DDE students launch plantation drive

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: Students of Directorate of Distance Education, Jammu University today organized plantation drive in DDE premises.
The programme commenced with ceremonial plantation by Prof V D Singh, Director of DDE JU, who was also the chief guest on the occasion. Students and scholars of JU showed great enthusiasm in the plantation drive by participating in great numbers.
Prof V D Singh advised the students to adopt plant saplings in various groups to fulfill this responsibility.  He said that forests and human beings are inter dependent for their survival and it was the prime duty of every individual to preserve the forests and plant  more and more trees.
He appealed to the students to actively work for forest conservation and to spread the message of environmental protection in the society. He impressed upon the youth to channelize their energy and act as agents of change in the face of prevailing environmental degradation.