61Bn Shaastra Seema Bal takes up plantation drive at Bhairabkunda

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TANGLA: In order to extend and maintain the green belt area under the jurisdiction of 61 battalion of Shaastra Seema Bal (SSB) stationed at Bhairabkunda at the trijunction border of Bhutan, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the SSB officials, jawans and members of the Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) and forest officials planted 2,000 saplings of Shisham, Titachap, Bakul, Khokan, Sal and Jam on Thursday.

The massive plantation program was initiated by Nonoi Forest Division, Divisional forest officer (DFO) MK Sarma; deputy commandant of 61 battalion of SSB, Santosh Kumar; and secretary of the JFMC, Tata Daimari. The battalion had already planted 7,000 saplings in the same area of Shikaridanga earlier.

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