World Environment Day at SJVN: More Optics, Less Impact?
Shimla, June 5: Like every year, SJVN marked World Environment Day 2025 with slogans, saplings, and speeches—but the big question remains: where’s the real action?
At its Corporate Headquarters and project sites, Director (Personnel) Ajay Kumar Sharma led employees in taking a green pledge and flagged off symbolic activities—planting a few saplings, hosting a quiz, an origami contest, and a plastic-waste craft competition. Winners got awards. Dignitaries got plants. Photos were clicked.
The theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, was reinforced with an e-waste drive that collected a mere 30 kg of junk—a symbolic step at best for a PSU with massive infrastructure footprints.
Officials spoke about environmental responsibility, but critics aren’t buying the annual show.
“A few contests and token gestures don’t cancel out the ecological cost of massive hydro projects in fragile Himalayan zones,” said an activist.
While SJVN talks sustainability, questions on waste disposal, ecological audits, and community impact remain unaddressed.
A green pledge once a year won’t cut it. The environment needs policy, not just pageantry.
