Governor KK Paul inaugurated Rotary’s Panchsheel District conference 2016 by lighting the ceremonial lamp on Saturday. In his address, Dr Paul said that this international organisation had made many achievements in the field of social welfare, working selflessly for humanity.
Rotary was the most progressive voluntary organisation in the world which was involved in public service. There was no better example than Rotary as far as the best utilisation of human resources for selfless public good was concerned. This could be a source of inspiration for other organizations. The energy and dedication shown by Rotary in working for the relief of people who suffered in the natural calamity of 2013 at Kedarnath and Rudraprayag areas was greatly appreciable.
In the context of Uttarakhand, he also called upon Rotarians to work towards a Clean Uttarakahnd by focusing on environment conservation and launch a campaign of eradicating polythene from the State. The organization’s support was also needed to make the Swachh Bharat mission successful in the state. He also sought support for setting up of blood banks in Rudraprayag, Tehri, Champawat and Bageshwar .
He wished the conference success and said he was confident that society would benefit from the deliberations.
David Hilton, Governor of Rotary district 3080 welcomed the Governor and presented him with a memento. The Governor also released the souvenir of Rotary district 3080 on the occasion.
Present as special guests were Swami Chidananda Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Ian Risley, representative of the president of Rotary International from Australia, former president Rajendra K Saboo, social activist Dr S Farooq and many other eminent persons.