“VANAMAHOTSHAV”, a plantation drive was celebrated at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack

“VANAMAHOTSHAV”, a plantation drive was celebrated at

ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack

ICAR-National Rice Research Institute in collaboration with NRRI Morning Club, Sports Committee, NRRI, Cuttack and Swachha Bharat Committee, NRRI Cuttack celebrated the “VANAMAHOTSHAV”, a plantation drive followed by a friendly football match among the members of NRRI morning club and Staff members of NRRI on 03.07.2018 at 4.00 PM at NRRI Football ground of the campus. Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director, NRRI was the Chief Guest in the function. All the staff members of NRRI attended the function and around 250 saplings of different tree species like Bakul (Mimusopselengi), Karanja (Pongamiapinnata), Sunari (Casia fistula), Sissu (Dalbergiasissoo), etc were planted by the staff members of NRRI. Following the Plantation drive one friendly Football match was played between the members of Morning Club and the members of NRRI staff. Keeping in view the present football world cup, the match was much exciting. All the staff members of NRRI along with their families enjoyed the football match. The whole programme was organized by the members of Campus Development Committee.