Guwahati, June 5 -- As part of an initiative by the Department of Forest and Environment, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the World Environment Day event held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

He flagged off 129 vehicles allocated to the Forest and Environment Department to support ongoing environmental protection efforts.

He also launched a dedicated web portal and distributed arms to the commandos of three battalions of the Assam Forest Protection Force.

CM Sarma said that, Assam in line with global observance, is marking World Environment Day today. He referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal encouraging citizens to plant a sapling in the name of their mother and stated that a port...