GOLDEN TEMPLE SRI DARBAR SAHIB RECOGNISED FOR BEING THE FIRST RELIGIOUS TEMPLE/INSTITUTION TO BAN PLASTIC
No plastic Zone Certificate
Amrisar, Harshprateek: IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network, an NGO that began with the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Today, 49 years later, it partners with over 50,000 organisations in some 196 countries. Both the organisations have partnered together to take the environment forward in India. IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network had joined hands to campaign for “End Plastic Pollution”. The campaign which was successfully launched during Sikh Environmental Day in March 2018 had a significant impact on several institutions across India with one of the premiers being Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple, Amritsar. In March 2018, a delegation headed by Dr Satnam Singh Ahluwalia – Chairman IHA Foundation and Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India handed over a Memorandum to the Chief Secretary Dr.Roop Singh ji of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) with a request to ban plastic in Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple as part of our campaign “End Plastic Pollution”, our global theme 2018-19 – a IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network initiative, to work towards Plastic Free India. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) took prompt action and from April 1st, 2018, plastic was banned within Sri Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple complex, thereby making it a “No Plastic Zone” and also started using biodegradable materials. We are very thankful to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and SGPC for effectively implementing the ban on 1st April, 2018. This small initiative has brought about a bigger awareness in India as well as all over the world. A delegation of IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network represented by Dr Satnam Singh Ahluwalia – Chairman IHA Foundation along with Ms. Kathleen Rogers – World President Earth Day Network (Washington DC,USA), Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India and other dignitaries today on 5th February 2019 presented a certificate to Dr.Roop Singh ji, Chief Secretary of the Management Committee Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with his members for their initiative in making Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple Amritsar the first religious temple/institution in India to ban plastic, thereby taking the lead in saving our mother Earth.
No plastic Zone Certificate Honor To SGPC
IHA FOUNDATION EARTH DAY NETWORK INDIA 81/1, J K PAL ROAD, New Alipore ‘D’ Block Extension, Kolkata – 700 038 Kolkata Office : 8/2, Burdwan Road, Alipore, Kolkata – 700 027, India E : ihafoundationkol.india@gmail.com | satnam.kolkata@gmail.com Head Quarter : 1616 P Street, NW, Suite 340 Washington, D.C.2003 M : 98302 10059 | 98311 99333 M : 98313 56476 Email: earthdaynetworkindia@gmail.com Dr.Satnam Singh Ahluwalia, Chairman IHA Foundation said “As this year is the 550th year of the Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who said about nature in his bani “pavan guru paani pitaah, mata dharat mahat, divas raat dui daee daya kheylai sakal jagat”, that Air is our guru, Water our father, Earth is our mother. They give us life; we sleep in their laps day and night, so we should always respect them. IHA Foundation along with Earth Day Network has lined up several projects to protect mother earth, environment and climate.” Ms.Kathleen Rogers – World President Earth Day Network (Washington DC,USA) said “I have come a long way from Washington DC, only because i am impressed by the prompt initiative taken by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), thereby showing that faith and reason must come together to build a true global solidarity necessary for our current environment situation. Both Earth Day Network and IHA Foundation would love to work with SGPC in future on environmental projects” “If you can’t be in awe of Mother Nature, there’s something wrong with you. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution.” said Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India In case of any further coordination. On this occasion S. Manjeet Singh Bath, S. Balwinder Singh, S. Jora Singh, Mr.Dashmeshbir Singh, Mr Harmeet Singh, Mr Harshprateek Singh, Mr Rahat Arora was present.
Amrisar, Harshprateek: IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network, an NGO that began with the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Today, 49 years later, it partners with over 50,000 organisations in some 196 countries. Both the organisations have partnered together to take the environment forward in India. IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network had joined hands to campaign for “End Plastic Pollution”. The campaign which was successfully launched during Sikh Environmental Day in March 2018 had a significant impact on several institutions across India with one of the premiers being Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple, Amritsar. In March 2018, a delegation headed by Dr Satnam Singh Ahluwalia – Chairman IHA Foundation and Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India handed over a Memorandum to the Chief Secretary Dr.Roop Singh ji of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) with a request to ban plastic in Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple as part of our campaign “End Plastic Pollution”, our global theme 2018-19 – a IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network initiative, to work towards Plastic Free India. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) took prompt action and from April 1st, 2018, plastic was banned within Sri Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple complex, thereby making it a “No Plastic Zone” and also started using biodegradable materials. We are very thankful to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and SGPC for effectively implementing the ban on 1st April, 2018. This small initiative has brought about a bigger awareness in India as well as all over the world. A delegation of IHA Foundation and Earth Day Network represented by Dr Satnam Singh Ahluwalia – Chairman IHA Foundation along with Ms. Kathleen Rogers – World President Earth Day Network (Washington DC,USA), Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India and other dignitaries today on 5th February 2019 presented a certificate to Dr.Roop Singh ji, Chief Secretary of the Management Committee Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with his members for their initiative in making Sri Darbar Sahib Golden Temple Amritsar the first religious temple/institution in India to ban plastic, thereby taking the lead in saving our mother Earth.
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| No plastic Zone Certificate Honor To SGPC |
IHA FOUNDATION EARTH DAY NETWORK INDIA 81/1, J K PAL ROAD, New Alipore ‘D’ Block Extension, Kolkata – 700 038 Kolkata Office : 8/2, Burdwan Road, Alipore, Kolkata – 700 027, India E : ihafoundationkol.india@gmail.com | satnam.kolkata@gmail.com Head Quarter : 1616 P Street, NW, Suite 340 Washington, D.C.2003 M : 98302 10059 | 98311 99333 M : 98313 56476 Email: earthdaynetworkindia@gmail.com Dr.Satnam Singh Ahluwalia, Chairman IHA Foundation said “As this year is the 550th year of the Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who said about nature in his bani “pavan guru paani pitaah, mata dharat mahat, divas raat dui daee daya kheylai sakal jagat”, that Air is our guru, Water our father, Earth is our mother. They give us life; we sleep in their laps day and night, so we should always respect them. IHA Foundation along with Earth Day Network has lined up several projects to protect mother earth, environment and climate.” Ms.Kathleen Rogers – World President Earth Day Network (Washington DC,USA) said “I have come a long way from Washington DC, only because i am impressed by the prompt initiative taken by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), thereby showing that faith and reason must come together to build a true global solidarity necessary for our current environment situation. Both Earth Day Network and IHA Foundation would love to work with SGPC in future on environmental projects” “If you can’t be in awe of Mother Nature, there’s something wrong with you. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution.” said Ms Karuna Singh Regional Director South Asia & Country Director India In case of any further coordination. On this occasion S. Manjeet Singh Bath, S. Balwinder Singh, S. Jora Singh, Mr.Dashmeshbir Singh, Mr Harmeet Singh, Mr Harshprateek Singh, Mr Rahat Arora was present.
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