Anupama School hosts plantation drive with actor Doddanna
Anupama International Public School, Jogi Matti Road, observed World Environment Day with a plantation drive in the Jogi Matti forest. Kannada film actor Doddanna inaugurated the programme, titled Our Earth, Our Future – We and the Race to Rebuild, and addressed students on the urgent need to respect and protect the environment. He emphasised that environmental awareness must begin in childhood and criticised unchecked destruction of nature for personal gain. The event saw the participation of dignitaries including RFO Vasanth Kumar, sub-zonal forester Ramdas, and school leadership including President S. Bhaskar, Secretary Rakshan S B, and Principal Sampath Kumar C D.
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