Chandigarh, July 15
To promote green and clean environment, a tree plantation drive was carried out at the Sukhna Lake area near the Gurusagar Gurdwara here today. A total of 326 NCC cadets from various institutions of Chandigarh planted 350 saplings of various medicinal and fruit plants.
Colonel D Gupta, Group Commander, NCC Group HQ, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. Captain (Indian Navy) GM Singh, Commanding Officer and Commander Lekh Raj, Executive Officer, 1 Chandigarh Naval Unit NCC, Chandigarh, executed the event. In addition, associate NCC officers from various institutions and staff of 1 Chandigarh Naval Unit NCC, Chandigarh, were also present during the drive.
The NCC cadets of various institutions have come forward in large numbers to make this movement a great success. The NCC units under the NCC Group HQ, Chandigarh, have also kick started their respective campaigns at different locations of UT Chandigarh.