Jalandhar May 19 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan team of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised an awareness programme in Gillan Village regarding burning Paddy Straw in the fields under the able guidance of Principal, Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen. Dr. Minakshi Duggal Mehta, Incharge UBA addressed the villagers and explained that each one of us play the role of a responsible citizen and work for the safety of environment.
The harmful effects of burning paddy straw such as pollution of environment, reducing the fertility of land were also explained to the villagers. They were also told that paddy straw can be used as fertilizer instead of burning. Dr. Minakshi Duggal Mehta expressed gratitude to Mrs. Balwinder Kaur, Sarpanch Gillan Village for providing the opportunity to interact with the villagers. Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen appreciated the efforts of team and said such initiatives are the need of the hour to achieve the objective of clean and green environment and hence contribute for the growth of the nation.