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BUDGAM: The Social Forestry Department, Range Budgam, celebrated the International Day of Forests with great enthusiasm by organizing a grand plantation drive at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) School Budgam. The event was conducted under the directions of Dr. Mumtaz Majeed, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Srinagar and supervised by Bilal Ahmed Matoo, Range Forest Officer, Social Forestry Range Budgam.

The plantation drive witnessed the participation of several dignitaries, including Private Schools Association J&K (PSAJK) President G.N. Var was as the chief guest and D.K. Singh, Principal of JNV Budgam, as the guest of honor...