Gangavaram Port
celebrates World Environment Day 2016
The port
planted more than 10,000 saplings during the environmental week in & around
Gangavaram Port. A task force has been set up to achieve a target of 60,000
sapling plantation by December 2016 under Green belt programme and Green
Visakha programme.
Gangavaram Port Limited, India’s
deepest and multi-purpose port today celebrated the World Environment Day by
initiating a massive Green belt development program at the port premises to
create awareness and express their commitment towards the environmental
sustainability. Nearly 500 people along with the employees of Gangavaram Port
Limited participated in the celebrations and pledged to maintain
clean & green surroundings.
Apart from sapling plantation at the
port premises Gangavaram Port Senior Officials and Employee voluntarily
participated in the “Green Rally” event organized by AP Pollution Control
Board, Visakhapatnam. The event was flagged at Rama Krishna Beach and was
attended by people from all walks of life . The Week long Environment Day
celebrations which started from 31st May 2016
consisted of a massive green drive of planting more than 10,000
saplings, cleaning & housekeeping of the port premises. Under the Green
belt development program GPL, during this year, plans to plant 60,000 saplings
in the port premises and neighborhood area also.
This year theme for World
Environment day 2016 “Go Wild for Life..Fight against the illegal
trade in wildlife” was incorporated in the weeklong celebrations
through special themed posters stressing upon the need to stop poaching and
illegal trade of wildlife.
GPL’s initiative for green
environment is reiterated with launch of “Green port” all along 22 zones
created in Port Operational area. Every zone headed by the respective
department head and their teams plans to develop and maintain the zone for sustainable
growth , greenery and cleanliness
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