By Tricitynews
Chandigarh, 05th Feb,
2020:-The minister of Education, Forests & Tourism, Haryana
Government Kanwarpal Gujjar, on Wednesday visited Guru Nanak Sacred Forest at
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh. The Principal Chief
Conservator Forests Haryana, Mrs. Amrinder Kaur, Conservator Forests, Haryana T.P.
Singh and PCCF Wild Life Alok Verma accompanied the minister to the campus.
The minister lauded the efforts of
the College for its commendable contribution towards environment sustainability
by establishing a mini urban forest on the campus .The novelty of the idea is
planting of 550 saplings of 37 native species in an area of about 200 sq.
yards. Kanwarpal Gujjar appreciated the efforts of the College in tackling the
global issues of climate change and loss of biodiversity through this
initiative.
Mrs. Amrinder Kaur and T P Singh
appreciated the involvement of students guided by people of foresight from
academics in creating this forest .Taking the Guru Nanak Sacred Forest as a
role model, they decided to replicate such forests with native species in the
state of Haryana.
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