In view of the increasing footfall of tourists at hill station Panchari amid the scorching heat, the potential of the area has been over explored giving rise to accumulation of garbage and plastic waste which is affecting the scenic view of the area.
On the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Sachin Kumar Vaishya, a cleanliness drive was today conducted by Tehsil Administration here at Tehsil Headquarters Panchari. District Development Council member Panchari Jasvir Singh, Tehsildar Panchari, Vipan Kumar, Principal GHSS Panchari , SHO Panchari , Sarpanch Chulna, officials of Revenue, Forest, Education and various other departments, Local people including students and staff members participated in the drive with full enthusiasm.
The programme was an initiative to make everyone responsible towards our environment and spread the message of ‘Clean India Green India’. The programme was highly successful and joyful.
The programme started with the flagging off the rally from GHSS Panchari towards Deodar Forest wherein a public message was flashed by raising slogans. Later the entire Deodar Forest was cleaned by all the participants and the garbage collected was disposed of properly.
The participants, after having light refreshment, interacted and shared their views and the programme culminated at Tehsil Headquarters Panchari.
