Employees of Central Coalfields Limited on Wednesday(5th June) participated in the oath ceremony to protect environment at CCL headquarters, Darbhanga House, Ranchi as well in all areas including CCL hospitals and other establishments of the company. Oath was administered by Director Technical (P&P) Sri Bhola Singh and employees constituting GMs/HODs from headquarters, representatives of various unions and others repeated the statements of Sri Singh, which was aimed at protecting the environment for coming generations. Director(Technical/Oprns) Sri V K Srivastava, who hoisted environmental flag, was present to grace the occasion.

The theme of World Environment Day is to 'Beat Air Pollution.' 

While addressing the gathering Bhola Singh said that all of us should give the environment a paramount place in our lives and should do such a thing in our daily activities that the next generation can feel the beauty of the environment and they too preserve it for next generation. This will lead to sustainable development, he added.

Sri Srivastava motivated and inspired all the employees to work on regular basis for protecting the environment like our ancestors. He said that in the current context, a number of environmental protection laws have been enacted by the Indian government, which is aimed at saving the environment. 

Head of the Department( Forest & Environment) Sri Soumitra Singh, Sr Manager(Env) Smt. Sangeeta and others play a significant role in organizing the programme.