Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad on Wednesday kick started a plantation drive at KU campus which was organized by varsity`s Landscape Division in collaboration with J&K State Forest Department.
As part of the Go-Green Initiative the Vice Chancellor andConservator of Forest, Srinagar Circle, Irfan Ali Shah (IFS) State ForestDepartment planted a sapling each at the varsity`s Green Campus Hazratbal.
Prof Talat Ahmad planted a saplings of Himalayan cedarcommonly known as Deodar and highlighted the significance of clean environment.
He asked the university landscape division to plant saplingsin all the satellite campuses of the university and underscored the need forholding regular plantation drives in future.
Speaking on theoccasion Conservator of Forests, Srinagar Circle, Irfan Ali Shah said that theJ&K Forest Department (territorial) has supplied 2000 healthy polysaplingsof different species including Deodar,Kail and Spruce free of cost to theUniversity of Kashmir to be planted at Zakura Campus of the University thisyear.
Director Landscape Development Division KU Prof. Zahoor A.Kaloo said that we have converted the entire main campus of KU and itssatellite campuses into green campuses.
Prof Kaloo hailed the Conservator of Forest, Srinagar fortheir collaboration and cooperation and providing 2000 saplings of Deodar.