GDC Kalakot conducts plantation drive. GDC Nowsheraplanted Medicinal plants.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, DECEMBER 12:–The National Service Scheme (NSS) of Government Degree College (GDC) Kalakot carried out a plantation drive on the college campus whilst the Department of Botany, GDC Nowshera planted more herbaceous plants of medicinal importance in the Herbal Garden in the campus which was established in March 2021.
The plantation drive was organised by the NSS unit of GDC Kalakot on Monday under the aegis of ‘My College My Pride & My Town My Pride & the NSS volunteers planted sapling son the college campus in order to add greenery and beauty to the campus.
Prof. Khalida Parveen (HOD Environmental Sciences), briefed the students about the afforestation and also motivated the students to plant more and more trees to maintain ecological balance.
The event was conducted under the overall supervision of Principal, Dr. Neeru Dhalla, where she acquainted the students with human’s insensitivity towards nature, thus degrading the environment leading to global warming and other calamities.
“It is the responsibility of every citizen, especially the youth, to plant more and more saplings and adopt them to grow as trees to protect our environment. Every member of GDC Kalakote would adopt the plants to rear them as trees, taking care of them, thus playing a vital role in the protection of the environment” said Dr. Neeru Dhalla.
The whole function was conducted by Prof. Himanshu Kumar, the NSS Program Officer and was attended by the teaching as well as nonteaching staff.
Meanwhile, the Department of Botany, GDC Nowshera planted medicinal herbs in the already established herbal Garden on a fallow piece of land in the college campus.
A variety of plants like Aloe-vera, Papaya, Allium, Ashwagandha, Murraya (currypatta), mint, Tradescantia, Kalanchoe (patharchatta) etc. were planted by the enthusiastic students/staff from the discipline of Botany who also contributed the plants.
The plantation was done under the supervision of Dr. K.K. Sharma, Principal of the college. Dr. Sharma appreciated the efforts of the Botany Department for making the college campus clean and green.
He stressed upon the importance of local plants in the traditional system of medicine and motivated the students and staff to enrich the herbal garden with more plants in the future.
Prof. Pooja Devi, HOD, Botany, and Dr. Gouhar Ahmed, Lecturer in Botany enlightened the students about the medicinal uses of various plants growing locally in the area.
Dr. Sunil Sharma, HOD, Dogri was also present on the occasion and he also contributed to the plantation process.
Prof. Pooja Devi thanked all the students and staff members who played an important role in enriching the campus flora through their contributions.