JNPT celebrates World Environment Day 2021

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port observed World Environment Day with great enthusiasm and vehemence. JNPT Chairman Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, administered Environmental Pledge to Port Employees, followed by a short video on
the theme of “Ecosystem Restoration. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT said, “JNPT constantly
looks for eco–friendly options, in the port’s endeavor to be a Green Port. It is important for every business house to be aware of their duties towards the environment. I urge and encourage all our employees and stakeholders to work hand-in-hand towards the goal of keeping JNPT a socially conscious organization, committed to the environment.” As part of the Environment Day, JNPT carried out a plantation drive led by Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT, and Shri Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, Dy. Chairman, JNPT along with HoDs for a greener and sustainable future. At the plantation drive, 500 saplings of Peepal, Karanj, Vad, Ashok, Palm, Gulmohar, Neem were planted. The port also organized Solid Waste Management Awareness Training for neighboring Sarpanch and Grampachayat Members of Jaskhar, Sonari, Karal, and Sawarkhar at the Solid Waste Facility of JNPT. And an Environmental Awareness Training session was organized for JNPT Employees, Terminal Operators, and Tank Farm Operators through IIT Madras.