*Municipal Corporation launches unique initiative on the World Environment Day*
*Mayor & Commissioner reach out to citizens to Plant trees*
*Distribute Tulsi Plants at Horticulture Nursery Sector 23*
*Chandigarh, June 5:-* To encourage the community to keep their surroundings green, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) launched a new initiative by distributing Tulsi (Basil) plants at the Rose Horticulture Nursery in Sector 23. This initiative aims to encourage citizens to purchase and plant trees from the MCC nursery at subsidized prices.
City Mayor Sh. Kuldeep Kumar and Municipal Commissioner Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS distributed Tulsi plants to the citizens of the city beautiful to mark World Environment Day under the “Swachhata Ki Mohar” initiative.
The Mayor said that the Municipal Corporation has demonstrated its strong commitment to enhancing the city’s green cover by successfully exceeding its tree and shrub plantation targets for the financial year 2023-24. The MCC had set a target of planting 54,398 plants, including 6,025 trees and 48,370 shrubs, but exceeded this target by planting a total of 72,864 plants, including 6,784 trees and 66,080 shrubs across the city.
He further added that for the upcoming financial year 2024-25, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has set an even more ambitious target of planting 60,460 plants citywide, including both trees and shrubs. The plantation drive will span various sectors, parks, green belts, community centers, rehabilitation colonies, and other key locations around Chandigarh.
Municipal Commissioner Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS emphasized that it is high time we take proactive measures to save our environment and land for the future. She said that each citizen must take ownership of attaining a zero-waste lifestyle by segregating waste properly, conserving water, adopting home composting, eliminating single-use plastics, and encouraging the entire community to do the same.
Earlier, the Mayor and Commissioner also planted saplings of trees and shrubs at Sector 23 Park, motivating citizens to participate in the greening efforts.
