Cycle rally creates Covid awareness

Rohtak: The district administration organised a cycle rally in the city to create awareness among the people about Covid and encourage them to follow the guidelines issued by the government to contain the deadly virus. Representatives of various social outfits participated in the rally. “Precaution is the only option to avoid Covid in a situation when there is no vaccine available for its treatment. Hence, everyone should follow the Covid protocols,” said former minister Manish Grover while flagging off the rally.

Plantation via Miyawaki technique

Rewari: A team of the district administration led by Rewari SDM Ravinder Yadav sowed 1,200 saplings of 35 different varieties of plants at Meerpur village here under the Miyawaki technique. Division Forest Officer Sunder Sambharia said this Japanese technique was instrumental in growing more plants in smaller tracts of lands. “Moreover, plants grown using this technique don’t die easily and can be maintained. It even ensures a sound environment by reducing the carbon in air,” Sambhari added.

20 lakh saplings to be planted

Karnal: NIFAA will begin its 20th year of establishment with a pledge to plant 20 lakh saplings and donate 2 lakh units of blood in a year. At a press conference held on Sunday, NIFAA chairman Pritpal Singh Pannu said these were extremely proud moments for all members because the seed of the institution, sown on September 21, 2000, has become a banyan tree and was contributing to the progress of the nation and society. He said the NIFAA branches in 26 states and Union Territories were overwhelmed and excited by the institution’s 20-year historic journey and want to do something memorable this year. For this, each state branch will create a ‘Go Green Assistant Project Director’, who will be in touch with Project Director Rajiv Malhotra of Go Green Wing of NIFAA. People will be motivated to adopt and take care of plants. NIFAA will give a certificate of ‘environmental hero’ to every person adopting 10 plants and caring for them. Similarly, the person or organization donating 100 plants will also be given the honour. This year’s Go Green campaign will be launched on Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26.

Withdrawal of market fee sought

Hisar: Haryana Pardesh Veopar Mandal state president Bajrang Garg (in pic) has demanded the withdrawal of the market fee. Garg said the state government’s decision to impose market fee on the arhtiyas was uncalled for and would spell doom for the trade activities in the mandis. The decision is anti-traders and anti-farmers. Extending support to the stir announced by the traders from Monday, Garg said Covid had ruined the business and trader activities. “Instead of helping out farmers and traders in this hour of crisis, the government is hell bent upon ruining them by imposing 2 per cent market fee,” he said, adding that the levy of the fee had led to rise in the prices of vegetables and fruits.government’s betrayal with the farming community,” said Joginder Singh Ugrahan, BKU (Ugrahan) president.

LPG crematorium in Karnal soon

Karnal: An LPG crematorium will be set up in Arju Gate Shivpuri in the city. The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) has purchased a machine at the cost of Rs 67 lakh for the crematorium. It is expected that it will be functional in 10 days. DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said the state government had initiated the process to set up the LPG-run crematorium in the various parts of the state. The first machine of the district is being installed. “I have directed the contractor concerned to install it at the earliest. It will take around 50-60 minutes for cremating a body,” he added.