Gandhi Jayanti Celebrated across Geological Survey of India through Shramdaan and Planting of Saplings

October 2, 2020- Geological Survey of India, the 170-year-old premier geological organisation celebrated 151st Gandhi Jayanti across its offices in India through Shramdaan and Planting of Saplings, maintaining social distancing norms in this pandemic situation.

The main function was held at the Central Head Quarter in Kolkata. Dr. S. Raju, Additional Director General, Mission III & IV inaugurated the programme. The event was organized at the Oldham Hall of the CHQ building.

Shri Anand Prakash Rai, Deputy Director General, GSI CHQ delivered a lecture on Mahatma Gandh?s life, his teachings, philosophy and his struggle for India?s freedom and nation building.

The officers and the staff members from across all hierarchy, who were present at the event have dedicated Shramdaan by actively participating in the office cleanliness drive.

Other offices of Geological Survey of India across the country have celebrated Gandhi Jayanti by dedicating Shramdaan and planting Neem Saplings in their respective campus.

About Geological Survey of India- The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was set up in 1851 primarily to find coal deposits for the Railways. Over the years, GSI has not only grown into a repository of geo-science information required in various fields in the country but has also attained the status of a geo-scientific organisation of international repute. Its main functions relate to creating and updating of national geoscientific information and mineral resource assessment. These objectives are achieved through ground surveys, air-borne and marine surveys, mineral prospecting and investigations, multi-disciplinary geoscientific, geo-technical, geo-environmental and natural hazards studies, glaciology, seism tectonic study, and carrying out fundamental research.

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