MDU NSS camp: VC Prof Poonia, Rajesh Jain lead plantation drive, urge youth to protect environment
A tree plantation drive was organised during the National Integration Camp of the National Service Scheme (NSS) at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), with vice-chancellor Prof Milap Poonia and entrepreneur and social worker Rajesh Jain planting saplings and urging young people to protect the environment.
Girish Saini
Oct 22, 2026 09:34
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Rohtak, October 22, 2026: A tree plantation drive was organised during the National Integration Camp of the National Service Scheme (NSS) at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), with vice-chancellor Prof Milap Poonia and entrepreneur and social worker Rajesh Jain planting saplings and urging young people to protect the environment.
Prof Poonia said environmental conservation was every citizen’s responsibility, stressing that planting saplings must be accompanied by their proper care and protection. He added that NSS played a key role in instilling social responsibility, discipline and a spirit of national service among students.
Rajesh Jain called for making environmental protection a people’s movement and urged youngsters to adopt eco-friendly practices in their daily lives to safeguard the future of coming generations.
Dean Academic Affairs Prof Randeep Rana, NSS programme coordinator Prof Savita Rathi, Director PR Sunit Mukherjee, Director (campus forestry) Prof Surender Singh Yadav, along with NSS officers, volunteers, faculty members and students, attended the drive.
