Srinagar, Apr 6 (JKNS): Chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board and Minister of State Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Monday kick-started a mega plantation drive from Shah-e-Hamdan Eidgah in Srinagar, aiming to promote greenery and environmental sustainability across Waqf-managed sites.
Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board and Minister of State, Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Monday begun the mega plantation drive of Waqf Board starting from Shah-e-Hamdan Eidgah in Srinagar.
Waqf Board officials, students of Sultan-ul-Arifin Waqf Higher Secondary School & prominent people from the locality participated in this special event. The drive begun with Waqf Chairperson planting a tree herself in the historic Eidgah. This drive has been initiated by the Board to create greener environment at all Waqf managed sites and places of spiritual importance.
“In this world of acute pollution, we all have responsibility of creating more green spaces for ensuring a healthy environment around us. Thus we are beginning this mega drive which will continue at all important places under the Waqf Board management”, said Dr Darakhshan. She appealed to the people to come forward & join this mission to make it a huge success throughout Jammu & Kashmir.
“People’s participation is solicited to make it a success. Plantation beautifies the landscape and also creates a pollution free campus. We need to make plantation a habit in our lives”, said Andrabi. (JKNS)