Mayor launches “Back to Roots” campaign on World Environment Day
MCC to organize Environment Week from 5th to 11th June
National Tele24 News
Viany Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
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 5th June
to 11th 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 5th June to 11th 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 neighborhood
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 neighborhood 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. 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.
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