Adopt eco-friendly habits, Nawanshahr admn appeals to people

The local administration solicited support and cooperation from people to adopt environment-friendly habits to ensure clean, green and pollution-free environment.

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Planting a sapling here at the District Administrative Complex on Thursday on the occasion of World Environment Day, Deputy Commissioner Ankurjeet Singh said that everyone should take a pledge to shun the practice of ‘single-use plastics’ as well as enhance green cover across the district.

He said that collective efforts could further boost the pro-environment activities being carried out in the district. He also pointed out that the role of students could be a significant one in environment related awareness at the grassroots level which would lead to use of eco-friendly materials instead of plastic bags, cups, plates, cutlery and other things.

He said single-use plastics could be harmful for human health, resulting in different health complications and they should be done away with.

Deputy Commissioner Ankurjeet Singh said that the district administration is all set to facilitate plantation of nearly seven lakh saplings in the district during the 2025-26 fiscal under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ campaign. Besides, as many as 70 saplings will be planted in government schools of the district, said the DC, adding that the Forest Department would provide free of cost saplings to government departments, NGOs and other stakeholders to raise green cover, thus strengthening environmental activities.

Citing the Punjab Pollution Control Board’s (PPCB) theme on World Environment Day2025, ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, Ankurjeet Singh said that single-use plastics and China Dor (Chinese string) should be banned. He said people should utilise jute bags, cutlery made of leaf/bamboo and promote biodegradable materials to save environment from pollution.

He said the Punjab Pollution Control Board was holding seminars, workshops and awareness programmes to promote environment-friendly steps being carried out in the district. Senior officials of the administration were also present and planted saplings on the occasion.