with boundary walls should also grow creepers, the order stated. Schools without boundary walls have been directed to set up bio fences using shrubs and hedges.
The department suggested planting mango, guava, jackfruit, banana, papaya, and litchi, among other fruit-yielding plants, as well as jasmine, marigold and other flowering plants. Schools can contact nearby nurseries to procure seeds. Since monsoon has arrived, growing plants should not be a problem. Schools have also been directed to install water harvesting system on the premises, said department secretary Aradhana Patnaik.
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