AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today celebrated the Gurtagaddi Diwas of the seventh Guru, Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji, as Environment Day and planted saplings at Guru Ke Bagh located in the Sri Darbar Sahib complex.
Earlier, the Bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib was held at the Diwan Hall of Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib affiliated to Sri Darbar Sahib.
On this occasion, the Raagi Jatha of Bhai Gurdev Singh Khalsa performed Gurbani Kirtan and Kathavachak Bhai Harmitar Singh shared Gurmat thoughts.
Meanwhile, SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami paid homage and respect to Guru Sahib by planting saplings at Guru Ke Bagh located between Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall and Langar Sri Guru Ramdas Ji, promoting the message of environmental conservation.
Advocate Dhami said that the life of the seventh Guru, Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji, is inspiring for environmental conservation.
He said that on this day related to Guru Sahib, it is everyone's duty to promote this message.
He said that the SGPC is active at the grassroots level along with environmental awareness, under which efforts are being made to increase greenery by planting fruit-bearing and shade trees at various Gurdwaras since the past. .
He said that Guru Ka Bagh at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib is a great inspiration for the Sangat. Different types of saplings and hundreds of types of roses here give a message of encouraging the environmental conservation movement.
He congratulated the Sangat on the occasion of the Guru's coronation day and appealed to them to plant as many trees as possible.
On this occasion, SGPC Interim Committee Member Baldev Singh Qaimpur, Member Bhai Rajinder Singh Mehta, S. Gurpreet Singh Jhabbar, Gurmeet Singh Booh, Bhai Ajaib Singh Abhishek, OSD Satbir Singh Dhami, Secretary Balwinder Singh Kahlwan, Personal Secretary S. Shahbaz Singh, General Manager of Sri Darbar Sahib S. Bhagwant Singh Dhangera, Deputy Secretary S. Harbhajan Singh Wakta, Superintendent S. Nishan Singh, Additional Manager S. Iqbal Singh Mukhi, Deputy Manager S. Ajay Singh etc. were present.