The State Government’s flagship programme “Haritha Haram” was started in Drug Control Administration office here on Tuesday.
“We are the first government department to have taken up this programme,” said DCA Director Dr. Akun Sabharwal. GHMC Additional Commissioner (Urban Forestry) Md Shafiullah was the Chief Guest for the inaugural function.
The DCA Head Office has an open area of 5 acres. As part of the Haritha Haram, 350 saplings of ‘Golden Shower Tree – ‘Amaltus’ (Cassia fistula) and ‘Ashoka’ tree (Saraca indica) were planted today. The carpet grassing of lawns was completed and landscaping was done with flowering plants. (INN)