Ludhiana: 100 saplings were planted

Ludhiana: With an aim to promote greenery, a plantation drive was launched by the members of Ludhiana Focal Point Association, Phase IV-A, in the presence of Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Sandeep Rishi on Tuesday.

The association has fixed a target of planting 1,000 tree saplings in around 5 acres in Phase IV-A and 100 tree saplings were planted on Tuesday. The plantation drive will continue in the coming days.

Office-bearers of the association, including Chairman Rajan Gupta, Co-Chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta, President Rakesh Garg, among others said the association holds a plantation drive in the area every year. They added that the association has set a target of planting 1,000 tree saplings this year and would also ensure their survival and maintenance.

MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi urged the industrialists in other areas of the Focal Point to come forward and take up plantation drives in their surrounding areas. Rishi said the civic body was also taking up plantation drives under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign across the city. The campaign is being run under the National Clean Air Programme.