Rotaract Club of Dhaka University (RCDU) and Asian Youth Center (AYC) launched
a tree plantation and awareness raising campaign at the different high schools of
Chandina Upazila recently.A total of 400 (four hundred) various types fruit, wood and medicinal trees were planted
at the different school premises earlier.
The schools were Chandina Pilot High School, Dr. Firoza Girls High School, Harong
High School and Athbarpur Azam High School.
Kaniz Afroz, Upazila Education Officer (Higher) of Chandina, was inaugurated the tree
plantation function as a chief guest while Mostafa Harun, Headmaster of Chandina Pilot
High School, Nurjahan Begum, Headmaster of Dr Firoza Girls High School, Abul Khair,
Headmaster of Harong High School, Ayesha Akter, Assistant headmaster of Harong
High School and Humayun Kabir Bhuyan, Headmaster of Athbarpur Azam High School
were present at the different schools ground tree plantation, among others.
Upazila Education Officer (Higher)……, speaking on the occasion said, such
programme should be organized in a mega way, to protect the environment. He said,
our fore fathers enjoyed long life because they breathed clean air, drink clean water.
Today, the scenario is different.
Adnan Faisal, Immediate Past President of RCDU, said, a country needs 25 per cent
forests on its total landmass but due to unplanned industrialization and urbanization, our
planet is losing huge forest areas which have triggered numerous natural calamities.
The flora and fauna in the ocean are facing extinction. Aquatic animals are reportedly
dying under the propellers of fishing trawlers and ships, he added.
However, plantation of more trees is a sure way of keeping the environment cool. So,
we would appeal to the all students of high school level of rural area to support the plant
more trees campaign, he said.
Head teacher of different schools expressed their happiness that on the occasion many
tree saplings were planted. They hoped that these evergreen saplings will also grow to
provide cleaner air to the people around and the sports men and women who will play
matches here.
The speakers said tree plantation has already been turned into a social movement and
forest resources are contributing to the national economy, maintaining the balance in
ecology, environment and biodiversity, and reducing risks of natural calamities and
desertification.
They put special emphasis on planting more and more saplings for wood, medicinal and
fruit trees in the homesteads, roadsides, office premises, embankments, the premises
of educational and religious institutions and other places.
Planned forestation might resist riverbank erosions, help the process of flood-control,
help create prospective tourist spots and help the poor achieve self-reliance, they said.
