Loyola School Jamshedpur Students Plant 70 Saplings for World Ozone Day

Loyola School, Jamshedpur, observed World Ozone Day on Tuesday, a day ahead of the actual date, to commemorate the Montreal Protocol, which was signed on September 16, 1987.

In keeping with this year’s theme, “Global Action for Cooler Planets,” young students from Loyola School planted 70 saplings at the Tarumitra Centre, Jesu Bhawan, Mango. The saplings included a diverse range of trees such as Mahogany, Shahtoot, Gamhar, Kachnar and Aonla. Fruit-bearing trees such as Jackfruit, Jamun and Guava were also planted.

The saplings were provided by Shaba Alam Ansari, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, and were planted by Loyola students under the guidance of Tarumitra Programme Manager and Teacher Pubalee Bera, forest officials and the school’s head gardener, Meghrai Bhaiya.

The programme began with a speech by Ishani Gupta, a student of Loyola School, who highlighted the significance of World Ozone Day and the importance of protecting the environment. Father Principal emphasised that every individual has a responsibility to contribute towards environmental conservation and highlighted the vital role that ethics play in serving and protecting nature.

The first sapling was jointly planted by officials from the Forest Department, Principal Father Vinod Fernandes, Father Rector Michael T. Raj, Father Shanti Nandan Mundu, Administrator of Jesu Bhawan, and Father Jerome Sequeira, who was visiting from Bhubaneswar.

The DFO shared valuable insights with the students about the importance of the ozone layer, the environmental challenges posed by its depletion, and the need for everyone to take responsibility for nurturing and protecting the trees they plant.

Volunteers from Standards XI and XII supervised students from Standards VI to X, giving them an opportunity to develop and demonstrate important skills such as leadership, teamwork and time management.