Tuesday, 18 July 2023 | PNS | PANTNAGAR
Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology celebrated the Harela Festival with the joint planting of saplings by the district magistrate of Udham Singh Nagar Uday Raj Singh, the district chief development officer Vishal Mishra and the director UCB Sanjay Kumar at Biotech Complex, Haldi on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, the DM said that along with the plantation, their promotion and protection are necessary.
A plantation and sapling distribution programme was also organised at UCB’s residential complex in Haldi on the occasion with the participation of the forest officer, Uttarakhand Forest Research Institute, Haldwani Madan Singh Bisht, director UCB Sanjay Kumar and representatives of Abhyudaya Vatsalyam, Uttarakhand. While Bisht explained in detail the usefulness of Ayurvedic plants in the treatment of diseases Kumar said that it is important to tell about importance of Harela to the next generation so as to help them understand the importance of environmental protection.
