Updated 16:57 IST | Thursday, September 02, 2010
Harsimrat Badal launches fifth phase of 'Nanhi Chhan' project
Punjab Newsline Network
Monday, 09 March 2009
ANANDPUR SAHIB: The movement to save girl child and trees, known as Nanhi Chhaan on Monday got another leap when during the historical Holla Mohalla festival here, thousands of people flocked the launch of its fifth phase by Harsimrat Kaur Badal wife of deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Distributing saplings and sentiment alike, Harsimrat Badal said that the Nannhi Chhaan was determined to transform social attitudes of the region by actively campaigning against female foeticide as well as against mindless destruction of trees. “Twenty lakh (20 lakh ) saplings would be distributed by the end of 2009 and each sapling would symbolize the message of the Gurus against sex-discrimination,” declared Badal. She said that so far 1.25 lac saplings had been distributed from Amritsar, 62,000 from Talwandi sabo, 50,000 from Fatehgarh Sahib and 92,000 from Muktsar
The spontaneity and magnitude of popular response that Harsimrat Kaur Badal received against the backdrop of one of the landmark occasions of Sikh history moved her to push the horizons of her movement as she said, “ By the end of 2011, we will lit up every corner in every home with the message which the Gurus left for us as a legacy. .
Present on the occasion were the chief of the supreme Sikh religous body, the SGPC, Jathedar Avtar Singh and the head of the Takhat sri Keshgarh Sahib at the birth place of the Khalsa, Jathedar Tarlochan Singh, besides Senior leadership of the Shiromani Akali Dal and the members of the SGPC.
Harsimrat Badal while addressing a function on the occassion said that Punjab was the progressive state not only in the country but across the globe also. But, said. Badal, she lamented that the rising trend of female foeticide in Punjab had brought a bad name to the entire community of Punjabis and this slur on the fair name of development and prosperity of state must be wiped out with concerted efforts.
It may be recalled that the campaign of 'Nanhi Chhaan' was initially launched at Sri Harmandir sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar in August 2008 by distributing saplings as 'Buta Parshad' to newly wedded, expecting women and parents of newly born daughter with an objective to create awareness among people about twin issues of protecting the girl child and environment.
Distributing saplings and sentiment alike, Harsimrat Badal said that the Nannhi Chhaan was determined to transform social attitudes of the region by actively campaigning against female foeticide as well as against mindless destruction of trees. “Twenty lakh (20 lakh ) saplings would be distributed by the end of 2009 and each sapling would symbolize the message of the Gurus against sex-discrimination,” declared Badal. She said that so far 1.25 lac saplings had been distributed from Amritsar, 62,000 from Talwandi sabo, 50,000 from Fatehgarh Sahib and 92,000 from Muktsar
The spontaneity and magnitude of popular response that Harsimrat Kaur Badal received against the backdrop of one of the landmark occasions of Sikh history moved her to push the horizons of her movement as she said, “ By the end of 2011, we will lit up every corner in every home with the message which the Gurus left for us as a legacy. .
Present on the occasion were the chief of the supreme Sikh religous body, the SGPC, Jathedar Avtar Singh and the head of the Takhat sri Keshgarh Sahib at the birth place of the Khalsa, Jathedar Tarlochan Singh, besides Senior leadership of the Shiromani Akali Dal and the members of the SGPC.
Harsimrat Badal while addressing a function on the occassion said that Punjab was the progressive state not only in the country but across the globe also. But, said. Badal, she lamented that the rising trend of female foeticide in Punjab had brought a bad name to the entire community of Punjabis and this slur on the fair name of development and prosperity of state must be wiped out with concerted efforts.
It may be recalled that the campaign of 'Nanhi Chhaan' was initially launched at Sri Harmandir sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar in August 2008 by distributing saplings as 'Buta Parshad' to newly wedded, expecting women and parents of newly born daughter with an objective to create awareness among people about twin issues of protecting the girl child and environment.
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