CESC launches green drive to mark World Environment Day

CESC Chairman and MLA Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda during the sapling plantation drive organised by the CESC on the occasion of World Environment Day in Mysuru on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) on Friday launched a green initiative as part of World Environment Day.

Free saplings were distributed to over 8,000 officers and staff across five districts. They were told to plant two saplings each. The campaign was formally inaugurated at CESC colony in Kesare here. A sapling plantation drive was jointly organised by CESC, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), and a federation of local organisations.

CESC Chairman and MLA Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda urged the citizens to join hands in preserving the environment. “Our daily activities are harming the environment, despite conservation efforts. A healthy environment is directly linked to our well-being. Our ancestors led healthier lives even without modern facilities. Now, there is a need for living in harmony with nature,” he said.

CESC Managing Director K.M. Munigopal Raju said all CESC offices have been instructed to organise week-long environmental programmes. Each office must plant a minimum of five saplings.

Over 50 mahogany saplings will be distributed to the staff, who can plant them in their workspaces.

Published - June 06, 2025 07:36 pm IST