Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 16: J&K Samaj Kalyan Kendra (SKK) has launched an initiative under which 30 hearing-impaired students from ‘School for Hearing Handicapped’ have been selected and they have planted saplings in pots with their names.
A handout stated that each one of these students will own a plant, nurture it by way of watering and providing manure and will keep watching its growth and three such best grown plants will be selected and the concerned students will be given environmental awards.
The scheme will inculcate a habit of caring for plants among students and they will learn the importance of nurturing and protecting living things, which can foster in them a deeper respect for nature and environment.
The management of the SKK has launched this environmental initiative with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (SMVDS) Board in this monsoon.
Central Government Pensioners’ Welfare Association Jammu which has adopted SKK and the ‘School for Hearing Handicapped’ has joined in the initiative of SMVDS Board and promoted distribution of plants produced in Katra nursery among pensioners and other agencies.
These plants have been procured from Vaishnavi Vatika at Vaishnavi Dham, Jammu and given to the Divyangs who have shown a lot of excitement and interest.
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