Plantation at DAV College of Education Hoshiarpur

Today , Bhoomi organized a plantation drive at DAV College of Education Hoshiarpur . The students of B Ed participated in the programme  enthusiastically and took a pledge to protect the environment. President of Bhoomi  Dr Rajender Sharma administered the oath to the students to work for protection and enrichment of the environment. Mr Manoj Sharma  highlighted the importance of the environmental  protection projects and need for conserving and harvesting of rain water. Mr . Rajat Kuthiala,Press Secretary  Mr Pankaj Sharma , Joint Secretary , Mr Naval Jain Project incharge of Rain water Harvesting project  and Mr Sanjiv Kumar  resource person  were present on this occasion . Principal Mr D L Anand , teachers and other staff members of the college were also present. Mrs Kuljeet , teacher of the college  celebrated her birthday by planting the first sapling.

PANCHVATI PROJECT

Bhoomi has now taken up a unique concept of 'Panchvati' . Under this project five useful trees with medicinal values and fruit bearing trees are planted on the common land in the villages and the volunteers from the village are entrusted with the job of aftercare of the plants.The idea is to inculcate the feeling of closeness to nature and its protection in the young minds and to promote the culture of sitting together at a common platform under the trees to discuss the village problems .Thus increasing the cohesion between diffrent sections of the society and to create a bond between elders and the young . At the same time promoting the efforts to save and nurture the nature .

The first such programme was held at village Ghukkarwal near Mahilpur in Distt Hoshiarpur ,Punjab on 15-3-09. The response of the villagers was very encouraging . An awareness seminar about depleting ground water table and methods to improve it was also held.

The Bhoomi members along with their families took an active part in this programme. It was quite a learnig exercise for the young kids who have never been to the villages.

The efforts of Bhoomi which has been engaged in such programmes have been lauded by Mr Avinash Khanna ,MP from Hoshiarpur who himself has taken up the issue of depleting water table in a big way. Bhoomi parivar commits itself to whole heartedly work for envirnmental issues

Dr Rajender Sharma

President , BHOOMI