With demonetisation encouraging the trend of e-invitations during the on-going wedding season, Haryana Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Monday urged to people to opt for paperless invitations.
The State Public Works (Building and Roads) and Forest Minister, Rao Narbir Singh urged the people to e-mail or SMS wedding invitations instead of sending printed cards in a bid to go paperless and save trees.
Speaking at a function in Gurugram, he said that time and money both are wasted in the distribution of cards. It is relatively easier and does not cost much to e-mail or send SMS, said he.
Expressing concern over the pollution level rising in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Diwali, Rao Narbir said conservation of environment is quite necessary to secure better future for the coming generations. And for this, we all should resolve to plant at least two saplings in our lives, the Minister added.
On development works in Gurugram, he said that the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram (MCG), has floated tenders for more than Rs 100 crore for renovation and improvement of the sectors falling in its jurisdiction.
Tenders would be opened in the next two to three days, said Rao Narbir Singh, adding that the repair work of roads in sectors would start within 15 days after the tenders are opened.
He said that the MCG has also drawn a plan to purchase new machines to ensure cleanliness of sewers in the low lying areas. The Minister also gave assurance that next time cleanliness of sewers would be ensured by the MCG well before the onset of the rainy season to avoid the problem of traffic jams.
He said that all-out efforts has been made by the department during the last two years to bring about improvement in the condition of roads in the state. Gurugram has become a hub of medical and education as educational
institutes and hospitals of international level are located here, added he.