Chandigarh August 4, 2021
To promote the initiative of Swachhta Bharat Pakhwada under Swachh Bharat Mission
among students and Panjab University campus residents, Department of NSS in collaboration with ‘Boys Hostel No. 2 and Horticulture Division, PU carried out a Tree Plantation cum cleanliness drive today at University Meadows near Gurudwara in PU.
The drive was launched by Dr. Sucha Singh, NSS Programme Officer. The organizing committee included the NSS Programme Officers Dr. Navneet Kaur, Dr. Vivek Kapoor, Dr. Vivek Kumar, Dr. Anuj Kumar and Dr. Naveen Kumar. The staff of boys hostel no. 2, horticulture and NSS volunteers also enthusiastically participated in the drive.
In response to this initiative, both students and staff planted 20 trees and collected the plastic waste and disposed off the same in the proper manner. NSS team motivated the participants to protect the environment from the plastic waste and make these kinds of cleanliness activities a routine to keep their surroundings clean and green.
