Chandigarh, July 15, 2024 (Yes Punjab News)
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Sh. Banwari Lal Purohit on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas planted a sapling at the Punjab Raj Bhawan here today.
Speaking on the sidelines of the function, the Punjab Governor said that this campaign will also give a boost to the ongoing tree plantation campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ (one tree for mother) launched by the Government of India under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Sh. Narendra Modi.
The soil for planting trees has been brought by the Jammu Kashmir Study Centre (JKSC), Chandigarh Chapter, especially from Bajrang Post, which was the starting point of the Kargil War. This was the place where Capt Saurabh Kalia Ji and his soldiers from the Jat Regiment, while on patrol in May 1999, were captured by Pak Rangers and attained martyrdom in a bid to take back the post.
The Governor also emphasized the valour of the Indian armed forces in maintaining the unity and integrity of our Country. He called on the residents to promote such activities which would help not only in preserving the environment but also in creating awareness about the valour and supreme sacrifice by the Indian armed forces.
This plantation drive was undertaken as a part of a series of activities which would be conducted in the coming two weeks to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Kargil War by the Jammu Kashmir Study Centre, Chandigarh Chapter.
The first in the series of events is the Tree Plantation drive which would be conducted in all the Government Schools/Colleges in U.T., Chandigarh.
On the occasion, Mr. Vivek Chauhan, President, JKSC Chandigarh and Simrit Kahlon, Secretary, JKSC Chandigarh, briefed about activities to be carried out by JKSC during the following fortnight and thanked the Governor and the guests present for being part of the initiative.
Prominent amongst others present on the occasion included Prof. Renu Vig, Prof. Shivani Sharma, Mr. Deepak Batra, Mr. Chetan Mittal, Mr. Devinder Thakur, Mr. Vijay Vaishnavi, Mr. Jai Kumar, Mr. Jaswinder and Mr. Rakesh Sharma.
