By Tricitynews
Reporter
Chandigarh
01st March:- Lions Clubs International (LCI), an
international NGO serving communities in over 200 countries worldwide, has
inked an MoU with Manappuram Finance Ltd., a leading gold loan NBFC, to jointly
develop public and municipal parks across India. Over the next one year, the
project will develop 100 public and
municipal parks in cities across India with children’s play equipment and
exercising equipment for adults. The cost will be shared by Lions Clubs of
India and Manappuram Finance Ltd.
The first park under the project at
Batala, Punjab, was inaugurated on 18 February 2017 by Dr Naresh Aggarwal, the
current International First Vice President of LCI. Incidentally, the Batala
born Dr. Naresh Aggarwal is due to take over as International President of LCI
in July 2017, and will become only the third Indian to hold this prestigious
office.
A
large number of people including prominent citizens of Batala, Lion members and
representatives of Manappuram Finance Ltd. were present at the inauguration.
The initiative received much acclaim from the audience.
Lions
Clubs International (LCI) is celebrating 100 years of existence. As part of the
centennial celebrations, the Lion members in India have taken up several
innovative programs for the overall betterment of quality of life of people at
large.
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