Progress must go with green initiatives, Chandigarh leaders say

Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has said that progress must be accompanied by environmental protection, human values and social justice. Speaking at the Independence Day event at Parade Ground, Sector 17, he highlighted Chandigarh’s achievements in infrastructure, education, healthcare, sports and digital criminal justice. He also awarded the Administrator’s Police Medal to 22 police personnel and commendation certificates to 37 UT employees.

Chandigarh mayor Saurabh Joshi separately called on residents to help build a clean, green and safe city aligned with the Viksit Bharat-2047 vision. The Times of India reports that Joshi said over 1.5 lakh saplings have been planted under the Green Chandigarh Action Plan this year, and around 7,000 saplings were planted at the Dadumajra dumping ground. He described the site’s transformation from a waste dump to a site of environmental restoration.

Both leaders urged citizen participation in waste segregation, water and power conservation, tree planting and traffic rules. The administrator said Chandigarh is expanding electric public transport, renewable energy, green cover and illuminated cycle tracks, and has completed remediation of the Dadu Majra legacy dump site.