New Delhi: Dropping enough hints that Haryana government is environment conscious and is leaving no stone unturned to achieve a clean and green environment, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on June 19 launched a scheme to accelerate tree plantation in the state and ensure active participation of school students in initiatives to protect the environment. Under this unique scheme, after every six months, the government will incentivise students with Rs. 50 for every tree they plant and nurture. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting to review the progress of five environment friendly schemes of different departments in Chandigarh.
Presided over a meeting to review the progress of five environment friendly schemes of different departments in Chandigarh today. pic.twitter.com/1yTPlVZbU4
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 19, 2018
Sharing information on the scheme, the Chief Minister said, “Under a unique scheme to ensure the active participation of school students in environmental protection, the Government will give Rs. 50 per student incentive amount after every six months on every living tree planted by the student. This incentive amount will be granted for a period of up to three years.”
पर्यावरण संरक्षण में स्कूली छात्रों की सक्रिय भागीदारी सुनिश्चित करने के लिए एक अनूठी योजना के तहत सरकार छात्र द्वारा लगाए गए हर जीवित वृक्ष पर हर छह महीने के बाद 50 रुपये प्रति छात्र प्रोत्साहन राशि देगी। यह प्रोत्साहन राशि तीन साल तक की अवधि के लिए दी जाएगी।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 19, 2018
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For the same, the students will be provided with books on environment conservation and the drive will be launched by the school education department on July 10. Under this, students of both government and private school, studying from class 6 to 12, will be encouraged to plant at least one tree in their house or at a public place.
राज्यव्यापी वृक्षारोपण अभियान भी शुरू किया जाएगा जिसके अंतर्गत सरकारी और निजी Schools के छठी से 12 वीं कक्षा के छात्रों को उनके घर के परिसर या किसी भी सार्वजनिक जगह पर कम से कम एक पेड़ लगाने के लिए प्रेरित किया जाएगा।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 19, 2018
Apart from this, the state government took forward its decision to ban on single-use plastic bottles in all government offices. During the meeting, it was decided that from today (June 20) onwards, water bottles made of glass will be used.
प्रदेश सरकार ने हाल ही में प्रदेश के सरकारी कार्यालयों में एकल उपयोग वाली Plastic की पानी की Bottles का उपयोग प्रतिबंधित किया है। कल से हरियाणा सिविल सचिवालय में एकल उपयोग वाली Bottles की जगह दोबारा प्रयोग में लाई जा सकने वाली कांच की पानी की Bottles का उपयोग किया जाएगा।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 19, 2018
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To conserve water, the state government also decided to accelerate the ‘Install tap, save water’ campaign which will continue till December 31, 2018. In the first phase, the goal is to install one lakh taps. Apart from this, the government will provide one lakh taps to the Department of Development and Panchayat to be installed in villages with the help of volunteers.
राज्य में 'टोंटी लगाओ, पानी बचाओ' अभियान को शुरू किया है जो 31 Dec, 2018 तक जारी रहेगा। इसके तहत पहले चरण में 1 लाख टोंटियां लगाने का लक्ष्य है। इसके अलावा, गांवों में ग्रवित स्वयंसेवकों द्वारा टोंटियां लगाने हेतु विकास व पंचायत विभाग को एक लाख टोंटियां प्रदान की जाएंगी।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 19, 2018
On the eve of the 45th World Environment Day, five major decisions where taken in Haryana these include ban on single-use plastic water bottles in all government offices, making Haryana a polythene free state, plantation of 20 lakh saplings, replacing halogen and sodium bulbs and tubelights with LED bulbs and digging of 1,000 pits for groundwater recharge and rainwater harvesting.
Significant Environment-Friendly Decision of Haryana Government to Maintain Ecological Balance. #WorldEnvironmentDay pic.twitter.com/vaSTCcOJYU
— CMO Haryana (@cmohry) June 4, 2018
