24-05-2025
Ludhiana MC joins hands with SHGs to turn city greener
Ludhiana: To boost greenery and community involvement, the municipal corporation has rolled out the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign across the city.
As part of this nationwide initiative by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, 40 self-help groups (SHGs) under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) have joined hands with civic officials to drive the mission forward.
The 3-day first phase, titled 'Women for Trees', kicked off on May 21 and saw SHG members and officials identifying around half a dozen key plantation sites. The next phase of the green drive is set to begin on June 5.
Executive engineer Jatinder Pal Singh, LSO Rajinder Singh, SDO Gurneelam Kumar, JE Kirpal, Urban Planner Birinder Kaur, CMMs Jaspreet Kaur, Rajinder Kaur, and Deepak Shahi, among others, are part of this initiative.
The officials shared that the members of SHGs have been provided required kits and training for taking up plantation drives. The SHG members would also be given the responsibility of maintaining the saplings planted under the campaign, with financial incentives also to be provided for the same.
MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal appealed to the residents to join this initiative and work for spreading greenery in their surroundings. He urged the residents to support the authorities in keeping the city clean and green.
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