Veteran Punjabi film actor Nirmal Rishi receives Padma Shri
* Releases book ‘Trees In Urban Habitat’
Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today exhorted the people to play a pro-active role in planting trees across the region thereby making it a mass movement for eco-friendly and pollution free environment.
These views were expressed by Mr. Badal while launching a book ‘Trees in Urban Habitat’ co-authored by eminent horticulturists Mr. Hardayal Singh Johal and Sarbjit Singh Bagha here at Golf Club this evening.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Badal underscored the need to sensitize the people especially the school and college students about the planting of trees adding he said they should be motivated to plant more and more trees along with the plate bearing their name and date of planting tree. This would not only enthuse them while they see growing trees all the years during their life time but also encourage others to grow trees in their vicinity. He also impressed upon the social, voluntary and other NGOs to come forward to grow trees on a mass scale in a mission mode. He highly appreciated the efforts of Mr. Johal and Mr. Bagha for bringing this superb publication on trees which would help the budding horticulturists and environmentalists to plant trees in a planned manner for the beautification and landscaping in the rural as well as urban areas.
The Chief Minister accompanied by his Special Principal Secretary Dr. SK Raju.
