Leh, May 10 -- To conserve the environment and promote sustainable development in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the mass plantation of 2100 cherry saplings at Drikung Dharma Foundation in Phyang.

According to an official release from the administration of Union Territory of Ladakh Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat, the plantation drive was organised as part of a green initiative undertaken by the Drikung Dharma Foundation in collaboration with SankalpTaru Foundation under the guidance and inspiration of His Holiness Drikung Skyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche.

On this occasion, the LG described the mass plantation drive as a significant step towards securing Ladakh's future and preserving its fragile ecosystem.

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