ICAR-CIARI celebrates World Environment Day

ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, celebrated World Environment Day 2023 on June 5, 2023, under the campaign "Beat Plastic Pollution" at its Garacharma campus. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. E.B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, highlighted the significance and importance of World Environment Day in protecting, conserving, and restoring the ecology and ecosystem. He impressed upon the use of natural, biodegradable materials in place of plastic in day-to-day life. He emphasised that ICAR-CIARI has already taken initiatives to replace the plastic nursery pots with pandanus or coconut nursery pots, which are environmentally friendly and biodegradable. On this occasion, a mass plantation of 155 high yielding coconut varieties, viz. Dweep Harita, Dweep Sona, and Annapurna, was planted in the coconut conservation block of the Garacharma farm.

Dr. I. Jaisankar, Senior Scientist, welcomed the gathering and coordinated the programme. Shri A. K. Tripathi, Asst. Chief Technical Officer and Farm Manager, proposed a vote of thanks.