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NTPC Kayamkulam Marks World Environment Day with Plantation Drive

NTPC Kayamkulam marked World Environment Day 2025 by organizing a plantation drive where employees, families, and security personnel planted coconut saplings on campus. Leadership emphasized reducing plastic usage, supporting this year's theme #BeatPlasticPollution, and promoted sustainable environmental practices among all participants.

NTPC Kayamkulam Marks World Environment Day with Plantation Drive

NTPC Kayamkulam Commemorates World Environment Day 2025

On June 5, 2025, NTPC Kayamkulam observed World Environment Day with a series of initiatives focused on promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness among its employees and community members.

Plantation Drive Highlights Green Commitment

A plantation drive served as the centerpiece of the celebrations, symbolizing the firm's commitment to environmental stewardship. Employees, their families, children, and personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force actively participated in planting coconut saplings across the NTPC campus.

Leadership Endorses Eco-Friendly Practices

Debdutta Sinha, Head of Project, along with Mangala Hareendran, Head of Human Resources, led participants in taking the World Environment Day pledge, reaffirming their promise to contribute to environmental preservation.

In alignment with the 2025 theme #BeatPlasticPollution, Anand Malak, Assistant General Manager (Operation and Maintenance/Solar), advocated for minimizing plastic consumption and urged the workforce to embrace sustainable and eco-friendly habits.

Key Takeaways from the Event

  • Emphasis on reducing plastic use in daily and professional settings.
  • Community engagement involving employees' families and security personnel.
  • Promotion of greenery through the plantation of coconut saplings on-site.

These activities underscore NTPC Kayamkulam’s ongoing dedication to environmental responsibility and the creation of a greener future.

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