GUWAHATI: To mark World Environment Day, Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday planted saplings at Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati.
Sarma planted 11 Rudraksh saplings at Gandhi Mandap, atop the Sarania hills. Gandhi Mandap which remembers Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Assam in 1921, holds the third tallest national flag in the country.
“Coronavirus pandemic has taught us to be responsible towards our environment.
Planting saplings is a firm step towards #EcosystemRestoration.
On World Environment Day, pleased to have planted 11 Rudraksh saplings at Gandhi Mandap, Guwahati,” CM Sarma wrote on social media.
