*MCC to start ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign from 9th August*
*Soil from all 35 wards to be brought in ‘Amrit Kalash’*
Chandigarh, August 7:- In order to honour the brave freedom fighters and bravehearts who sacrificed their lives for the country, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh will start ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign from 9th August, 2023 by organizing various programmes, as per directions of UT Administration and Govt of India.
In a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Sh. Anup Gupta, Mayor, Chandigarh and presided over by Sh. Vinay Partap Singh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh in the presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC and attended by all councilors and senior officers of MCC.
During the meeting the Deputy Commissioner apprised that Govt. of India has charted out Nationwide celebration of ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ Programme (Mitti Ko Naman, Veeron Ka Vandan) remembering bravehearts/veers from 9th to 30th August, 2023. He informed that a State level programme will be organized for erecting Silaphalakam, on which quote form Sh. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister and names of the Veers are to be inscribed. Panch Pran Pledge promising to commit to National building will be taken holding mitti in hand and selfies will be taken of the same. Every programme dedicated to ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ will be concluded by Hoisting of National Flag and Rashtragan.
The Deputy Commissioner further informed that a State level programme named ‘Vasudha Vandhan’ will be celebrated by plantation of 75 indigenous saplings. Municipal Commissioner Ms. Anindita Mitra said that the MCC has chalked out a plan to start ‘Vasudha Vandhan’ programme from 9th August by planting saplings of trees by the Mayor and thereafter, plantation will be held in different parks graced by respective area Councillors. She further apprised that MCC is also going to celebrate Teej Festival dedicating the festival to ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ theme from 19th to 20th August, 2023.
The Deputy Commissioner further informed that a unique garden named Amrit Vatika will be developed in New Delhi for which a State level programme i.e. Kalash Yatra collecting maati from every ward is to be conducted from 16th to 20th August, 2023. Municipal Corporation Chandigarh may chalk out the programme/schedule for collecting mati from different wards in this regard. The mitti collected from different wards will be sent collectively to New Delhi for Finale Event which is to be held from 27th to 30th August, 2023, he added.
He further said that Har Ghar Tiranga programme will also to be held Nationwide from 13th to 15th August, 2023, for which National Flags are to be distributed/sold to the households/residents of Chandigarh for hosting the same at their houses/shops.
