Polluting water bodies is a sin, says Seechewal

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 22

“The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will succeed only with the involvement of countrymen. As they say that the charity begins at home so we all should first start cleanliness drive from our homes to make the country clean.”

Stating this while addressing a special outreach programme organised by the Amritsar unit of the Directorate of Field Publicity of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Kapurthala district today,

Sant Seechewal said it was a sin to pollute rivers and other water bodies, which were the lifeline of humanity. He was the chief guest and Assistant Commissioner Pallavi was the guest of honour.

Congratulating people on World Water’s Day, Sant Seechewal, who is to be bestowed with the honour of Padma Shri at the end of this month, said people should voluntarily come forward to clean the rivers. He called upon people to plant more trees to make the environment pollution-free. He said: “Wealth will not give us life but good health will.”

Praising the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for launching such campaigns in rural areas about various beneficiary schemes of the Central Government, the environmentalist asked people to take advantage of the schemes. At the same time, he asked government departments to bridge the gap by reaching out to needy people. He said there was nothing more satisfying than working towards the welfare of the needy.

On the occasion, Chief lead district bank manager Karam Jeet Singh made the public aware about the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna and other schemes under which people could get easy loans to start their own businesses.