Raipur : In a concerted effort to link students with environmental conservation and expand greenery in rural areas, the Adani Foundation has completed a month-long plant distribution and plantation campaign covering 37 schools in 15 villages around Raipur. Under the corporate social responsibility initiatives of Adani Power Limited (APL), Raipur, a total of 4,087 people—including 3,913 students and 174 teachers—received fruit-bearing saplings and participated in on-site plantation drives.
The campaign spanned the villages of Moora, Moharenga, Chicholi, Gaurkheda, Gaitra, Tarashiv, Raikheda, Bhatapara, Sontara, Khapri, Khamhariya, Konari, Bartori, Bahesar and Chhatod. Students and teachers were given saplings of mango, guava, lemon, jackfruit, chikoo, custard apple and jamun, among other species. Alongside distribution, plantation was carried out within school premises, with participants encouraged to take responsibility for regular watering, care and protection of the plants.
In Raikheda alone, saplings were distributed to 86 students of the Government Primary School, 167 of the Upper Primary School, 312 of the Swami Atmanand English-medium School and 261 of the Hindi-medium school. Across the remaining villages, a further 3,652 students and 174 teachers received plants that were planted on their respective school campuses.
School principals, head teachers, educators and local representatives took part in the programme. Among those present were Gulab Vishwakarma, Preeti Tiwari, Subesingh Dhruv, Rajkumar Shukla, Mukesh Kurre, Meena Sirmour, Rajesh Nayak, Sarita Verma, Gangotri Sahu, Brijesh Kumar Singh, Sangeeta Verma, Madhusudan Tandon, Bhuvaneshwari Verma, Rajendra Chaturvedi, Durpati Chandravanshi, Paikra Sir, Bharti Verma, Gyaneshwar Prasad Verma, Dineshwari Verma, Chedilal Sahu, Arun Kumar Sinha, Omprakash Patkar, Yogesh Kumar Sahu, Brahmadev Khichariya and Ramesh Banjare, along with other teaching staff. From the Adani Foundation, CSR team members Preeti Prajapati, civil engineer Rajeev Ranjan, Sumit Kumar Sahu and members of the Utthan team coordinated the drive.
The initiative forms part of the Adani Foundation’s wider developmental work in the villages surrounding Adani Power Limited, Raipur, which includes programmes focused on livelihood enhancement, quality education, healthcare and infrastructure development. By involving students directly in plantation and ongoing plant care, the foundation aims to foster a lasting sense of environmental responsibility among the younger generation while contributing to increased green cover in the region.
