Celebrated on 5 June every year, “World Environment Day” was founded by United Nations, to encourage awareness and action among masses for environmental protection.
The year 2022 is a historic milestone for the community of global environmental, as this year marks 50 years since the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972.
The day is celebrated to generate awareness regarding the importance of healthy environment, the threats our environment is facing and how to take initiatives to protect our environment. Different countries and organisations encourage such practices in their own way.
Dera Sacha Sauda, a socio spiritual organisation, has bagged place in World Records for environmental protection initiatives, held under the guidance of the Dera chief Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan.
Dera Sacha Sauda supports cleanliness and also promotes cleanliness of surroundings in every possible way.
CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGNS By Dera Sacha Sauda
With the aim to have clean environment and to prevent diseases caused by unhygienic environment, the true spiritual master Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan initiated Cleanliness campaign with millions of volunteers and with this Cleanliness Drive, the volunteers have cleaned many cities till date, and this has gotten stronger over the years.
The first city to be cleaned was “Delhi”, the capital of India and the latest city to have Cleanliness Campaign was “Rohtak” in Haryana on 23rd April 2022.
This not only make people realize the importance of clean surroundings but many fell in love with keeping the environment clean and enjoying the nature in possible purest form.
TREE PLANTATION DRIVES By Dera Sacha Sauda
With the initiative of “Nurture the nature”, Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers are not just planting trees but are also taking care of already planted ones. We are living because of these trees, our environment is liveable because of the tress, we get all sorts of environmental and health benefits from them. These are the beauty of nature and are contemplated as the lungs of the earth which help in decreasing soil erosion, offsetting carbon emissions and give food to many.
So, to restore the environment, Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers conduct mega tree plantation drives, and give the gift of tree plantation to their spiritual master, and have planted more than 4 crore trees so far and also nurtured them. A considerable % of total planted trees are flourishing and proving as one of the biggest boon for our environment.
With the teachings of their spiritual master Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan who is the current chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, the volunteers not only participate in tree plantation drives but also plant trees on the day of happy occasion in their life and have actually adopted a new way of celebration by giving gift of tree to the environment.
4 world records are also bagged by Dera Sacha Sauda for planting maximum trees across the globe in a single time. This has shown great impact on surroundings.
SHUN THE USE OF PLASTIC: An initiative by DSS
With the continuous use of plastic bags and bottles and also due to their convienence, we are addicted to using plastic and do not want to change to any other option, but we have to understand, that the plastic which is convenient for us is not appropriate for our environment and it keeps ruining it.
On the single call of Dera Sacha Sauda chief, his millions of followers shunned the use of plastic and resorted to jute or cloth bags instead of plastic bags. Like them, we can also change our ways to protect our environment, let’s take an oath not to use plastic. It’s way too necessary to break this cycle of plastic usage to keep our environment safe.
USE ENERGY CAUTIOUSLY
Protecting the environment does not only mean planting trees or keeping the environment clean, we also need to reduce the level of gases being emitted in the environment. This can be done by changing some our habits and ways.
Keeping the switches off when the related electrical appliances are not in use, use of solar panels are a great source of lowering carbon dioxide emissions, and thus saving energy to a great extent. This all is also helpful in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Dera Sacha Sauda has built biogas plant and has encouraged Lakhs to do so along with use of Solar panels for electricity.
TRASH IN DUSTBIN
Doing mega cleanliness drives can clean the cities, when they are done but what after that? We live here and it is the only environment we have so we should complete our responsibility to keep our surroundings clean. For Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers, every day is cleanliness day as, It’s not just one day that the Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers keep the surroundings clean, but every moment, they dispose the trash well and not throw it anywhere.
With the initiative of environment conservation, the Volunteers aim to aspire the young minds that our planet is in dire need of being protected and conserved.
JOIN THE HANDS IN KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN
All these initiatives Led by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan and his volunteers are leaving a positive impact on the environment. We are thankful to the spiritual master Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan for guiding millions of people to adopt these habits and work on such initiatives as these activities are ensuring the best outcomes in the future.
Individuals can be the drivers to initiate the change, and this has been proved by the volunteers of Dera Sacha Sauda, environmental protection initiatives taken by them has transformational impact on our environment. Let’s all come together and work for protection of our environment.
Writing credits: Daisy