ECL marks World Environment Day 2025 with the Soulful Campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’

New Delhi: Coal India’s subsidiary Eastern Coalfields Limited under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India observed World Environment Day 2025 with deep reverence and vibrant participation across all its command areas. This year’s celebrations were anchored in the touching and symbolic campaign, “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”, a heartfelt tribute connecting personal sentiment with ecological responsibility.

The central function was held at ECL Headquarters at Sanctoria, West Bengal. The occasion was graced by the presence of Shri Satish Jha, Chairman-cum-Managing Director along with Shri Niladri Roy, Director (Technical/ Operations), Shri Girish Gopinathan Nair, Director (Technical/ Planning & Projects) and Md. Anzar Alam Director (Finance).

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Independent External Monitors Shri S. Srinivasan and Shri A. K. Garg also participated and offered insightful reflections on the enduring role of coal PSUs in India’s green transition.

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With this event, company emphasized that a coal company’s truest measure of responsibility lies in its willingness to regenerate the very environment it draws from. ECL called upon every employee to not merely participate in symbolic acts but to lead by example through consistent environmental stewardship.

Reiterating the ethos of the campaign, management appealed to all to plant a tree in their mother’s name under the campaign, ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ and extend the tradition by commemorating children’s birthdays with plantation drives, thereby turning rituals of love into legacies of sustainability.

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