Assam Launches ‘Brikshya Bandhu’ Plantation Drive

Guwahati: Environment and Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Tuesday launched the ‘Brikshya Bandhu’ initiative at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, starting a four-day statewide plantation drive.

More than 22 lakh students from Class VI onwards will plant over 1.5 crore saplings across Assam from August 11 to 14 under the Amrit Brikshya Andolan.

Students will upload geo-tagged photos of the saplings and submit follow-up images after six months to track their growth. Ministers Jayanta Malla Baruah and Ranoj Pegu urged students to protect and nurture the trees as a long-term environmental responsibility.