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SGPC floats saplings idea to save
girl child
WSN Network
AMRITSAR: The
SGPC has finally thought of a novel idea, but years after it was
first suggested by many experts. Under a plan called “Nanhi Chaan”,
the SGPC in association with the Punjab government and a private
company, will ensure that people visiting Harmandar Sahib get free
saplings to be named after the girl child, along with water from the
holy ‘sarovar’, from August 27 onwards.
“There is a
strong parallel in the bonds between a mother and child on one hand
and trees and the earth on the other. So these two ideas are brought
together through the ‘Nanhi Chhaan’ scheme,” said DC Kahan Singh
Pannu. He said the saplings (‘buta prasad’) could either be planted
by newly wed women or mothers with daughters.
The initiative
is the brain child of Harpal Singh, chairman of Ranbaxy Laboratories
and Impact Projects. “Apart from saplings of ‘neem’ and ‘ber’, which
find mention in Gurbani, saplings of other species suitable to the
environ ment will be distributed,” said Harpal.
The district
administration is planning to distribute more than 2 lakh saplings,
which are being provided by the Forest Department, till September
30.
About 50,000
saplings have reached Harmandar Sahib.
SAD president
Sukhbir Badal’s wife Harsimrat Kaur will launch the scheme from the
‘galliara’ of Harmandar Sahib. Incidentally, Sukhbir and his family
had come under strong criticism when a whole lot of ads had appeared
in the media thanking God for giving a 'waaris' to the family. The
ads appeared after Sukhbir and his wife were blessed with a son. The
couple have an elder daughter, who apparently was not seen as a
rightful 'waaris' by family and its well wishers.
27 August, 2008
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