MC focuses on New Amritsar stretch of GT Road

The special beautification drive launched by the Amritsar Municipal Corporation (AMC) continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, receiving enthusiastic participation and support from city residents, NGOs and welfare associations. Under the leadership of Municipal Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh, the campaign aims to give a fresh and cleaner look to the holy city. On Wednesday, Additional MC Commissioner Surinder Singh initiated the beautification work along the New Amritsar stretch of the GT Road. He was accompanied by officials and staff from various departments of the Municipal Corporation. Earlier, MC Commissioner Aulakh had appealed to social and residential welfare organisations across Amritsar to join the initiative and contribute actively.

Responding to the appeal, Finilup Foundation, a social service organisation, joined hands with the Municipal Corporation staff and volunteered to take part in the drive. Members of the Finilup team, including Programme Manager Brinda Sharma, City Head Arjun Ram, Sukeshi Gupta, Ajay Kahne, Jaskaran Singh, Gurdeep Kumar and Sandeep Kumar, participated in the clean-up and beautification efforts. Additional MC Commissioner Surinder Singh stated that this project is a part of the Municipal Corporation’s broader initiative to ensure uniform development across all city areas. “No locality will be left behind in terms of urban development,” he emphasised.

He stated that the seven-day campaign was launched from the Golden Gate, in collaboration with Dera Baba Bhure Wale, and will continue till Darbar Sahib. The drive is focused on cleaning, beautification, and removal of encroachments across prominent city entry points. The campaign has already yielded visible results. On GT Road, illegal encroachments by street vendors were cleared by the MC Estate Wing. Unauthorised advertisement boards were removed, wild grass and weeds were cut and accumulated garbage and debris were lifted.

The MC’s efforts have been widely appreciated by the public. Encouraged by the response, the Additional MC Commissioner again appealed to all social, residential and industrial organisations to join hands with the civic body to make Amritsar cleaner, greener and more beautiful. He also thanked the Industrial Welfare Association, which had earlier responded positively to the call for civic participation.