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NGT Chairperson Joins Tree Plantation Drive at Indian Botanical Garden
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News18•03-10-2026, 15:30
NGT Chairperson Joins Tree Plantation Drive at Indian Botanical Garden
- •NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava participated in a tree plantation drive at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah.
- •The drive was part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign and the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ initiative.
- •Senior NGT officials, including Registrar Deepto Ghosh, Deputy Registrar Tanushree Dutta, and Assistant Registrar Yash Kumar Singh, also attended the event.
- •The Indian Botanic Garden, spread over 273 acres, houses over 12,000 living plants, including endemic and threatened species, and the famous Great Banyan Tree.
- •The initiative emphasized conserving rare plant species, promoting ecological restoration, and protecting biodiversity for future generations.
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NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava visited the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah district.
The NGT is a specialized judicial body that handles cases related to environmental protection, forest conservation, natural resource management, and the enforcement of environmental legal rights.
Spread across roughly 273 acres along the Hooghly River, the garden houses over 12,000 living plants, including rare orchids, giant Amazon water lilies, threatened species, and the historic Great Banyan Tree whose canopy spans nearly five acres.
