JAMMU: District President National Conference Jammu Urban Dharamvir Singh Jamwal on Sunday launched a plantation drive, as part of the party’s social responsibility, at Bua Datta Parak in Ploura Ward No 59 here and urged the people to grow trees for making the city greener.
Mr Jamwal said that ecological balance was imperative for healthy environs and it was incumbent upon everybody to play his or her role towards this. He said much headway has been made in this regard under the successive National Conference governments and there was immense need to motivate the people to grow trees in vacant lands.
Mr Jawal made a passionate appeal to youngsters to play their useful role in sapling trees and help in making Jammu ecologically a safe place to live in, especially in the wake of growing pollution. He hoped that the administration will supplement this effort in a big way and generate awareness among the people about greenery for maintaining ecological balance. Former Corporator Ashok Singh and a party functionary Such Singh were also present on the occasion. The youngsters evinced great interest in the plantation drive.