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MCC to organize Environment Week from 5^th to 11^th June

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Chandigarh, June 5:- Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh today launched ‘Back to Roots’ campaign in a bid to contribute towards improving the environment by involving citizens to join together and make some efforts for tree plantation during “Environment Week” started from 5^th June to 11^th June, 2022.

The Mayor launched the campaign during a tree plantation programme during which she planted saplings of Camphor tree in the green belt, Bapu Dham, Sector 26, Chandigarh. Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor & area councilor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Manoj Kumar, MC Councillor, senior citizens, local residents and children also planted saplings of various ornamental and medicinal plants in the green belt.

While speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh is going to organize “Environment Week” from 5^th June to 11^th June on different themes each day including “Back to Roots”, which has been started today from tree plantation at a green belt in sector 26. She said that approximately 48000 medicinal and ornamental plants/shrubs based on specific themes will be planted over a period of 3 months having varieties with life span of more than 100 years.

She said that theme based plantation will be done under the ‘Back to Roots’ campaign in different parks including medicinal plants in big parks and green belts and ornamental plants, trees and shrubs will be planted in neighbourhood parks.

The Mayor said that significance of different trees including their life span and usages will also be publicized among citizens to get benefits from the plants and their involvement towards adopting trees for their safety and upkeep in their surrounding neighbourhood parks.

Citing some examples, the Mayor said that trees like Neem (Azadirachta indica) having maximum life span of more than 200 to 250 years has anti-inflammatory property which helps reduces acne and is a rich source of vitamin E which help repair damaged skin cells etc. similarly, Amla having life span of more than 100 years has antibacterial & astringent properties which help improve the body’s immunity system and is used in a lot of shampoos and conditioners. It also contains high levels of vitamin C which helps reduce hair fall and also strengthens the roots & maintains hair color.

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The Mayor said that Camphor, Sita Ashok, Moulsari and other similar medicinal plants having life span of more than 75 years will be planted in the parks by involving citizens of city beautiful so that the City, known as green city will strengthen its roots to save environment.

In addition to that a plogging drive at N-choe & New Lake, Sector 42, Chandigarh was organized by the MCC in collaboration with Yuvsatta NGO, St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, Earth Day Network-India and Riders of Royal Enfield motorcycles during which over 300 Kg of plastic bottles, glass, wrappers and other waste collected during two hour endeavor.

Chandigarh June 03, 2022

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The cycling enthusiasts from all walks of life, from all age categories, celebrated the World Bicycle Day in Chandigarh by taking part in the cyclothon, kicked off from the Panjab University campus, on Friday.

Over 1000 cyclists, including cycle rallies from different PU hostels and NSS volunteers, were part of the Bicycle carnival to spread the message of ‘Cycle for Your Happy, Hearty and Healthy Life’. 

The cycling route of 11 km was started from the Panjab University Rose Garden near the Administrative office, Sector 14, Chandigarh, to Sukhna Lake and back. 

The Chandigarh chapter of BYCS – a global social enterprise guided by the belief that bicycles transform cities and cities transform the world – and Chandigarh Cycling group in association with the State Bank of India, supported by Panjab University, organised the cycling event. 

The Cyclothon was flagged off by Chander Shekhar Sharma, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, in presence of PU Registrar Professor YP Verma, Professor Kashmir Singh, Secretary to Vice-Chancellor, Professor Prashant Gautam, Director Sports, PU, and Dr Rakesh Mohindra, Bicycle Mayor of Chandigarh Chapter of BYCS. 

Apart from the residents of Chandigarh and surrounding areas, the cyclists from Punjab Panthers group, Patiala, and Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, especially came all the way to Chandigarh to be part of the World Bicycle Day celebrations. 

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The youngest rider, five-year-old Aganzul Preet Singh was honoured with a special appreciation prize. 

“Our motto for this year’s World Bicycle Day celebrations is ‘Cycle for Your Happy, Hearty and Healthy Life’ and I am happy that we are able to spread the message through the cyclothon,” says Dr. Mohindra, who is an avid cycle promoter and is working on the social issues that can be addressed through cycling. “World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle – a simple, affordable, clean, and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. We also try to make the Cyclothon a zero waste event.”

The event is held under ‘India Cycles4Change Challenge. The registration for the cyclothon was free of cost and the participants were given T-shirts, appreciation certificates and refreshments. 

CSCL organized 8.4 Kms cycle rally from Jan Marg, Rose Garden to mark World Bicycle Day

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Chandigarh, June 3:- Chandigarh, a city which has the distinction of having 200 Kms. Of dedicated cycle tracks and the largest Public Bike sharing system in the country, with 2500 cycles on road and 2500 more cycles in the pipeline, celebrated the World Bicycle Day with a difference.

A cycle rally organized to mark the world bicycle day, the Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. has dedicated it to the real champions of cycling including sanitation workers, public health workers, gardeners, road and construction workers, who commute to work on their bicycles, carrying their tiffin boxes, work all day long and go back to their homes on their bicycles. To ensure their road safety, reflective stickers were pasted on the bicycles to make them visible at night.

The rally was flagged of at 6.30 am by Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, city Mayor alongwith Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. amid cycle lovers of city and prominent persons of the city. The rallies started from Jan Marg from Rose Garden side and passed towards Rock Garden & Sukhna Lake and culminate at the start point after completing 8.4 Kms route.

More than 1000 participants, including the councilors, employees of Municipal Corporation, professional cyclists, students, local residents etc. participated enthusiastically in this cycle rally, organized by CSCL in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank. 500 smart bikes were also arranged for the cycle lovers to take free rides today.

While addressing the cycle lovers, the Mayor said that the people who daily cycle to work are the real promoters of cycling in any city and the authorities should come forward to encourage and motivate such people by providing necessary support to them and by creating platforms to the cyclists in their workplaces. She said that this time the CSCL has taken unique initiative to mark the world bicycle day by involving the regular cyclists, who peddle cycle to work daily to boost their moral and contribution towards environment.

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The Mayor said that the officials and staff of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh who can use a bicycle regularly to come to the office should use it on a regular basis. Also all the employees will be encouraged to cycle to the office once a month.

She said that it is very important to make people aware about the importance of using bicycles for transportation. There is a need to create environmental awareness by avoiding pollution caused by vehicles. All ages of people will be motivated to use the cycle for daily commute.

Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. congratulated all the cycle lovers of city on World Bicycle Day and emphasized that cycling is the most convenient way to commute to work as it avoid traffic woes and made the cyclist feel happy. She said that if not possible for day long ride, one should start with smaller distances, may be a ride to the grocery store or in a local park.

The event was a ‘Zero Waste’ event and water dispensers were provided at the venue and throughout the route. The rally also contributed towards ensuring Chandigarh’s strong participation in the ‘One-day Cycling Challenge for cities and city leaders’- an inter-city competition being organized by the Smart Cities Mission.

Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Mahesh Inder Singh Sidhu and Sh. Sorabh Joshi, councilors, Sh. D.V. Manohar, Chairman, Smart Bike, representatives from Kotak Mahindra Bank and other senior officers of CSCL and Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh have also took part in the cycle rally.