Cleanliness cum plantation drive at PU

Chandigarh: A Cleanliness cum Plantation Drive was launched at a park near Mori Gate, Sector-!4, Chandigarh by the Department of NSS in collaboration with Horticulture Division of Panjab University(PU). Prof. Ashwani Koul, Programme Coordinator, shared his vision of a clean and beautiful environment and later supported it with the present drive for the maintenance and upkeep of all parks and gardens of PU. Further, he mentioned that eleven more such drives would be held in the months of July and August, 2021.

Programme officers inspired the participants to maintain cleanliness in surroundings and urged the volunteers to propagate about importance of cleanliness and personal hygiene in their lives. Influenced by this, NSS Volunteers along with other children from neighboring areas dedicated their efforts in the drive and pledged to keep their city clean.

The event was attended by all programme officers, NSS volunteers and staff of Horticulture division. The saplings of various varieties of trees and plants were planted at a park near Mori Gate, Sector-14, Chandigarh by Prof. Koul and his team.