MC to launch cleanliness, plantation drives

Urging the residents to come together for making a clean and green city, the municipal corporation (MC) will launch extensive cleanliness and plantation drives to mark World Environment Day on June 5.

The drives will be launched in different parts of the city, wherein NGOs, self-help groups, market associations, students, etc. will also participate.

Mayor Inderjit Kaur and MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal appealed to the public to come together for ensuring a clean and green city for the coming generations.

On June 5, the civic body will launch cleanliness, plogging and plantation drives from the UCPMA office on Gill road, BCM Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh road; School of Eminence to Sector 32 chowk, Chandigarh road; SDP College to Gandhi Nagar Market; MC Zone A office to Bhadaur House among other areas. Working on the directions of MC Commissioner Dachalwal, senior officials of the civic body will also be participating in these drives.

MC Commissioner Dachalwal appealed to the public that they should take part in these drives in large numbers. Further, he also appealed to the public to do their bit and keep their surroundings clean.

Meanwhile, the Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), celebrated World Environment Day at Bhagwanpura village, Samrala. The programme was organised under the aegis of the All-India Coordinated Research Project on Women in Agriculture.

Sharanbir Kaur Bal, head of the department, addressed the participants by highlighting the significance of observing World Environment Day. She emphasised that modifying small daily habits such as keeping household environment clean, increasing greenery in and around the households, ensuring proper ventilation and managing waste responsibly not only improved the environment, but also significantly elevated the quality of life for individuals and their families.

Shivani Rana, scientist at the RMCS, AICRP-WIA, distributed a variety of herbal plants, including jasmine, akarkara and curry leaves. These plants were chosen for their indigenous, nutritional and environmental cleansing properties. Rana also demonstrated how these herbs could be effectively utilised in households.