East Singhbhum superintendent of police Naveen Kumar Singh waters a plant on the school premises. Telegraph picture Jamshedpur, Aug. 3: Birhors, Sabars, Paharias, Santhalis and Mundaris today matched their steps at a tree plantation programme organised at Bharat Sevashram Sangh run Swami Parnavanand Centenary Girls' Residential School. With pollution level rising in the state and in the country, the school thought of organising such a programme and invited East Singhbhum superintendent of police Naveen Kumar Singh to be the chief guest on the occasion. Singh inaugurated the programme by planting a sweet tamarind sapling. The agri-horticulture society contributed the saplings of various fruit, flowers and medicinal plants which were planted today. Cultural fiesta followed the plantation programme. One after the other the schoolchildren came up with folk songs, folk dance and recitation to entertain the guests. The students recited Rabindranath Tagore's English verse Vocation. They stunned the people with their English fluency. On the occasion, Singh said: "The efforts of the school should be appreciated. The school authorities are trying to provide education girls so that they can make a life for themselves.' Inaugurated in 2006, the school was set up to impart education to the hapless tribal girls. The school which started with only 37 children, has 123 students now. The school has provided shelters to the children from rebel-hit area. "The children did not know the taste of vegetables when they came here. They were only used to eating rice and salt. But now they love the vegetable dishes prepared by us,' said Anubha Dasgupta, a school staff. The medium of instruction is Hindi but the girls are also get some English lessons. Looking down the memory lane, administrative head A.R. Dasgupta said: "In 2006, Bharat Sevashram Sangh brought some girls from Kundrughuttu and Ringalbeda. Then, the organisation started a residential school to educate them.' Apart from imparting education to the students, the school also organises vocational classes in the afternoon for them. At these classes they are taught to sew, stitch, paint and make different decorative products. Raju Boipai, a parent of a student, said: "I want my daughter to be independent so I have send her here to study and make a life for herself. Education would help her to earn a living.' The girls are also enjoying their new found life. The school is also trying to make them participate in art, music and recitation competitions held in other schools so that they get to interact with people from other community. Therefore, this cultural programme was organised today. The school also impart education on agriculture and cultivation and tree plantation drive was a part of it.