Their aim — to raise 550 mini-forests

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, July 27

The Khadoor Sahib Kar Sewa sect planted 420 saplings on 1 kanal land at two different villages of Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts on Tuesday.

Simarjit Singh of the Kar Sewa sect said 210 saplings were planted on 1 kanal land of late Bhai Sukhwinder Singh (UK) of Dhunda village in Tarn Taran district by the followers. As many as 50 species of saplings were planted here.

Meanwhile, in Shahpur village of Gurdaspur district, the same number of saplings were planted on 1 kanal land of Bhai Baldev Singh. Under the guidance of Baba Sewa Singh, international environmentalist and head of the Kar Sewa sect, the organisation is running plantation drives to establish 550 mini-forests to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev.

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