300 FREE TREE SAPLINGS DISTRIBUTED UNDER MISSION TANDRUST PUNJAB

OFFICIALS OF PWD (B&R) LUDHIANA FORM “TREE LOVERS GROUP” FOR KEEPING OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN & GREEN

Ludhiana, July 21, 2018: For keeping our environment clean and green, the officials of Public Works Department (B&R) Ludhiana branch have formed “Tree Lovers Group” under the Mission Tandrust Punjab, started by the Punjab government. This group is organising tree plantation drives in several areas and under one such drive, more than 300 tree saplings were distributed free of cost to the city residents, who were also educated about the importance of trees in our lives.

Besides this, the group is also coming up with a nursery at Barewal on Ferozepur Road, here, where the tree saplings would be prepared by the staff themselves and would then be distributed free to the city residents. In the month of July 2018 (till date), the members of Tree Lovers Group have already distributed more than 1140 tree saplings.

President of the organisation Mr Rakesh Garg and General Secretary Mr Amit Arora informed that the group was started with a mission to plant a tree a day, but with the help of other members, the number of tree saplings planted is increasing with each passing day. Mr Garg has already planted more than 100 tree saplings of mango near Ladhowal and 250 others in different areas. The main aim of this organisation is to plant trees as per the season throughout the year.