Walking Once a Week -Instead of using Vehicle would be Good for Environment : Minister Pintso Namgyal
Gangtok,11th July :Minister,Forest & Environment ,Pintso Namgyal Lepcha,leading the Green Walk,from TItanic Park here to Deorali Forest Office ,via MG Marg here ,was accompanied by MLA cum Advisor to the Forest Deptt Tenzing Norbu Lamtha..The Green Walk today was organised by Deptt of Forest ,from Syari,Titanic Tadung College to spread awareness and encourage public to care for clean & green environment.The SEcretary cum CCF Pradeep Kumar participated along with most of the Departmental staff and Officers in their traditional costume(s).
Minister Lepcha,stressed on clean environment .’ Pollution free environment leads to fitness.Lets start going to fields and walk barefoot (on grass),in keeping with Chief Minister PS Tamang’s suggestion.’
The Minister,leading the campaign for Green Pollution Free Environment to leave a Green legacy, said ,’ State has been celebrating ‘Paryavaran Parva’ ( Environment Fest)from 1st July it will culminate on 14th July during a programme in the presence of CM .It has been organised in view of pollution -and to have better health to reduce the pollution created by vehicles.
