Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released the commemorative environmental calendar at Dharamshala in Kangra today, marking 50 activities to be undertaken during the Golden Jubilee Year of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPPCB). He also launched the official 50 Year's Golden Jubilee Logo.
The Chief Minister congratulated the HP State Pollution Control Board on its 50th anniversary and appreciated their efforts to preserve the environment. The environmental calendar outlines 50 key activities to celebrate 50 environmentally significant days between 21st December, 2024 and 21st December 2025.
These activities were aimed at raising awareness and promoting environmental conservation among the people across the State. The newly launched Golden Jubilee Logo would be prominently displayed on all official correspondence of the HPPCB. Regional offices and laboratories of the Board would also commemorate the day by organizing cleanliness drives on 21st December, 2024.
A special commemorative event would be organized in the last fortnight of January, 2025 or the first fortnight of February, 2025 to mark the Golden Jubilee Year. During the event, retired employees of the Board would be felicitated in the presence of dignitaries.
Education Minister Rohit Thakur, Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar, Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania, MLAs Sanjay Rattan, Sanjay Awasthy, Suresh Kumar, Sudarshan Babloo, Vivek Sharma, Malender Rajan, Hardeep Singh Bawa, Neeraj Nayyar, Additional Chief Secretary Onkar Chand Sharma, Member Secretary of HPPCB Anil Joshi and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.