Kolkata, National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava on Saturday visited the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah district and participated in a tree plantation drive under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign, officials said.
The plantation drive in the section dedicated to endemic and threatened plants underlined the importance of conserving rare and native plant species, besides promoting ecological restoration and sustainable development. The NGT is a judicial body dealing with cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests and other natural resources, and enforcement of legal rights relating to the environment. The visit highlighted the ecological and botanical significance of the garden, which is spread over around 273 acres along the banks of the Hooghly River and houses more than 12,000 living plants, including endemic and threatened species, rare orchids, giant Amazon water lilies and several varieties of palms.
The “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign encourages people to plant trees as a tribute to their mothers and has been used to promote environmental conservation and community participation in afforestation activities.
