KARNAL: Hero MotoCorp Ltd., the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today extended its Green Drive in the state of Haryana with the commencement of plantation of 50,000 saplings using Miyawaki technique in Karnal.

‘Hero Green Drive’ is a large-scale tree plantation initiative of the company under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform ‘Hero We Care’, in keeping with the Company’s commitment to environmental conservation. Over the past few years, the company has planted and nurtured around 2.4 million trees, and it will continue to expand its green footprint through the ongoing drive.
The inauguration of the Green Drive was done in the presence of Shri Kanwar Pal, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Forests, Tourism, Parliamentary Affairs, Art & Cultural Affairs and Hospitality Department, Government of Haryana.
Expressing his gratitude to Hero MotoCorp for its Green Drive in Haryana, Shri Kanwar Pal said: “As the state continues to progress on the back of rapid industrialization, it becomes all the more important to maintain environmental balance. I believe planting trees and maintaining an urban forest is one of the important initiatives that businesses must engage in, and I congratulate Hero MotoCorp for this endeavor under their corporate social responsibility and supporting the Harit Haryana initiative.”
Mr Bharatendu Kabi, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Communication, Hero MotoCorp, said, “We have been partnering with the state government of Haryana in various initiatives in the field of environmental conservation, education, healthcare, skilling and livelihood. Here in Karnal, we are planting trees to develop an urban forest using the Miyawaki method of afforestation, named after Japanese botanist and plant ecologist Akira Miyawaki, who pioneered this method of growing dense urban forests on small patches of land. The uniqueness of these forests is that they grow quite fast as compared to a conventional forest that may take many of years to develop.”
The plantation initiative in Karnal is being done in partnership with International Association for Human Values under the aegis of The Art of Living and Haryana State CSR Trust.