ITANAGAR, Oct 16: First Lady Neelam Mishra participated in a plantation programme organised by the Department of Environment and Forests in the compound of Government Primary School, Raj Bhavan, today.
Interacting with the students of the School, the First Lady impressed upon them to participate in ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’ and upkeep of the environment.
The First Lady called upon the student community to take the lead in making Aruanchal Pradesh, greener, cleaner and plastic free. While stressing the need to avoid the use of plastic bags, she asked them to follow the three ‘Rs’ for wastes, i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Forest officials, members of School management committee, teachers and students participated in the plantation programme.