Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma plants a sapling at the Government College for Girls in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet verma
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 9
Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma kick-started a plantation drive at Government College for Girls on Friday under Mission Tandarust Punjab. He was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Harjinder Singh Bedi.
The DC said the administration had already been running a campaign from July 1 to plant 4.25 lakh saplings at vacant places in urban and rural areas of Ludhiana. The plantation drive was a humble tribute to our great Gurus whose teachings showed us a way to preserve the environment. Major focus was being laid on planting traditional varieties of plants which were best suited for the environment of the state, he added.
College Principal Dr Sukhwinder Kaur said 2,000 saplings would be planted in the week-long programme and every employee would ensure proper upkeep of the plants.
District Forest Officer Harbhajan Singh was also present.
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