To make the holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi a completely plastic free zone, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has installed two plastic shredding machines with a capacity of disposing 4000 plastic bottles at a single point of time. PPCB Chairman SS Marwaha on Wednesday dedicated these machines set up by the department at local Bus Stand and Near Gurdwara Sri Ber Sahib.
These machines have been set up a cost of Rs 24 lakh. Each of the machines could shred 2000 plastic bottles into reusable material, at one point of time, that could be used by the industrial units for manufacturing their products.
Marwaha said that this was a path breaking initiative of the PPCB to ensure that the holy city was developed as a completely plastic free zone.
SCHOOL STUDENTS, RELIGIOUS PERFORMERS
The religious fervor continued in the main Pandal on the second day of mega celebrations to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. The main attraction of Wednesday's event was the religious performance by the school students from various parts of the state which was organized by Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).
Prabhjot Singh, Daljit Singh and Shivraj Singh, all the students of class 8th of Adarsh Senior Secondary School Ennakhera (Mukatsar Sahib) presented Kavishari ‘Guru Nanak Sajhi Kul de ae’ left the devotees enthralling with the message of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Apart from this, Meetjot Kaur, a student of class 7 of Modern Nabha Public Senior Secondary School also highlighted the preachings of Guru Nanak about the importance of women in society. Various renowned religious performers including Dr. Harvinder Singh Chandigarh Wale in Gurmat Sangeet, Bhai Lakhvir Singh Hazuri Ragi Darbar Sahib, Bibi Parminder Kaur Khalsa and party, Bhai Nishan Singh and party, Arwinder Singh Noor and party and Bhai Sukhbir Singh Hazuri Raagi Darbar Sahib presented various religious folks for the Sangat.
WATER ATM’S AT SULTANPUR LODHI
For facilitating the devotees attending the 550th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the water ATM’s set up at Sultanpur Lodhi are becoming centre of attraction amongst people. A total of 10 water ATM’s have been installed for this purpose.
Like a normal ATM, these water ATMs have an LED screen, on which message of water conservation gets displayed all the time. The devotees are provided with potable drinking water 24X7. Besides, tapping machines have also been installed with these water ATMs, through which water as per need gets dispensed.
MORE THAN 85% OF SPACE IN THREE TENT CITIES OCCUPIED
The tent cities constructed by the Punjab government to facilitate the devotees coming to Sultanpur Lodhi got a good response from the people as the occupancy of three tent cities constructed in the holy city crossed the 31,000 mark, which was more than 85% of its total capacity. The tent cities with a capacity of 35,000 devotees have emerged as a star attraction with people thronging these ultra modern and luxurious stay free of cost by the state government.