Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 20: We The Humans Forum for Nature and Mankind in collaboration with Swasthya Evam Shiksha Charitable Trust New Delhi, today, distributed extreme weather blankets among very poor families hailing from different villages in Pargwal sector.
Eleven very poor families from Marh Pargwal, Phagwari, Pindi, Gurha Manhasa, Channi Tawi, Nai Basti Sarwal and Rajpura falling near International Border in Pargwal sector were identified by the local representatives of We The Humans, a registered Public Charitable Trust and were provided with extreme weather blankets to save themselves from harsh cold wave.
Apart from retired Principal Secretary Law K Y S Manhas (vice chairman of the executive body of We The Humans), Mohinder Kumar (founder member), A K Verma (organizing secretary), Asiya (publicity secretary), Sanna (office secretary), Pawan Singh (Lambardar), Mohinder Singh (Sarpanch) and other prominent villagers were present in the function organized at Pargwal Panchayat Pindi.
KYS Manhas exhorted the rural people to take full care of hygiene and cleanliness around their living places and to maintain the flora and fauna of their area. He asked the rural people to be vigilant about any type of encroachments on water bodies and also contribute towards nature by planting more number of trees.
Mohinder Kumar asked the rural population to avoid single use plastic fully especially in and around their vicinity as single use plastics has devastating effect for otherwise better environment of rural areas which is also getting vitiated due to rampant use of single use plastic goods.
Asiya also addressed the gathering and asked people to avoid excessive usage of toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers in their agricultural fields, which not only have hazardous effect on users’ and consumers’ health but also have toxic effects upon soil and groundwater.
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