Special Report
Editorial
Op-Ed
Opinion
Columns

Politics
Literature
Music
Art & Culture
Sikh Religion
Rights
1984
Books
Education
Business

Entertainment
Lifestyle
Travel
Health
Heritage
Sports
Kids Corner

Panjab
India
Pakistan
South Asia
US of A
Canada
Asia-Pacific
UK
Europe
Middle East
Africa
World
 

Archives
Newsletter
Advertise

Obituaries

Feedback
Contact Us
About Us
Site Map

Akal takht jathedar calls for green move
WSN Network

SULTANPUR LODHI: Declaring water resources as a gift of God to mankind, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has given a call to the Sikh community across the world to work for a clean environment.

He said it was the need of the day to focus on environmental issues, especially the preservation of natural water resources.

"Not only Sikhs in Punjab but across the world should pay attention to cleaning up and maintaining God-gifted water resources, rather than building new gurdwaras. Caring for the environment is our moral, religious and social responsibility, and we should concentrate on the problems relating to it," he said.

Speaking at the anniversary celebrations of "kar sewa" (voluntary service) on the Kali Bein here, Giani Gurbachan Singh lauded the effort put in to clean up the rivulet, while calling upon the people of Punjab to take up other rivers too. He noted the use of religious idiom and symbolism for motivating people to work on the Bein was a good idea.

Dr Inderjit Kaur, head of the All-India Pingalwara Charitable Trust, recalled the contribution of Bhagat Puran Singh, who founded the trust in Amritsar, in creating environmental awareness as far back as a few decades, when people were yet to realise it as a matter of concern.

On the occasion, pioneer of the river clean-up movement in Punjab Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal said now he would turn attention to the Kala Sanghian drain, Chitti Bein and the Sutlej to stop the inflow of dirty water into these water bodies.

29 July  2009
 

Bookmark with

Reddit    Yahoo     Furl    Delicious