World Environment Day 2021: SJVN CMD administers oath to all employees

New Delhi: SJVN Limited observed the World Environment Day at its Corporate Headquarters at Shimla. SJVN Limited's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Nand Lal Sharma administered oath on environment conservation to all employees through the digital platform, in the benign presence of Director (Personnel) Geeta Kapur and Director (Electrical) Sushil Kumar Sharma.

Virtually addressing the employees, Sharma said, "SJVN is contributing significantly to the sustainable development of the nation. We believe in recognising equal importance to all three pillars of sustainable development – economic development, social development and environmental development. Various initiatives of SJVN, such as organising Satluj Aradhana, Plantation drives at various projects, energy-conservation measures at CHQ and at projects assist in creating awareness and inculcating environmental sensitivity amongst the masses. He stated that it is the prerogative of each one of us to consciously contribute towards reimagining, recreating and restoring the ecosystem, so that we offer a better World to live, to our future generations."

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Commemorating Environment Day, SJVN organised a photography competition on the surrounding ecosystem and biodiversity and a slogan-writing competition on ecosystem restoration for its employees posted at CHQ, Shimla. All the entries were invited digitally for the competitions. CCMD and all the Directors visited the exhibition gallery displaying the entries. Sharma also presented the prizes to the awardees.

This year commemorates the formal launch of the "UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030". Films on environment conservation and ecosystem restoration to spread environmental awareness were also screened on various screens installed within the office complex.

The MHA guidelines of social distancing were followed throughout the celebration event of World Environment Day.  

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